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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:47 pm Post subject: How cybercriminals get through the back and front doors |
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As the holiday shopping season get into full swing, retailers can expect to see more criminal attempts to crack their web sites and network security systems. And this year cyberthieves are likely to step up stealthy techniques like spear phishing and SQL injections to compromise web sites and steal customer account data, says online security expert Erin Nealy Cox, executive managing director and deputy general counsel of Stroz Friedberg, a risk management and forensics firm specializing in online properties.
“The holidays are always a robust time for hacking with the uptick in the use of credit cards,” Nealy Cox says. “But as retailers prepare for the holidays, not only should they stock shelves and plan for the crush of customers, but also make sure they have a strong security system and procedures in place.”
Nealy Cox, a former federal prosecutor who coordinated the prosecution of cybercrime cases throughout the United States, offers the following tips to respond to, as well as prevent, criminal infiltrations of web sites and computer networks:
http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/11/10/how-cybercriminals-get-through-back-and-front-doors |
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