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'Puddle phishing' comes to small banks and local credit unions
Destroyed usefullness of emailthe phishing means consumers would be wise to not trust ANY email.I'd suggest banks MAIL out notices telling customers they WILL NOT CONTACT THEM VIA EMAIL. (or milder - will not ask them to reply or click in links in any email) Also on the login screen...
Tags: bank, Dr Dij, e-mail, it management, phishing, phishing email bank security ecommerce
Discussion threads 2005-08-09

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Skirting Phishing Scams and Protecting Customers Using Symantec Online Fraud Management
M&T Bank (M&T), a mid-sized financial institution, seeks to migrate as many of its customers as possible to Web banking, while maintaining its trusted reputation among its clientele. A successful phishing attack could derail the bank's plans and damage its brand. After reviewing several options, M&T turned to Symantec for...
Tags: Bank, Symantec Corp., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing
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Bank of American fights phishers but malicious insiders pose greater threat
Bank of America is rolling out a new security measure tofight phising scams. The new SiteKey system uses images and text to reassurecustomer they are using a genuine Bank of America Web site.While I'm glad Bank of America is taking steps to protecttheir customers from phishing attacks, I'm more concerned...
Tags: bank, Bank of America Corp., phishing
Blog posts 2005-05-31
A Practical Approach to Managing Phishing
Surely only a few individuals, who have been living a life of seclusion on the French Riviera for the last few years, won't know what the crime of "phishing" is. Yet, according to Gartner estimates, 3.3% of the 124 million consumers who received phishing email last year were victimized and...
Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing
White papers 2008-04-01
Yahoo adds phishing shield
Combat phishing scams with unique sealYahoo is testing a new security feature that lets users customize their login page. This feature requires people to create a unique "sign-in seal" on a specific personal or work computer that they use regularly.See the screenshots: Shield to thwart Yahoo phishing.http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-1009_11-31201.htmlThe shield is designed...
Tags: phishing, security, yahoo, news, gallery, Sonja Thompson, Yahoo! Inc.
Discussion threads 2006-08-23
Phishers chase the well-heeled
Phishing sites only up for an hour?SheeeshI do my bit in helping to combat Phishing fraud by reporting every phishing email I get to:http://www.castlecops.com/friedphish.htmlI find them easy to spot, as all my sensitive details (eBay, Pa
Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail, Viruses and worms, Kiltie, phishing
Discussion threads 2006-11-12
eMail Security Update Featuring Gartner Research
MailFrontier explores the growing phishing epidemic, including Gartner’s research on solutions for these attacks, such as emerging email authentication standards, and anti-phishing technology solutions similar to the anti-fraud capabilities provided in MailFrontier Enterprise Gateway.
Tags: MailFrontier Inc., E-mail Security, Gartner Inc., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications
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Phishing
Spammers have discovered a new way to obtain your financial account information by developing a spam-borne email technique called "phishing". Phishing attacks use social engineering, 'Spoofed' e-mails and 'Spoofed' urls to fool even discriminating recipients into divulging personal financial data such as credit card numbers, account usernames and passwords, social...
Tags: Financial, Credit Card, Websense Inc., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail, Sales Channel, Viruses And Worms, Financial Services, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Sales
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Why do people still fall for Phishing scams?
I got the same ones, but not as many as youAnd, I know. It was a waste of my time, but I went to Bank of America's web site and reported the emails. Even went to the trouble of saving the email to a file, and opening it...
Tags: E-mail, DanLM, Bank of America Corp., phishing
Discussion threads 2007-09-23
Hosted eCommerce: Building Competitive Advantage for the Online Retailer
In an ever-evolving, intensely competitive online sales environment, eCommerce retailers are constantly in search of ways to increase sales, reduce technology costs and acquire new customers. The result is a market-wide demand for enhanced eCommerce technology, effectively paving the way for a new breed of hosted eCommerce solution. By bridging...
Tags: Retail Company, Competitive Advantage, E-business, Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Retail, Internet
White papers 2005-07-28
Eagle Bank Automates and Reduces the Costs of GLBA Compliance and Bank Audit Preparation
Headquartered in Everett, Massachusetts; Eagle Bank is a state-chartered mutual savings bank with more than 115 years of experience in the financial services industry. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act GLBA of 1999 is one federal response to the implications of online banking, ecommerce, electronic records and the need to keep customer cords...
Tags: Bank, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Eagle Bank, Regulations, Government
Case studies
Phishing Doctor (exe)
Get protection against forged or spoofed spam email ,Phishing scams, online crimes that use unsolicited commercial, or spam, e-mail to direct Internet users to Web sites controlled by thieves, but are designed to look like legitimate e-commerce sites. Users are asked to provide sensitive information such as a password, bank...
Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing
Software downloads 2006-07-03
Phishing overtakes viruses and Trojans
Examine the ratio of phishing to virus attacksAccording to a MessageLabs’ report, phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated and actually outnumber e-mails infected with viruses and Trojan horse programs. The difference in the ratio of phishing to virus attacks is partly due to virus attacks becoming more targeted and no...
Tags: Sonja Thompson, phishing, virus, security, e-mail, news, trojans, trojan horse, virus attack
Discussion threads 2007-01-31
How to Prevent Your Website From Being Used Against You in a Phishing Attack
Phishing is the attempt to trick Internet users into surrendering sensitive personal information by using legitimate-looking, but phony, e-mail and websites. Security analysts estimate that there have been 57 million phishing attempts in the past twelve months, and the rate of phishing attacks is growing rapidly. Phishers especially target banks...
Tags: Web Site, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing
White papers 2005-06-01
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. ...
Tags: Phone, Phishing, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Justin Fielding
Blog posts 2007-09-23
See the Windows Vista and IE 7 Phishing Filter and anti-phishing toolbar
Microsoft touts Windows Vista as significantly more secure than its predecessors. From built-in spyware protection to user access control, Vista offers an array of security features to protect both business and home users. Internet Explorer 7, which will ship with Vista, includes one security feature worth particular interest—the Phishing Filter...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, phishing, toolbar
Blog posts 2006-05-17
St.George Banks on BMC Software to Meet 24/7 Customer Banking Needs
About the organization: St.George Bank is the fifth largest bank in Australia. St.George Bank must be able to accurately predict and plan for capacity in order to ensure the high availability customers demand. Predicting business growth in the fluctuating e-commerce arena is not without challenge. St.George Bank has long relied...
Tags: Bank, BMC Software Inc., Banking, 24/7 Customer, E-business, Financial Services, It Management, It service Management
Case studies
Indonesian Bank Boosts Email Functionality and Security With New Messaging System
PT Bank Lippo Tbk. LippoBank offers commercial and retail banking services in Indonesia. Email messaging plays a critical role in ensuring smooth business operation, but management concern over usage and security was also growing. The bank needed more powerful tools to ensure secure and responsible use of its email facility....
Tags: Bank, Security, Messaging, E-mail, Groupware, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software
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Small Business Computer Users
blog rootPHISHINGI know all of you have heard about PHISHING but I bet many don't understand it well. Drop me an email and I will giv eyou a few examples of pitfalls to avoid. My number one suggestions is any time you get a suspicious email received in Outlook, hover...
Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, james@..., e-mail
Discussion threads 2005-06-01
An Introduction to Phishing
The term phishing was coined by 'crackers' to refer to the act of tricking people into revealing sensitive or private information. It relies on the fact that asking a large number of people for this information, will always fool at least a small number of people. In a phishing attempt,...
Tags: GFI Software Ltd., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing
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