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Keeping clandestine forces at bay is no mean feat. In this special report, ZDNet Australia features five leading security experts -- from eBay to Ukraine's Computer Crime Research Center -- who pursue cyber criminals for a living.
Law enforcement agencies looking to fight high-tech crimes need to set up special crime units, work with technology companies, and push for updated laws, according to a list of recommendations by a national US cybercrime organisation.
A bank's security system can appear to be almost foolproof, but it usually can't stop carelessness, inside sources or an intruder's persistence.
A committee on crimes for the Council of Europe has signed off on the final draft of a broad treaty that aims to help countries fight cybercrime, but which critics say sacrifices privacy protections.
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