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Officer Ward
Cyber Defender & Detention Center Security Officer
Officer Ward believes that most people who disrespect the privelages of Cyberspace are more ignorant than criminal, and that most cyber criminals can be rehabilitated into faithful cyber citizens through education about the dangers of delinquency in Cyberspace.
Working closely with Commander Omni and the Cyber Defense Academy, Officer Ward hopes to secure Cyberspace for everyone.
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do
- John Baptiste Moliere
Cupcakes
Interests:Coaching softball, fishing, catching cyber criminals
June 23 2009
Cyber Criminals: Case Study: Romania-US Fraud Bust
In May of 2008, cyber crime investigators busted a large international network of cyber criminals and charged 38 suspects with Internet fraud. The suspects were accused of phishing, using emails designed to look like they came from a bank, eBay, or PayPal, to get people's banking information and steal their money.
The criminal network included people from all over the world: Romania, the United States, Vietnam, Cambodia, Pakistan, and Mexico. The phishing was done by Romanian hackers, who then sent the information to their accomplices in the United States, who used it to make fake bank cards and withdraw cash from ATM machines.
Cyber criminals networks frequently span the globe, enabling them to launch coordinated attacks and making it harder for Cyber Defenders to take them down. As Cyber Defenders, it's very important to share our knowledge and resources and work together internationally in order to keep up with the cyber criminals.
posted by Officer Ward
topic: Cyber Criminals
June 18 2009
Summer Detention
Alan, Sparky, and Jax have decided to continue working at the Detention Center over the summer. Quite frankly, I could use the extra help. It's a bit of a challenge when we have so many dangerous Cyber Villains in the Detention Center. Of course, I would much rather have them here than out running around Cyberspace.
Officer Marshall is also helping us upgrade the Cyber Forensics Lab with all the latest and greatest technology for solving cyber crimes. Sparky and Alan are really eager to start investigating the new tools.
posted by Officer Ward
topic: Miscellaneous
June 8 2009
Cyber Crimes: Insider Attack
An insider attack is when someone who has been given permission to access a system or network misuses that access to attack the network or steal data. Insider attacks can be difficult to trace. Most security measures are designed to protect against outside attacks, and because the insider frequently knows what security measures are in place, he or she can avoid them.
Sometimes insider attacks happen by accident. When a network isn't properly secured, someone can stumble across data that they shouldn't be allowed to access.
To protect a network from insider attacks, system administrators must use a variety of strategies. They could use software that allows them to trace an attack and find security holes, called internal intrusion detection software. They could also set policies that only allow employees access to the parts of the network they need to do their jobs.