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Credit card fraud gangs going global
News Recent arrest in Thailand has put police on guard against professional outfits that have global network and use sophisticated technology to escape detection.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, ATM, Mobile, Arrest, Thailand, Cell Phone, Gang
Malaysia to enforce data protection law
News Eight years in the making, country's Personal Data Protection Bill will finally be tabled in parliament this month and expected to be in force early-2010.
Tags: Data security, Privacy, Local Government, Regulations, Data Protection, E-government, Conference, Safe Harbor, European Union, Singapore
Protecting against identity theft
Insight perspective There are practical, easy to implement steps you can take to keep your personal data from cybercriminals. Microsoft India's CSO offers some tips.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security, Security Management, Security, Password, Computer, Identity Theft, virus protection, e-mail
Network Solutions breach exposes nearly 600,000
News Company warns more than 4,000 merchants that data from transactions of nearly 600,000 credit cardholders was sent outside the company by malware on a server.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Hacking, E-business, PCI, Server, e-mail, credit card, Web Site, Web
Credit card fraud a top concern in US as economy melts
News Fears of financial security rise while national security concerns drop in the United States, according to the latest Unisys Security Index.
Tags: Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Security, Fraud, Survey, financial security, debit card, virus, financial, identity fraud
What's your identity fraud risk level?
News Free My ID Score service assesses how at risk consumers are of being victims of identity fraud.
Tags: Hacking, Data security, Social Security, phone, payment processing, monitoring, network, identity fraud, U.S., credit card
Jobless techies turning to crime
News The credit crunch will drive impoverished techies and IT workers to sell corporate data and use crimeware, forensic experts have warned.
Tags: Hacking, Spam and phishing, Network security, Business security, Phishing, Security, Finjan Software Inc., Fraud, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, information technology worker
Symantec: Security holes, malware spike in 2008
News Security vulnerabilities and malware rise in 2008 as the criminal underground heats up its data theft and identity fraud activities, new report finds.
Tags: Network security, Data security, PC security, Security Management, Business security, Phishing, Malware, Security, Web Browser, Vulnerability
Every cloud has a risky lining
Insight perspective It appears unwise to ignore risks of moving to the cloud. Alan Calder, chief executive of IT Governance, provides a security checklist.
Tags: Cloud computing, Business security, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Security, Supplier, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), compliance, IT governance, software-as-a-service
Q&A: FBI agent looks back on time posing as a cybercriminal
News J. Keith Mularski talks about the two years he spent posing as a "carder" in the Dark Market sting and the lengths he went to keeping up appearances.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Legal, FBI, IP, Spammer, IP Address, Server, phone, agent
Microsoft plugs phishing hole in Xbox site
News Flaw could have been used to prey on people interested in finding out more about the new 360 console.
Tags: Game players, Spam and phishing
Vendors failing to secure applications
News Software application vendors are still failing to sell secure products, a leading security expert has said.
Tags: Security
Indonesian banks get chip card switch deadline
News Following the leak of over 1.4 million Indonesian credit card holders' data, the country's central bank wants banks to adopt smart chip technology by 2010.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Network security, Security Management, Business security
MasterCard kicks off data security push
News Credit card association offers merchants help and discounts to encourage them to protect consumer data.
Tags: Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security implementation/standards
Last week in security
News Uproar over massive data security breach raises question of whether consumers should be notified about possible data exposure.
Tags: Business security, Data security, Security implementation/standards
