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Vigilar Delivers Enhanced Version of its Social Engineering Assessment Services; Key Asset Identification Becomes Preliminary Component of Vigilar's Social Engineering Assessment Services
ATLANTA -- Vigilar, the leading information security consulting firm, announced today that it has delivered a more comprehensive version of its Social Engineering Assessment Services. Social Engineering is the process of exploiting weaknesses in personal interaction to gain access to equipment, data, or sensitive material within an organization. Vigilar has...
Tags: social engineering
Research articles 2005-08-29
MX Logic Points to the Evolution of Social Engineering as the Key Driver in the Latest Outbreak of Cybercrime
New Phishing Attacks and Storm Worm Variant Use Social Engineering Tactics as a Sophisticated Way to Target PC Users
Tags: social engineering
Research articles 2007-07-10
Anti-Phishing Working Group Announces Phishing Attack Sites Increased by 29% In November; Report Shows Smart Malcode Is Augmenting Social Engineering Phishing Attacks
MENLO PARK, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Anti-Phishing Working Group APWG today reported a 29% increase in phishing attack sites reported in November 2004 compared to the previous month. The report also highlights increasing incidents of phishing attacks using malicious code to steal consumers' online banking and credit card...
Tags: phishing, social engineering
Research articles 2004-12-15
Clearswift Reveals Unprecedented Spam Analysis Exposes Depth of Social Engineering; The Most Thorough Spam Study Ever Supports Gartner's Predictions
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Spammers are becoming increasingly canny in tune with the sensibilities of e-mail users, and exploiting these to the full in order to shift their wares. The findings of Clearswift's November Spam Index, the most in-depth spam analysis to date by an e-mail security provider, reveals spammers...
Tags: analysis, Gartner Inc., social engineering
Research articles 2004-11-09
Saber rattling over kids TV: Fields threatens war over 'social engineering'; Markey urges peace; Quello, Hundt at odds.(Jack Fields, Ed Markey, James Quello, Reed Hundt on FCC's moves to boost children's educational programing)
Fields threatens war over 'social engineering'; Markey urges peace; Quello, Hundt at odds What began as a social contract may require an armistice to finally resolve. House Telecommunications and Finance Subcommittee Chairman Jack Fields (R-T Fields threatens war...
Tags: FCC, Reed Hundt, Simon, social engineering
Research articles 1995-10-02
How To Shield Your Network From Clever Hackers
You've got antivirus software and firewalls guarding your computers and routers. You religiously download security updates. You've done everything you can think of to stay secure. But your network is still at risk. Why? Because an employee could unwittingly give away the castle's keys. The biggest threat to a computer...
Tags: Software, Network, Social Engineering, Hacker
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Social engineering: employees' loose lips can sink your company network - Tech Issues
In the movie, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Whoopi Goldberg's character dons a blue sequined formal gown and high heels, charms her way into the computer room at the British Consulate, and punches up an exit code for a spy stranded in the former Soviet Union. That's "social engineering" in high style....
Tags: network, NETWORKING, NIST, SECURITY, Washington
Research articles 2002-09-01
NTT America Sponsors Webinar on How to Stop Social Engineering Attacks
Chief Architect at Perimeter eSecurity will Discuss How to Prevent Online and In-Person Security Attacks NEW YORK -- NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation NTT Com and a global IP network services provider, today announced it will sponsor a webinar on Thursday, February 26,...
Tags: Ntt America Inc.
Research articles 2009-02-19
Mashable's Guide to Jobs in Social Media & Marketing
If you're seeking a job in social media, we'd like to help out. For starters, Mashable's Job Lists section gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired. In particular, you might want to see our articles on...
Tags: Social Media, Computer Associates International Inc., Opportunity
News items 2009-10-22
Mashable's Guide to Social Media & Web Marketing Jobs
If you're seeking a job in social media, we'd like to help out. For starters, Mashable's Job Lists section gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired. In particular, you might want to see our articles on...
