Governments have had to target themselves with phishing attacks in order to highlight weak points in their security and protect national secrets from espionage, according to a report published this week by Sans.
Banks and other financial institutions need to do more to beat the problem of identity theft, according to a leading information security expert.
Software filters that are designed to block access to fraudulent Web sites are largely ineffective at protecting against new attacks, according to security experts.
Microsoft has filed 117 lawsuits against people who it charges created phishing Web sites designed to look like pages hosted by the software giant.
Don't expect Internet scams, hackers, trojan horses and the like to vanish overnight. The challenge is for banks and customers to minimise their exposure to losses. But how?
Software filters that are designed to block access to fraudulent Web sites are largely ineffective at protecting against new attacks, according to security experts.
Don't expect Internet scams, hackers, trojan horses and the like to vanish overnight. The challenge is for banks and customers to minimise their exposure to losses. But how?
Even if your organisation takes every possible precaution to protect its data, a security breach is often inevitable. What do you do if it happens? Mike Mullins offers some pointers for notifying those affected.
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.
The Australian Capital Territory police is warning Internet users to be wary of a new e-mail scam that deceptively alerts the recipient that their identity has been stolen.
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.
Phishing scams work on an embarrasingly low percentage of users -- but apparently that's enough to keep them profitable.
Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2007 was hard to install and produced several noticeable glitches that distracted us from the benefits of the suite.
In the boldest security-software move we've seen, ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5 has partnered with an identity management solutions provider to provide both offline and online identity-theft protection, making this suite well worth the price.
Norton Internet Security 2007 makes significant gains over last year, including cutting-edge rootkit and behavioral monitoring features found nowhere else, but the overall package could be serious overkill for the average desktop owner.
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