Online Scam
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Sender ID's fading message
Insight Lack of popularity of Microsoft's antispam technology could make it harder to reverse consumers' eroding faith in e-mail.
Tags: Personal applications
Hyped and not happening?
Insight comment TechRepblic's Bob Artner tells us which five much-hyped IT trends will be non-starters in 2005.
Tags: Hardware, IT Management, Networking, Software, Workplace
Finding a replacement for passwords
Insight Seeking to replace password-based security systems are new verification gadgets that range from tokens to cell-phone-based systems--but cost keeps them from catching on.
Tags: Security
New scam adds live chat to phishing attack
News RSA researchers say new attack targets one bank with fake site that pops up a live chat window where victims are tricked into revealing personal information.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Phishing, Scammer, Attack, Tool, Phishing Web Site, Online Scam, instant messenger, RSA Security Inc., window
British site focusing on online scams targeted in DDoS attack
News Attackers launch distributed denial-of-service attack against Bobbear site, which offers consumers information about how to protect themselves against online scams.
Tags: Security, Web sites, Sophos Plc., Online Payment, Graham Cluley, distributed denial of service, Online Scam, Pacific, e-Mail Message, e-mail
Can 'scam sweeps' clean up the Web?
News The U.K is losing some US$1.8 billion a year to scams, with an estimated five million Brits responding to scams last year.
Tags: Spam and phishing
IE 7 gives secure Web sites the green light
News Microsoft has flipped the switch on an IE 7 feature that displays Web sites with new security certification in a green address bar.
Tags: Security, Web browsers, SMB
With IE 7, green means go for legit sites
News IE 7 will soon use green to indicate Web sites you can trust. So why do some people think that's a bad idea?
Tags: Spam and phishing, Web browsers
On sentry duty in your in-box
News Microsoft says its Sender ID is ready for action. Others say it's still early days for authentication.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Authentication and encryption, E-mail clients, Spam filtering, Spam
Fighting cybercrime in an economic downturn
News Malware attacks are up now that the economic times are tough, with online scammers going into overdrive with phishing and other online schemes.
Tags: Phishing, Malware, Security, e-Mail Message, social networking, e-mail, McAfee Inc., network, bank, banking
Protecting yourself from vishing attacks
News First there was phishing and now there is vishing. Here's an FAQ for consumers to learn more about the latest scam techniques that uses your phone.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Cellular phones, Phishing, Phone Number, PBX, Attack, FTC, phone, e-mail, network
Firefox to get phishing shield
News With possible assistance from Google, new version of the popular browser aims to cut down on online scams.
Tags: Data security, Spam and phishing, Web browsers
Netscape 8.1 takes aim at spyware
News The latest browser from the AOL division is designed to bolster security with automatic scanning for spyware and adware.
Tags: PC security, Web browsers
Monster puts a stop to rogue server
News Online job site Monster pulls the plug on a rogue server that was stealing information about job candidates from its database.
Tags: Web sites, Data security, Network security
Man charged in Katrina Web scam
News Feds allege he fraudulently solicited donations intended for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Tags: Security
