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The increase of IT systems in the pharmaceautical companies has not only accelerated their growth, but has also posed new challenges. The biggest challenge for each of such companies is the supply chain fraud threat.

Here is a report that provides more insight on the same.

Every time we hear the word ‘CRIME’, we only think of robberies, murders and detectives examining the crime scene, interrogating witnesses and finally nailing the guilty. But we never think outside these instances because we feel that crime is bound only to these boundaries. But this is not true at all. Today, cyber crime accounts as the most troublesome crime, troubling individuals and corporations alike. All the detailed information on the importance of cyber forensics is provided in the article below.

In the past week i had presented the top 10 security threats for the year 2008. Below i am mentioning a detailed report on those threats and the issues related to them. This report has been made by our Fraud Management expert: Mr. Prabhat Tiwari.

A few days ago, our CEO Dr. Sachin Pandey was interviewed by a national daily - Dainik Jagran. He was asked to provide his expert thoughts on securing a WiFi connection. This comes after the terrorists hacked a WiFi system in Mumbai, to execute bomb blasts in Delhi. He discussed about the usefulness of WiFi and also provided some useful tips on securing the connection, to prevent it from being hacked and misused.

Given below is the snapshot of his interview as it appeared in the e-paper version (in Hindi).

Many of us have heard about the term DNA, with or without realizing what it is! Technically, DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid and it carries the genetic information that programs each organism to be unique. Our body is made up of trillions of cells, each containing a nucleus. In humans, there are 46 chromosomes with the bulk of the cells DNA being located in the chromosomes in the nucleus. Without digging deeper into the topic of DNA, i would focus on - How is DNA used in human identification and forensic testing?

Numerous technical advances have been made since 1985 in forensic DNA analysis. Methods like Short Tandem Repeat (STR) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) based DNA typing can be used to analyze biological evidence that contains too little DNA, or DNA that is too degraded, to allow DNA fingerprinting. DNA has proven to be an important tool in criminal investigations. Identification of criminals through DNA comparison is decisive and reliable. In 1995, the United Kingdom became the first nation to establish a national DNA database, for use in crime solving, called the United Kingdom National DNA Database (NDNAD).  Also, DNA can be extracted from any biological materials like blood, bone, teeth, skeletal remains, hair root, dandruff, saliva, sweat and more. DNA is a stable compound and can be extracted even from archival, archaeological materials.

This dependency free nature of DNA and its uniqueness to every individual makes it a very important tool in forensic investigation.

There have been lot of cases recently, where either an individual or an organization had to suffer huge losses due to some security lapses. Internet security has become extremely important, which requires identification of the possible threats and combating them. We have presented the top 10 security threats below in our endeavor to create awareness about the threats, so that everyone can avoid them to prevent occurrence of loss.

Maintaining secrecy in messages has been practiced since a long time. The Greeks used to send secret messages by tattooing their message. Even in World War I & II, chemicals were developed and used as secret inks that become visible when brought in contact with other chemicals. With the changing technology, the methods have changed. Read our article to know more about the latest method.

While some researchers point out that consumption of chocolate may provide certain health benefits to the circulatory system and the heart system, further research highlights that it can also pose a security threat, specially if women consume it.

I know it sounds funny, but this fact has been backed by a survey conducted by Infosecurity Europe. They monitored around 580 workers in London and concluded that women were 4 times more likely than men to give out their passwords and other credentials in exchange of a chocolate bar.

While the real value of this ‘research’ is still uncertain, i only wonder how many people gave out a real password and how many just filled in any rubbish for a chocolate treat.

We have compiled a report that lists the institutes/companies providing training in forensic science.

We believe this report will help the current and future professionals of the forensic science community.

Download the report

Every company handles huge amount of data in the form of company details, project details, customer database, etc. But then this data can be lost due to Hardware/Software Problems, Human Error, Viruses or Natural Disasters. Apart from this, the companies, specially IT, also fear the release of their sensitive information outside. This is the reason why data protection is the number one concern of chief information security officers worldwide.

Thus the DLP (Data Loss Prevention) tools are being heralded as tactical tools to help businesses meet compliance needs and protect intellectual properties. many security companies have invested in DLP either through in-house development or by acquiring some reputed startups. McAfee payed around $46m to buy DLP firm Reconnex. Similar deals featured Symantec purchasing Vontu for $350m, Trend Micro picking up Provilla and EMC acquiring Tablus.

Analyst group IDC has predicted that Information Protection and Control (IPC) market would grow to around $3.2bn by year 2011. This would present a great opportunity for Information Security companies like Agape Inc to offer either their products/solutions or services and prevent your data loss.