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Gone Phishing | BTalk Australia: Online crime continues to rise, presenting problems for consumers and businesses alike. In this edition of BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to James Turner from IBRS about phishing, credit card fraud and other online scams. What else is worrying IT managers? James says hanging on to...; Tags: Credit Card, James, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Sales Channel, Spam, Podcasts, Financial Services, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Sales, Internet, Phil Dobbie; Blog posts 2008-06-26
Fight 'Phishers': 4 Tips To Avoid Identity Theft: Criminals are using e-mails to lure victims onto fake Web sites. At these sites, the victims willingly enter their own credit card numbers, bank account numbers and other important information. This is called "Phishing." Spoofed e-mail addresses and Web sites that look identical to financial institutions, Internet service providers, and...; Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Cyberthreats, Channel management, Spam, Financial services, Microsoft Corp., phishing, bank, identity theft, Web site, e-mail address, credit card, Internet service, e-mail, Web, financial, Internet; White papers
Phishing - Can Businesses Protect Their Customers?: Phishing, a new Internet scam, began getting widespread media attention last year. The term is a nerdy spelling for the word fishing. It involves hackers sending out e-mails to people directing them to websites that resemble established company's sites and then getting them to hand over key personal and financial...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, Protiviti, phishing, financial, e-mail, Web site, Internet; White papers
Meeting CIPA requirements at the Nueva Esperanza Charter School: An iPrism case study: When the 600-student Nueva Esperanza Charter School in Philadelphia, PA needed an affordable security solution that could meet the stringent requirements of the Children's Internet Protection Act CIPA, it turned to St. Bernard Software's dedicated Internet filtering appliance, the iPrism. Download this case study to learn how the iPrism is...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, St. Bernard Software, phishing, malware, spyware, Internet, security; Case studies
Enable Or Disable Security Alerts About Links To And Files From Suspicious Web Sites: This paper explains the risks involved when a document that you are working in contains a link to a suspicious Web site or when you try to open a file from a suspicious Web site. The 2007 Microsoft Office system helps to mitigate these risks to help protect you from...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Web site development, Spam, Web technology, Channel management, Microsoft Corp., phishing, risk, Web site, Web, security; White papers

MySpace's Big Spam Win: Will It Be a Deterrent?: MySpace won statutory damages of more than $230 million against spammers Stanford Wallace and Walter Rines, but the big question is whether this rulingâ€“delivered in the Federal District Court in Los Angelesâ€“will act as a deterrent. To be sure, MySpace's win see court order PDF has some...; Tags: MySpace, Stanford Wallace, User Engagement, Cyberthreats, Spam, Phishing, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-14
How Much is a Brand Hurt by Phishy Dealings?: 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. ...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Branding, Spam, SECURITY, Jonathan Haeber, phishing, brand, phishing attempt; Blog posts 2007-11-30
How IE7 and New EV SSL Certificates Impact Your Site: Web-based businesses are facing a confidence crisis. Trust in site security is declining, with many consumers scaling back their online transactions or worse, opting out all together. However, recent developments in authentication technology have led to a new kind of SSL certificate that facilitates online commerce by increasing visitor confidence...; Tags: Podcasts, SSL/TLS, Authentication/Encryption, Sales strategy, Cyberthreats, Network security, VeriSign Inc., consumer confidence, SSL, Webcast, phishing, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, podcast, SSL certificate, e-commerce Web site, product marketing, authentication, sales; Webcasts 2007-09-19
Cybercrime's Net Yearly Take: 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...; Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, Firewalls, Channel management, Routers & switches, Viruses and worms, Spam, Jonathan Haeber, Web, software; Blog posts 2007-08-27
Phishing and Pharming: Understanding Phishing and Pharming: Phishing and pharming, along with their associated identity thefts, continue to grow at an alarming rate and are wreaking major havoc on the world's economy, as well as individual financial standings. Because these scams are difficult to detect and the sums of money made by criminal organizations through these activities...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, pharming, phishing, McAfee Inc., phishing Web site, keylogger, identity theft, trojan horse, financial, security; White papers 2006-01-01
