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• Microsoft to overhaul Passport

  Microsoft has agreed to make sweeping changes to its Passport authentication system as part of a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission.

• Offline ID crimes still more severe

  Although Internet-associated identity theft has garnered a significant amount of attention in recent months, the bulk of financial losses linked to fraud is still initiated offline, a new study shows.

• Scourge of the Internet Age: ID theft

  A new Web-based system will notify users by email if their data is being misappropriated while US regulators mulled new ways of helping disentangle victims from this growing scourge of the Internet age.

• Microsoft launches 117 anti-phishing suits

  Microsoft has filed 117 lawsuits against people who it charges created phishing Web sites designed to look like pages hosted by the software giant.

• Study: Millions hit by ID fraud

  Identity fraud is a bigger problem than generally acknowledged, with an estimated 10 million Americans becoming victims in the last year, according to a new Federal Trade Commission survey.

Features and Case Studies (5)

• ID theft: Separating myth from reality

  Is online identity theft as rife as the widespread media reports would suggest? We find out whether the risks are real.

• The end of e-mail?

  The world's e-mail network is no longer the friendly place it once was and authentication could mean the end for the platform as we know it.

• 10 ways to avoid being the victim of identity theft

  Identity theft is on the increase, to the tune of 10 million victims in the U.S. and $50 billion in costs. Share this list of preventive measures with your end users, friends, and family members to help protect them from this escalating crime.

• Who's responsible for building a secure network?

  Does security start with the corporate IT staff or with the hardware and software manufacturers? The answer lies somewhere in the middle.

• Using tech to slice spam

  A coalition aiming to junk e-mail unites behind a US law but stumbles over a technology solution.

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