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News (269)

• Facebook admits it's the in thing for spammers

  The popular social-networking site Facebook is coming under increased attack by spammers and phishers, the company's security chief has revealed.

• Salesforce staff speared by phishers

  Salesforce.com has revealed few details about a security breach caused by a phishing attack against an employee that surrended internal customer database details.

• Berners-Lee: Web security still a fight

  Sir Tim Berners-Lee, credited as the inventor of the Web, has described online security as a "never-ending battle".

• eBay fraud of no concern to Eastern Europe

  eBay is decrying the lack of interest in cybercrime by authorities in countries such as Romania, Russia, and China.

• Seek targeted by phishing campaign

  Online job site Seek has become the latest victim of a phishing campaign, with an e-mail circulating that attempts to gather confidential details from advertisers.

Blogs (10)

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  Banks are confusing consumers on PC security

  Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.

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  Telstra helps phishers PWN its customers

  Following a rash of Telstra customers reporting phishing attacks, the telco has issued advice on how to discern the real Telstra from fake ones -- but the advice it gives is more likely to help phishers than its customers.

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  Citibank helps phishers improve their bait?

  It took help from three security experts, Citibank's spokesperson, dozens of e-mails and almost a full working day of investigation to confirm that an e-mail I had seen from Citibank was not actually a clever phishing attempt.

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  DDoS makes a phishing e-mail look real

  Just as Internet users learn that clicking on a link in an e-mail purporting to come from their bank is a bad idea, phishers seem to be developing a new tactic -- launch a DDoS attack on the Web site of the company whose customers they are targeting and then send e-mails "explaining" the outage and offering an "alternative" URL.

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  Naked Mac versus protected PC: What wins?

  What's easier to manage 200 Mac OS X systems without antivirus or 200 Windows systems running a leading antivirus package?

Features and Case Studies (59)

• Bigger phishes ready to spawn

  special report Phishing attacks may have slowed, but their sophistication is increasing at a rapid pace.

• Viruses pack triple threat

  Virus writers are merging spam, phishing and Trojan programs to develop more complex attacks on the unwary.

• Phishing attacks hook more and more victims

  Phishing attacks have increased in quantity and quality over the past two months, according to research published by the Anti-Phishing Working Group on Monday.

• Filters can't stop phishing attacks: NCR

  Software filters that are designed to block access to fraudulent Web sites are largely ineffective at protecting against new attacks, according to security experts.

• Phishers going after small fry

  Online fraud scams are increasingly turning their sights to credit unions, according to a new report.

Videos (3)

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  Westpac CISO on halting phishing

  In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.

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  Westpac CISO on defence-in-depth

  In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.

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  Westpac CISO on identity theft

  In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.

Reviews (14)

• HP ProBook 4310s

  If you find that the price is right and you are only planning on doing menial tasks, you could do a lot worse than the HP ProBook.

• The best endpoint security suite is...

  Wondering which endpoint security suite keeps your clients the most protected? Enex TestLab racks them all up and puts them through their paces.

• Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010

  Trend Micro Internet Security Pro's broad feature set combined with its look and feel make it a serious contender, but questionable efficacy and middling performance mean it's a program we're not recommending for this year.

• Norton Internet Security 2008

  While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.

• System Mechanic 7 Professional

  System Mechanic 7 Professional goes beyond its original greatness, morphing a system utility suite into a kind of grand security suite. As such, it comes up short.

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