Tags: marketing, Opportunity
News items 2009-11-25
Mashable's Guide to Jobs in Social Media Marketing
If you're seeking a job in social media, we'd like to help out. For starters, Mashable's Job Lists section gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired. In particular, you might want to see our articles on...
Tags: Social Media, Opportunity
News items 2009-12-02
Security test prompts federal fraud alert
IDG News Service - A sanctioned security test of a bank's computer systems had some unexpected consequences this week, leading the federal agency that oversees U.S. credit unions to issue a fraud alert. On Tuesday, the National Credit Union Administration NCUA warned all federally insured credit unions of a bogus...
Tags: security, union, fraud, CD
News items 2009-08-28
IT Security Predictions for 2010
Researchers from IBM and Sophos shared their thoughts on what the security threat landscape will look like for enterprises and consumers alike in 2010. Their predictions run the gamut from threats to social networking sites to an increase in attackers targeting hosted services.In the past 12 months, the security industry...
Tags: social networking
News items 2009-11-25
Facebook Considered Buying TipJoy, Continues Social Commerce Experiments
We're still in the early phases of Facebook's build-out of the commerce side of its business, but it's clear that between recent test launches of its payment service for developers, Facebook Credits virtual currency initiatives, and last week's gift shop merchant program, Facebook is thinking a lot about the future...
Tags: payment, Facebook
News items 2009-08-24
Koobface Crew Keeps Foot to Floor
The Koobface worm has earned a spot as perhaps the most noteworthy malware campaign aimed specifically at users of social networks to date, having laced itself onto major Web 2.0 properties including Facebook, MySpace and Twitter over the last year. But despite researchers best efforts to follow the attacks and...
Tags: Attack, Symantec Corp., Blog
News items 2009-09-02
Keller: Innovation key to Cascade's growth: Part 1 of 2.(Fred P. Keller of Cascade Engineering)(Interview)
Byline: Rhoda Miel Fred P. Keller launched injection molder Cascade Engineering Inc. in 1973, intending to create a firm that could provide both fiscal and social returns. In Cascade's early days, Keller would spend mornings in the shop supervi Byline:...
Tags: Cascade Corp., innovation
Research articles 2005-08-08
Your CIO Doesn't Want You Tweeting on Company Time
A new report shows CIOs think you should be working on company time and not goofing off on Facebook, Twitter or any other social network, microblogging or other non-work Website. That isn't to say that some companies don't see the marketing benefits of these platforms. Knowing your company's policy can...
Tags: company, Facebook, social networking, Twitter Inc.
News items 2009-10-07
Post-attack grants to study human, social responses to September 11 crisis.
M2 PRESSWIRE-30 November 2001-NSF: Post-attack grants to study human, social responses to September 11 crisis C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05102001 The National Science Foundation NSF has awarded five grants to social scientists to study human and social behavior responses to the...
Tags: E-mail, Government, National Science Foundation
Research articles 2001-11-30
Time.com Looks For Cash In Social Net Real Estate
Time.com hopes to leverage the popularity of its Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages with advertisers by crafting co-branded sponsorships. Technology and engineering company Siemens is the first advertiser to try out Time.com’s “Stay Connected” program, which includes placement on the company’s social media outposts on those sites. The only...
Tags: Facebook, Twitter Inc., Social Media, Real Estate, Advertiser, Time.com, Advertising, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Companies, Time Warner, Time Inc., David Kaplan
External links 2009-08-31
Corporate social responsibility: hard choices on soft issues; Pro-environmental announcements from global giants like General Electric and JPMorgan Chase have spotlighted corporate social responsibility. Yet, there's no mandate to promote such issues in t
Between 1917 and 1925, Henry Ford oversaw creation of the gigantic Rouge River plant in Dearborn, Mich. A marvel of engineering at the time, it was the birthplace of millions of Model As and Model Ts; its "vertical integration" approach, no Between 1917 and 1925, Henry...
Tags: Corporate Social Responsibility, General Electric Co., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Research articles 2005-07-01
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