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A Practical Approach to Managing Phishing
White Paper Yet, according to Gartner estimates, 3.3% of the 124 million consumers who received phishing email last year were victimized and lost money because of the attacks. Surely only a few individuals, who have... [21 May 2008]
Legal Eye: Could you end up footing your e-crime bill?
Comment Last December, analyst firm Gartner estimated losses from US phishing attacks at $3.2bn, whereas the Internet Crime Complaint Center put losses from internet crime reported to US authorities at $240m... [15 Apr 2008]
PayPal wages war on phishing
News According to Gartner, 3.3 per cent of the 124 million people who received phishing emails in 2007 were duped and lost money. PayPal is stepping up its battle against phishing with new... [11 Apr 2008]
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... [13 Dec 2007]
Security experts slam HMRC over data loss
News Armstrong predicted a likely outcome of this week's revelations will be a rash of phishing scams, where fraudsters will try to trick bank details out of people already worried about the data breach. It is likely banks... [22 Nov 2007]
Is Skype secure enough for businesses?
Comment While Skype's strong encryption prevents interception and eavesdropping, the software is still vulnerable to the vishing (phishing scams over VoIP) and social engineering threats that email and telephony also suffer from. [02 Apr 2007]
IE 7 gives secure sites the green light
News Microsoft has quietly flipped the switch on a new feature in Internet Explorer 7 meant to combat phishing scams. The coloured address bar, a new weapon in the fight against phishing scams, is meant as a... [05 Feb 2007]
Security 2007: Data theft still the one to watch
News External attackers are also showing far greater targeting of specific corporate data and problems such as spear-phishing - highly targeted email frauds - are likely to increase according to Mikko Hypponen, CTO of F-Secure. [04 Jan 2007]
RE:Viewing 2006: The year in financial services
News Phishing remained a big worry in 2006 and analyst Gartner revealed that these days these online scams increasingly target people with higher incomes. Online payment company PayPal faced its own... [19 Dec 2006]
Phishers going after platinum
News People with high incomes attract more phishing emails and lose more money to them than other internet users, according to a Gartner report. Gartner analyst Avivah Litan said: "While we... [10 Nov 2006]
Vista to eradicate spyware?
News Microsoft's Wilson predicts a rise in phishing attacks, which seek to dupe users into giving up personal information by using fraudulent email messages and websites. We have seen a transition from spyware to... [20 Mar 2006]
Citibank card fraud - magnetic strip to blame?
News She said: "Phishing was last year but banks have wised up to that, so now it's the PIN block fraud. Avivah Litan, a research director for Gartner, told silicon.com: "You won’t have the same problem with... [10 Mar 2006]
Gartner: $2.75bn lost to card fraud
News The analyst estimated that thefts, which average at more than $900 per customer, are largely due to phishing scams. Thieves are apparently obtaining consumer account and password data via phishing and... [03 Aug 2005]
Data breaches worry online shoppers
News For instance, Gartner's research shows the number of consumers who reported receiving phishing emails went up 28 per cent in the year which ended in May 2005, compared with the previous year. The market... [27 Jun 2005]
Security Matters: Spotlight: Trusted Communications Help Restore Online Confidence
White Paper As phishing attacks and other cyberscams continue to escalate in incidence and severity, consumers are growing increasingly wary of the communications they receive via the online channel. Download this Security Matters... [19 Apr 2005]
