Global Security Watch

Can Privacy Sell Ping? | Privacy News - PogoWasRight.org

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:34:38 +0000

[Privacy News - PogoWasRight.org] Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, promised the company would include straightforward and simple privacy controls. Anyone will be able to follow bands, and users will be able to say whether anyone can follow them or only people they approve.

Putting people first » Mobile devices and privacy

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:33:18 +0000

[Putting people first] “The many privacy related issues raised by the Web will be amplified in the world of mobility and even more so, in a world dominated by sensor networks. Current thinking seems to converge on one important conclusion: through the combined interaction of law, technology and Internet literacy, people should be in a position to control how their own personal information is made available and used for commercial (or other) purposes.

Beware of the F-Secure Phishing Scam | Free Virus Removal Guide

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:03:04 +0000

[Free Virus Removal Guide] An HTK4S virus has been detected in your Email Account, and your email account has to be upgraded immediately to our new F-Secure HTK4S anti-virus/anti-Spam version 2010 to prevent damage to the email and important files in your email account. You are therefore required fill the columns below to enable us verify your email account or your email account will be suspended temporarily from our services.

Phishing Attempt Alert! - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:02:42 +0000

[F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog] An HTK4S virus has been detected in your Email Account, and your email account has to be upgraded immediately to our new F-Secure HTK4S anti-virus/anti-Spam version 2010 to prevent damage to the email and important files in your email account. You are therefore required fill the columns below to enable us verify your email account or your email account will be suspended temporarily from our services.

Identity Theft Expert John Sileo Video Testimonial (Pentagon ...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:34:51 +0000

[Fight Identity Theft] During the identity theft seminar, John performs interactive fraud and social engineering training, identity theft protection and other skills to prevent data crimes. In addition, he speaks about secure social networking, one of the most important areas of concern for organizations of all sizes.

Services Offer Identity Theft Protection - Project Economy News ...

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:33:42 +0000

[WMUR.com] -- Every year in New Hampshire, the identities of hundreds of people are stolen, and now, businesses have sprung up offering services to protect against identity theft.

iTunes Users Victims of PayPal Phishing Scam | Security ...

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:35:24 +0000

[Security] if your credit card or iTunes password is stolen and used on iTunes we recommend that you contact your financial institution and inquire about canceling the card and/or issuing a chargeback for any unauthorized transactions. We also recommend that you change your iTunes account password immediately.

Botnets and viruses and phishing, oh my! - Word to the Wise

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:34:04 +0000

[Word to the Wise] From software products for handling abuse and security complaints and FBL emails to technical and policy consulting, we have helped companies large and small mitigate and prevent abuse from causing network wide problems.

Hackers Use New Phishing Methods | great tips for all versions of ...

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:05:36 +0000

[great tips for all versions of windows and security] Avira checked almost 100 of mails in this group and all of them use the similar domain. Investigation has revealed that all the domains are registered in China by a single registrar who owns 14 thousands other domains.

Phishing Likely Behind Reports of iTunes Security Hole | John ...

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:03:39 +0000

[Digital Daily] Then the fun begins, as they start downloading content charged to the original user’s credit card, or, more likely these days, sell access to the iTunes account to a 3rd party consumer who downloads like crazy until the original user can get through to Apple or their CC company to shut it down.

SaaS And Ecommerce Sites - Don't Miss the May 1, 2009 Deadline ...

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:35:49 +0000

[Fight Identity Theft] If you boil the recent guidelines down, it means that given the FTC’s statement in the recent guidelines that Internet-based accounts may involve a reasonably foreseeable risk of identity theft, all SaaS and ecommerce sites — whether they deal in consumer or small business accounts —

Id Theft and Identity Theft Prevention : Fight Identity Theft

Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:33:33 +0000

[Fight Identity Theft] There are many ways in which an identity thief can obtain your information. Many of the methods used more frequently include going through your trash, going through your mail and stealing a credit card statement in order to obtain your credit card number, email scams, stealing purses and wallets, and even an employee at a restaurant or store jotting down your credit card number as they are running your card.

Zscaler Research: More Chinese phishing sites

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:34:44 +0000

[Zscaler Research] I am not aware of any public phishing list focused on Chinese language, but it would appear that one is warranted.

Hostreview.com Phishing Attacks Drop Year-Over-Year According to ...

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:33:43 +0000

[news] TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IID (Internet Identity), a provider of technology and services that help organizations secure Internet presence, today released its Second Quarter Phishing Trends Report (www.internetidentity.com/news/in-the-news) that revealed phishing attacks dropped in the second quarter of 2010 year-over-year. According to IID, phishing attacks were down 10 percent from April to June 2010 compared to the second quarter of 2009.

GOP wants more security than Border Bill provides | The Daily ...

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:05:44 +0000

[The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment] “While [Friday’s] action by President Obama is a start, it is not enough, or even tied to a comprehensive strategy to defeat the increasingly violent drug and alien smuggling cartels that operate in Arizona on a daily basis or enforce all immigration laws,” Brewer said in a release. “We need the implementation of a federal plan to achieve victory over these brutal cartels and the dangers of our open border. I repeat my invitation to President Obama to visit the Arizona border and discuss how we can develop and implement such a plan.”