| Publisher | Eset | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | 593.9KB PDF | Date added | 01 May 2009 |
| Topics | Security Management, Cyber Security | ||
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The target of cybercrime centers on information - the data that is electronically stored for retrieval and subsequent use. To get an idea of the scale of the threat of cybercrime, it takes a look at the overall use of the Internet, theft or exposure of personal data through data breaches and the amount of money lost to a cybercrime called "Phishing" - one of the most common online attacks where a person is socially engineered to provide personally identifiable information by someone posing to be a trusted source.
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