Τρίτη 23 Οκτωβρίου 2012


Germany: Cyber Crime At All-Time High

             Today's ’’ Der Spiegel’’, one of Germany's biggest newspapers, highlights that cyber crime is now at an all time high in Germany.  Further, it had the highest rate of growth:  12 percent.
           The fact that cybercrime is growing faster than traditional crime should not surprise anyone. Cybercrime is a global, not just German, problem.  Hackers can attack Germans from Frankfurt just as easily as they can from Rio, Beijing or Nigeria.  And data theft is the goal.  Our investigations into hacker forums indicates that the bulk—a third—of discussions center on data theft, double the next topic (password cracking, BTW).  Germany should prepare for a future where cyber crime will be more common than physical crime.
            Another lesson for American legislators currently considering privacy laws:  Germany has the most strict data privacy requirements on the planet.  Hackers, not surprisngly, aren't abiding by the law. My views were detailed in the past.


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  1. Πολύ ενδιαφέροντα στοιχεία! Στην Ελλάδα τι ποσοστό έχει το κυβερνοέγκλημα;

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