Phishing
RSS PhishingRevealed: The anatomy of an internet scam
News In the early days a lot of the scareware was a smokescreen for a lot of phishing information - spyware that would look for your financial details - today they're really just designed to get that £15, £20, £30 out of you. [19 Oct 2009]
Tax-refund phishing scams hit an all-time high
News According to HM Revenue & Customs, a record 83,000 such phishing attempts were reported in September. The phishing deluge has continued into October, with taxpayers alerting HMRC to 10,000 scam attempts... [16 Oct 2009]
Compliance: The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999
White Paper With identity theft, "phishing," "pharming," and other highly publicized examples of large scale financial information theft and abuse receiving attention, companies of all sizes are under increasing scrutiny regarding... [09 Oct 2009]
Online banking fraud rockets as fraudsters get smarter
News Banking industry body Financial Fraud Action UK warned that online fraud is becoming increasingly sophisticated, with fraudsters targeting customers using malware and phishing scams. The number of... [07 Oct 2009]
Thousands of Hotmail account details posted online
News Hotmail account logins and passwords have been posted to a public forum following a phishing attack. For more, see Phishing attack hits thousands of Hotmail accounts on ZDNet UK. Several thousand users... [06 Oct 2009]
Best Practices for Protecting Against Phishing: Managing an Effective Command Center in the Fight Against Online Fraud
White Paper While it is paramount for financial institutions to stay ahead of these evolving threats so as to not be blindsided, phishing remains today's predominant technique for extorting consumers of their personal information... [05 Oct 2009]
The Fraudster Economy Model: The Dynamics of Operating a Business in the Underground
White Paper Phishing first gained traction in 1996 with hackers trying to steal America Online passwords from unsuspecting users. And while the complexity and sophistication of phishing attacks grows, even more... [05 Oct 2009]
Comodo Authentication Solutions Overview
White Paper Online threats have grown beyond simple phishing schemes to significant, organized attacks posed by spyware, credential-stealing Trojans, browser hijacking, keystroke logging and remote administration tools, just to name... [05 Oct 2009]
Maximising Site Visitor Trust Using Extended Validation SSL
White Paper The certificates can facilitate online commerce in all its forms by increasing visitor confidence in legitimate sites and greatly reducing the effectiveness of phishing attacks. The new certificates are called Extended... [05 Oct 2009]
Protecting Your Brand & Customers: Business Value of Extended Validation SSL Certificates
White Paper Business and users are encouraged to deploy Internet Explorer to maximize online safety including dynamic anti-phishing protection via the Microsoft Phishing Filter, support for EV Certificates, product... [04 Oct 2009]
Sub-Prime PKI: Attacking Extended Validation SSL
White Paper EV SSL certificates were created to combat phishing and other web based spoofing attacks which succeed in spite of the DV SSL model for web site identification. One of the attributes that the paper discusses is the type... [02 Oct 2009]
Web 2.0 Browser Exploits: What Hackers Know That You Don't
White Paper These backdoors create a daunting list of new challenges such as Botnets/ Phishing Attacks, P2P etc. Gone are the days when a simple URL Filtering solution took care of all the issues that arise from a company's Internet... [02 Oct 2009]
Editorial Preface: Special Issue on Intrusion and Malware Detection
White Paper These include viruses, spam, phishing, spyware, botnets, and other Web attacks. Welcome to the special issue of Intrusion and Malware detection. Detection of Intrusions and Malware remains a serious problem in the realm... [02 Oct 2009]
Fighting the Fraudsters: Beating Malware and Phishing Threats
White Paper With the increasing number of attacks, companies need a flexible user-authentication strategy which leverages the latest Microsoft Windows security features. The presenters of this webcast throw light on how to beat malware and fishing... [01 Oct 2009]
Actinic Selects GlobalSign for Extended Validation SSL Certificates
White Paper With the increase of e-commerce, organisations and customers alike are faced with ever increasing security threats, for example, phishing attacks, and credit card fraud and identity theft. Founded in 1996, Actinic... [01 Oct 2009]
