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Google's Chrome-in-IE tech means higher malware risk, says Microsoft
News Accessing sites using Google Chrome Frame brings Google Chrome's security features to Internet Explorer users, providing strong phishing and malware protection (absent in IE6), robust sandboxing technology, and defences... [28 Sep 2009]
Wing Lung Leads Local Banks With State-of-the-Art Authentication for e-Banking Customers
White Paper Indeed, online banking was threatened worldwide with more than 23,610 phishing reports registered in February 2007, according to the Phishing Attack Trends Report-February 2007 from the... [19 Sep 2009]
Swedish Online Retailer Increases Security, Confidence and Sales
White Paper The rise of ever more sophisticated 'Phishing' scams - where criminals use fake Web sites to trick people into revealing personal information - is a major concern in Sweden. Misco is a leading European online provider of... [19 Sep 2009]
EV Raises Conversions More Than 10% for Flagstar Bank
White Paper The challenge was to build conversions within online account opening process, to demonstrate concern for security of customer information, to contend with phishing attacks and to engender customer confidence that their... [19 Sep 2009]
VeriSign Identity Protection Authentication Services Helps a Top Document Management Services Provider Lead the Way With Two-Factor Authentication for Clients
White Paper The challenge was to maintain client confidence while providing protection from increasing levels of identity theft, phishing and fraud attacks and to ensure that any new security measures did not negatively impact the... [19 Sep 2009]
Photos: Inside the RSA cybercrime war room
Photo At RSA's Anti-Fraud Command Centre (AFCC) in Herzelia, Israel, more than 100 staff work to detect, dissect and block phishing sites and Trojan attacks 24 hours per day. To date the AFCC has shut down more than 180,000... [18 Sep 2009]
Scammers pose as banks in live chat hack
News Online scammers have created a phishing site masquerading as a US-based bank that launches a live chat window where victims are tricked into revealing more information, researchers at the RSA FraudAction Research Team... [18 Sep 2009]
Richmond Ambulance Authority Turns to Webroot to Protect Mobile Devices
White Paper A zero-hour heuristic filter protects against new and unknown threat variants, and advanced heuristics identify phishing sites in real-time in order to help keep sensitive data secure. Richmond Ambulance Authority (RAA)... [01 Sep 2009]
Symantec APJ Internet Security Threat Report Trends for 2008
White Paper Trends in phishing and spam are also assessed. The Symantec APJ Internet Security Threat Report provides an annual overview and analysis of Internet threat activity, a review of known vulnerabilities, and highlights of... [29 Aug 2009]
Snow Leopard for free? Most likely to get malware instead
News Users can then be redirected to phishing sites, some of which are reportedly hosting rogue antivirus software called FAKEAV, Trend Micro said. People eager to get a copy of the latest version of the Mac operating system,... [28 Aug 2009]
Facebook crushes spam apps as five more attack
News The notifications contained links to a phishing site where users were prompted to provide their Facebook log-in credentials and then prompted to install one of the rogue apps, according to Ferguson. Facebook on Thursday... [21 Aug 2009]
Rogue Facebook apps start stealing log-ins, spamming
News That first notification included hyperlinks that led to a phishing site on the "fucabook.com" domain, allegedly registered to someone in Armenia, he said. He installed that app and immediately his friends were spammed... [20 Aug 2009]
How Not to Look Like a Phish: Tips to Help Your Organization Minimize False Positives
White Paper Phishing is the criminal act of posing as a legitimate business via digital communications to extract information such as social security numbers, credit card numbers and banking account numbers. Businesses absorb more... [15 Aug 2009]
Businesses' XP addiction is keeping Microsoft from killing IE 6
News Microsoft added things like tabbed browsing and a phishing filter back with Internet Explorer 7, which debuted in October 2006, and earlier this year launched Internet Explorer 8, with anti-malware features as well as a... [14 Aug 2009]
Taxman's scam warning: Fraudsters want your passwords
News While the HMRC refused to speculate on how the criminals got hold of users' passwords, phishing and keylogging viruses are potential avenues for the scammers. It's not the first time the HMRC has been targeted by the... [06 Aug 2009]
