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RSS fraud scamsMicrosoft Executive Circle Webcast: Security360 With Mike Nash: Phishing: Don't Get Hooked
White Paper The presenter of this webcast identifies emerging technologies and best practices that can help to reduce online fraud and phishing scams. The attendee will learn what should be done to protect the customers and employees and prevent the company... [10 Jul 2008]
Legal Eye: Could you end up footing your e-crime bill?
Comment The code makes it possible for consumers to be held liable for their online losses if, for example, they have out of date antivirus software or fall for phishing scams. Despite the widespread availability of security software and more sophisticated... [15 Apr 2008]
No Phishing: Protecting Employees from E-mail Fraud
White Paper SPAM has evolved beyond just annoying junk e-mail advertisements to being a primary vehicle for phishing scams. These types of messages pose a tremendous e-mail security threat that can easily result in identity theft and/or compromise of corporate... [10 Apr 2008]
Intelligence Briefing - Latest Security Trends Plus New Phishing Threats
White Paper New intelligence brief focuses on growing Internet usage trends and fraud - plus tools for fighting email scams. Trends in e-commerce and fraud - including best practices for improving enterprise security posture. [02 Apr 2008]
Email Traffic: A Quantitative Snapshot
White Paper Not only have spam and viruses taken their toll on business networks, but fraud and phishing scams, designed to hijack financial and personal consumer information from the Internet, have become so prevalent and damaging that government regulations... [19 Feb 2008]
Ensuring Email Security: The Benefits of Using a Perimeter-Based Managed Service
White Paper Not only have spam and viruses taken their toll on business networks, but fraud and phishing scams, designed to hijack financial and personal consumer information from the Internet, have become so prevalent and damaging that government regulations... [19 Feb 2008]
UK fraud hits 12-year high as methods go high-tech
News The UK suffered more than £1bn of fraud in 2007, 90 per cent of which was perpetrated by organised gangs carrying out ID theft and VAT scams, according to the KPMG Forensic Fraud Barometer. A spokesman for KPMG said high-tech cons such as phishing... [04 Feb 2008]
Locking down financial security
Comment But why is online fraud on the rise and what are financial services firms doing about this and other kinds of financial scams? In 2006, internet fraud reached £154.4m, accounting for 73 per cent of card-not-present fraud. [24 Dec 2007]
The Anatomy of a Phishing E-mail
White Paper Phishing scams—the emerging form of online fraud that relies on bogus e-mails and look-alike Web sites to trick users into submitting login IDs, passwords, credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, and other personal or financial data—have... [12 Dec 2007]
Phishing - Don't Get Hooked: Practical Advice from PayPal
White Paper The evolution of phishing scams Once hackers have stolen login details, they can use the information to commit crimes such as identity fraud, leaving victims with a financial burden and the targeted businesses with a tarnished reputation. [12 Dec 2007]
Stock spam slumps
News Separate research by security vendors McAfee and Marshal Software suggests that the industry is winning the war on spam, with two of the most common forms of spam-related scams on the decline. Instances of 'pump 'n' dump' financial fraud spam has... [22 Jun 2007]
Anti-Phishing: Best Practices for Institutions and Consumers
White Paper Phishing differs from traditional scams primarily in the scale of the fraud that can be committed. Con artists have been around for centuries, but e-mail and the World Wide Web provide them with the tools to reach thousands or millions of potential... [16 May 2007]
Chip and PIN slaps face-to-face fraud
News Incidents of face-to-face credit and debit card fraud have tumbled by 67 per cent since the introduction of the chip and PIN standard 24 months ago. But card fraud overall has only dipped by a few per cent according to payments industry... [02 May 2007]
No Phishing: Protecting Employees from E-mail Fraud
White Paper SPAM has evolved beyond just annoying junk e-mail advertisements to being a primary vehicle for phishing scams. These types of messages pose a tremendous e-mail security threat that can easily result in identity theft and/or compromise of corporate... [13 Mar 2007]
PayPal users to get pass-code device
News The key fob is meant as another weapon in the battle against data-thieving phishing scams. These prevalent scams typically use fraudulent websites made to look like legitimate sites and spam email to trick people into giving up their personal... [12 Jan 2007]
