Spam And Phishing
146 Stories
Tis season to be shopping online, at work
News Employees plan to spend 14.4 hours shopping online from work computers during this year-end festivities, highlighting need to keep systems secure, study finds.
Tags: Business security, IT training, Web sites, Social Networking, Employee, Computer, Survey, ISACA, Information Technology, Web sites
Inexpensive ways to keep e-mail clean
News Technology vendors suggest some low-cost ways small and midsize businesses on a budget can keep e-mail threat-free, and what companies should look out for.
Tags: E-mail servers, Spam and phishing, Spam filtering, IT budgeting, Security, Outsourcing, Norton Co., MessageLabs Ltd., e-mail security, Ironport Systems Inc.
Why you should hack your own systems
Insight perspective If you want to make sure your systems are safe from hackers, you've got to test, test and test, says analyst.
Tags: Hacking, Operating systems, Web servers, Spam and phishing, Data security, Security, Network security, Security Management, Phishing, SANS Institute
Microsoft sues over IM spam, phishing
News Lawsuit alleges that two companies used its Live Messenger service to poach users' contacts for spam and to send them to phishing sites.
Tags: Legal, Instant messaging, Spam and phishing, Phishing, Security Team, Microsoft Windows Live, Spam, Attack, general counsel, Seattle
Phishers focus on China e-commerce sites
News update Banks made up majority of spoofed brands globally but over in China, e-commerce sites were hot property for phishers, finds new Symantec report.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Domain names, Data security, E-business, Phishing, IP, Asia-Pacific, Phishing Web Site, Sharp Corp., Malaysia
URL shortening is hot--but look before you leap
News Fueled by Twitter's popularity, services to abbreviate Web addresses are taking off. They bring a host of problems, but some are working to fix them.
Tags: Web sites, Network administration/implementation, Spam and phishing, Twitter, Web Page, Database, Service, ROI, API, DNS
McAfee sees rise in stock scams, social-engineering attacks
News Security firm predicts scammers will try to use exploits to manipulate the stock market.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Microsoft Corp., Malware, Security, Attack, Stock, Advertisement, stock price, software, McAfee Inc.
Microsoft: Scareware, PDF exploits rise
News The company's latest Security Intelligence Report shows a rise in the use of rogue security software and attacks targeting PDF, Word, and other common file formats.
Tags: PC security, Network security, Security Management, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Phishing, Microsoft Corp., Malware, Security, Vulnerability
Facebook halts rogue app, MySpace plugs hole
News The social networks are tackling new security issues that could make personal information and private communications accessible to strangers.
Tags: Spam and phishing, MySpace, Spamming, Trend Micro Inc., Graham Cluley, Terms Of Service, application hosting, e-mail, Facebook, blog
Spam: You just can't win
News No real solutions arise at the Information Security Best Practices conference at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Tags: Spam, Spam and phishing, Spam filtering, Regulations, Tool, social engineering, Comcast Corp., e-mail, CAN-SPAM Act, Internet Service Provider
Twitter phishing scam may be spreading
News Beware this bogus direct message: "Hey! check out this funny blog about you..."
Tags: Web sites, Spam and phishing, Twitter, Phishing, Web Browser, Phishing Web Site, Password, user-ID, Facebook, financial
Microsoft releases patch for critical IE security flaw
News Faced with malicious attackers exploiting Internet Explorer, Redmond releases a critical security patch outside its normal cycle.
Tags: Web sites, Domain names, Hacking, PC security, Data security, Spam and phishing, Microsoft Corp., Malware, Security, Web Browser
Web site-based crimeware hits all-time high
News The number of Web sites with hidden code for stealing passwords nearly tripled in the past year, as cybercriminals targeted legitimate sites for their cybertheft, according to new report.
Tags: Firewalls, Hacking, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Phishing, Malware, Security, Anti Phishing Work Group, IT Security, Password
Soca game for US$740M tech revamp
News The Serious Organised Crime Agency in the United Kingdom is embarking on a project to integrate about 50 IT systems, which it expects to commence in 2010.
Tags: Hacking, Spam and phishing, Authentication and encryption, Data security, Firewalls, Viruses and worms, Supplier, National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, Serious Organised Crime Agency, London
Flaw turns Gmail into spamming machine
News A "serious security flaw" in Gmail allows spammers to send thousands of bulk e-mail messages through Google's SMTP service, according to a recent report.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Data security, Security, Google Inc., Internet Access, Spamming, Information Security, Flaw, e-mail, spam filtering
