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• Post-election Bin Laden video spreads a worm for the Hobbit

  Security experts are warning that an email claiming to contain a video of Osama Bin Laden's reaction to the US election result contains a worm. The email is signed by The Hobbit.

• Social engineering is the 'greatest security risk'

  The greatest security risk facing large companies and individual Internet users over the next ten years will be the increasingly sophisticated use of social engineering to bypass IT security defences, according to analyst firm Gartner.

• Firefox to get phishing shield

  An upcoming version of Firefox will include protection against phishing scams, using technology that might come from Google.

• The secret of phishers' success

  Three US academics have published research into why phishing scams are still finding success, years after widespread public warnings first appeared.

• Phishers set hidden traps on eBay

  Click on an eBay auction listing, and you could get an unwanted result: a fake eBay login page, created by scammers looking to pilfer your username and password.

Features and Case Studies (11)

• Post-election Bin Laden video spreads a worm for the Hobbit

  Security experts are warning that an email claiming to contain a video of Osama Bin Laden's reaction to the US election result contains a worm. The email is signed by The Hobbit.

• Facebook, MySpace threaten your job, savings

  While they present a wonderful opportunity to meet people with similar interests, sites like MySpace, Facebook, and even LinkedIn can also cause trouble.

• Microsoft: URL spoofing is not a security risk

  Microsoft has rejected claims from security researchers that a recently discovered spoofing technique on Internet Explorer is a security vulnerability

• Social engineering: Don't be fooled

  It is a hard one to protect against, as attackers prey on the kindness of strangers, but there are some tips to prevent your company being a victim to social engineering ploys. Also: Hackers: Under the hood

• The dos and don'ts of VoIP security

  Although there is precious little evidence of VoIP security attacks, organisations cannot afford to be complacent. Make no mistake, VoIP is an attractive target for hackers and malware writers.

Reviews (2)

• Drowning in a sea full of Phish

  Phishing scams work on an embarrasingly low percentage of users -- but apparently that's enough to keep them profitable.

• Border patrol for Internet Explorer

  A security start-up is borrowing a technique from the research labs to try to give Internet Explorer PCs relief from Web-based attacks.

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