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Protecting Your Firm Against Internet Threats

Everyone today is on high alert about the threats of Internet fraud, identity theft and white-collar crime ' or if not, they should be. Internet criminals are constantly cultivating new tactics, and law enforcement entities are doing everything they can to head them off.

At New York Legal Tech in January, the opening keynote address was given by David Thomas, chief of the FBI CyberDivision's Criminal Intrusion Unit. In his presentation, Thomas detailed the growing industry of cyber crime from sources in Eastern Europe, China and India. Artwork to create counterfeit credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, and AmEx) can easily be bought on the Internet. Lists upon lists of 'fulls,' which include an individual's full personal ID information including social security numbers, mother's maiden name and credit card numbers, are easily available for purchase on Internet sites.

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