The day was probably same as any other day for a Philadelphia lawyer who was working on a settlement case between big pharmaceutical player Eli Lilly and the U.S. Government. Eli Lilly was in talks with the federal government over marketing improprieties related to their bipolar drug, Zyprexa. The...
One of my favorite bloggers from Ars Technica has uncovered another stat that will shock and surprise. Jacqui Cheng cites Barracuda Networks' recent analysis of 50,000 email customers. Its findings show that 90-95% of all email is spam (and, no, it's not the kind that goes good with eggs...
Online phishers are able to cull financial account numbers, personal data, and consumer info. A recent study by YouGov on behalf of CloudMark, Inc. also found that 42% of adults feel that their trust in a brand would be greatly reduced by a phishing attempt using that brand's identity. ...
Picture a consumer typing in a domain name that intends to reach you. Instead, the consumer slips up in typing the address and ends up with a goody bag full of spyware, viruses, and trojan horses on their computer. That hypothetical occurrence is far more common than you may think....
This year marks the first of the Computer Security Institute survey's 12-year history in which inside employees are the leading cause of network security problems [PDF]. The organizations polled experienced a $350,424 loss on average -- more than twice last year's average loss. The CSI received...
According to the U.S. General Accounting Office, cybercrime accounts for a net loss of $67 billion every year. What's the breakdown? The biggest taker is identify theft, which nets criminals $49.3 billion a year. Phishing picks up a measly $1 billion (what a pittance, eh?)How can you ensure the bots...
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