Authentication, Accreditation & Reputation - For Marketers!: By now, the words "Authentication, Accreditation and Reputation" AAR are staples of every email marketer's vocabulary. Generally speaking, marketers understand that these solutions are aimed at reducing spam and phishing. Unfortunately, however, much of the discussion around these developments has been technically dense, leaving many feeling hopelessly "On the outside...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, Direct Marketing Association, authentication, phishing, e-mail; White papers 2005-06-01
Information Security: Emerging Cybersecurity Issues Threaten Federal Information Systems: Federal agencies are facing a set of emerging cybersecurity threats that are the result of increasingly sophisticated methods of attack and the blending of once distinct types of attack into more complex and damaging forms. Examples of these threats include spam, phishing, and spyware. To address these issues, the paper...; Tags: SECURITY, Cyberthreats, Spam, Government Accountability Office, cybersecurity, agency, attack, information security, phishing, spyware; White papers 2005-05-01
When Employees Are Risky to Your Business: The rise in identity theft and cyber crime has made data security a top-of-mind issue for many Americans. Companies are now spending considerable resources to combat proverbial "Bad guys" who attempt to send viruses, spam, spyware and spoofed messages phishing requests. Studies show that the general public believes that the...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, International Data Group, data security, phishing, identity theft, spyware, virus; White papers 2005-01-19
Phishing is a real threat to financial firms: For the financial services industry, the Internet has proven to be a low-cost, efficient way to solicit and service customers. But the harsh reality is that this high-opportunity channel also poses serious risks. Phishing is an ever-growing form of Internet-based fraud. The costs of phishing to financial institutions — in...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Financial services, IBM Corp., phishing, financial, financial service, brand, industry, Internet; White papers 2004-12-01

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WorldPay creates a voice-only 'biometric' payment system: A voice biometric system for authorising banking transactions was launched yesterday, and even Rory Bremner's impressions are not clever enough to fool it. Voice Transact, which is the brainchild of Nick Ogden, the founder of the WorldPay remote payment system, uses a vocal signature that is matched...; Articles 2008-06-24
Against Intuition Inc. Finds Increased Security Threats in the Internet's Red Light District: Adult Sites Cause the Most Damage to Internet Users Says Study: HELSINKI, Finland -- Websites offering adult content are the single most significant security threat for Internet users, comprising 31% of dangerous websites, according to a new study by Against Intuition, Inc. Corporate and home users face an increased risk from web-based security threats such as spyware, viruses, browser exploits and...; Articles 2008-06-23
Beware fake emails that demand money: QUESTIONS OF CASH ***Ever since typing my name into Google out of idle curiosity, I have been receiving emails from it demanding money or it will stop my ads. I do not have any ads, but its emails are non-reply and attempts to contact it are ignored....; Articles 2008-06-14
Software offers integrated Web threat protection: Targeting small businesses, Worry-FreeTM Business Security v5.0 provides multi-layered defense against multiple Web threats that take advantage of interactive nature of Internet. Integrating anti-spam, anti-phishing, anti-virus, and anti-spyware, InterScan Messaging Hosted Security blocks threats before they enter network. Program also monitors behavior of applications, and protects against data corruption and...; Articles 2008-06-12
IGLOO Software Announces Partnership with TriCipher to Deliver Single Sign-on Convenience to Its Social Communities: TriCipher myOneLogin provides web-based strong authentication BOSTON -- IGLOO Software, an emerging leader in corporate social networking, today announced a partnership with TriCipher Inc. to provide IGLOO community users with a secure and convenient way to access online applications using myOneLogin, the first Web-based service to combine strong...; Articles 2008-06-10
Spam-Free Email Inboxes From O2: MAAWG General Meeting: Leading German Telecom Service Provider O2 Protects its Customers' Email Accounts With eXpurgate From Eleven BERLIN and HEIDELBERG, Germany, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- O2 is using eXpurgate, the unique spam filter and email categorisation service from Berlin-based security specialist eleven, to protect its customers'...; Articles 2008-06-10