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- End users more vulnerable to spear phishing scams
- It may surprise you to find out how vulnerable end users are to phishing attacks. Now a new application may let you constructively realign end user behavior to protect your company's assets. by Toni Bowers
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- New phishing scam targets high level executives
- A new phishing attack has been circulating lately, but instead of trying to dupe millions of computer users into giving up their financial information, this one is aimed at high level executives. The e-mail scam purports to notify the executive about court proceedings and tries to get them to...
- Blog posts 2008-04-16
- How to avoid being a phishing Webserver admin
- In October I discussed the way people tend to misinterpret phishing botnet statistics. The key point was that people saw that many of the phishing Websites were on Linux servers, and somehow leaped to the conclusion this meant Linux desktops were parts of the botnets sending out phishing emails....
- Blog posts 2008-01-25
- Norton Internet Security 2008: The Right Tool for the Job?
- The Job Windows computers require protection from a wide variety of common viruses and spyware programs, not too mention unwanted intrusions. Novice users are particularly vulnerable to system infections and identity theft. A single software suite is required that can address all these issues. The Tool ...
- Blog posts 2008-01-22
- Phishers attack top U.S. labs
- Two top military laboratories in the United States, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Lab, were the target of phishing attacks that resulted in access to personal information of visitors to the labs over a 14-year period. An excerpt from ComputerWorld: According to...
- Blog posts 2007-12-10
- Yahoo teams up with eBay and PayPal to fight phishing attacks
- Yahoo is teaming up with eBay and its PayPal unit to block fake e-mails that are targeted towards Yahoo Mail users. Yahoo's own technology called DomainKeys is being used to authenticate the senders of e-mails. A quote from the article at Reuters: The technology upgrade will...
- Blog posts 2007-10-04
- Linux phishing botnet statistics can be deceptive
- The Register reports today that eBay's new chief information security officer CISO has noted a surprising trend ("eBay: Botnets are Linux-happy"). Specifically, in his previous employment as the CISO of Washington Mutual, evidence suggested that the majority of phishing attempts targeting the company originated on Linux systems. The obvious implication...
- Blog posts 2007-10-03
- Why do people still fall for Phishing scams?
- After being bombarded with phishing e-mails this week I have had to ask myself who on earth would fall for them! Google mail are usually very good at filtering out both spam and phishing mail; it's very rare that I'll actually see one in my inbox. ...
- Blog posts 2007-09-23
- Security researcher says Google Gadgets domain may be used for phishing
- The domain hosting Google Gadgets, the nifty programs that can be used to display content from several sites on the Web, can be used by phishers to get around anti-phishing filters, says a security researcher. An excerpt from the piece at PC World | IDG News Service:...
- Blog posts 2007-08-20
- Phishing sites rising exponentially: New browsers anti-phishing features found wanting
- New "blacklisting" features incorporated in the latest Firefox 2.0 and IE 7.0 browsers are failing to curb the rise of phishing. The anti-phishing features are failing in the face of new phishing domains being registered by criminals as a workaround to the blacklists. ...
- Blog posts 2007-06-20
- Does DomainKeys Identified Mail have what it takes to stop spam?
- Watch out, spammers... DomainKeys Identified Mail has received preliminary approval from the Internet Engineering Task Force, and it is powerful enough to mess up your plans to destroy the world -- or at least detect and block your pesky unsolicited junk e-mail. Read the details in this CNET Networks' News.com...
- Blog posts 2007-05-23
- Phishers shoot down American weather satellite
- You've all heard that the Chinese shot down one of their old weather satellites in a test of anti-satellite systems. Well, I got some fascinating spam with the title 'Chinese shoot down American weather satellite'. Presumably to get you to open it in a rage and click...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-21
- Spam sent from my computer
- I have a customer who has gotten her AOL account suspended due to spam supposedly coming from her account. She called AOL and they verified it.She then switched to Juno. Shortly after, she got a warning from Juno! I have scanned this machine wit
- Discussion threads 2006-12-13
- Be on the lookout for these security threats in 2007
- As the end of 2006 rapidly approaches, it's time to start thinking about what new security threats a new year will bring. In this edition of the IT Locksmith, John McCormick offers his take on 2007's biggest security worries. 2006 is waning, and it's time to gear up for...
- Technical articles 2006-12-04
- Help users protect themselves with Onguard Online
- Security surveys and research studies repeatedly show that the human link is often the weakest component in any security system. Adept social engineers can easily extract user IDs and passwords over the phone. Phishers and spammers routinely entice unsuspecting individuals to supply credit cards, bank account numbers, social security numbers,...
- Blog posts 2006-11-28
- 12 steps to avoid phishing scams
- limited and lacking, but usefulThe article provides some good advice. Unfortunately, it falls short in some areas. In particular, it focuses exclusively on Windows clients, and it doesn't emphasize enough or indicate the two most effective measures one can take to protect oneself from phishing:1. Educate yourself...
- Discussion threads 2006-01-19
- Users complaining of SPAM
- Users complaining of SPAMHi ~ I administer/supervise a network for a public school district. I have tried to explain to users ('til I'm blue in the face) that SPAM happens. Aside from warning them about distibuting their e-mail address etc., etc., they continue to be inundated with SPAM...
- Discussion threads 2006-01-04
- Get a closer look at how phishers operate
- Learn about the increase of online fraud, identity theft, and other financial crimes associated with phishing and spam, including the legal ramifications.This sample chapter, taken from Phishing Exposed, discusses several aspects of phishing. The chapter examines the following:Spam ClassificationCyber-Crime EvolutionNetwork Application levelWhat Is Phishing?Fraud, Forensics, and the LawTitle: Phishing ExposedISBN:...
- Download resources 2005-12-09
- Gone phishin'
- Gone phishin'I got an email from PayPal today telling me that I need to update my account by providing a debit/check card account number. However, the email has a couple of misspelled words in the first paragraph. That made me suspicious at first. On further investigation, the email [b]appears[/b] to...
- Discussion threads 2005-11-06
- IE7 Phishing filter will be available for IE6 ... with a catch
- One of the most significant new features in Internet Explorer 7 is the Phishing Filter (to check it out, see this IE7 gallery). Microsoft has decided to make the Phishing Filter available for IE6. However, before you start cheering, you should know that the Phishing Filter will be available as...
- Blog posts 2005-10-21
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