Global Security Watch > Phishing 'the major social engineering threat' for businesses

[Domain and Trademark Blog] Businesses need to do more to prevent themselves from phishing attacks, it has been suggested. According to research conducted by Check Point, 48 per cent of enterprises have been victims of 25 or more social engineering attacks in the .

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[Internet Marketing Blog | Online Image LLC] Phishing in social waters | Internet Marketing Blog | Online Image LLC: This highlights the fact that scammers are becoming more perceptible in their attempts to infiltrate your social profile details and with introducing new-fangled social media scams.  Sources: Scribbal.com, Infographic: How Phishing Attacks Hook Social Networking Users, by Kris Holt. Inforgraphic: How Scams And Spam Affected Social Networking Users This Summer, by Kris Holt.

[Email Security and Compliance News] Email Security: Natural Disasters and Email Security « News - Policy ...: Criminals prey on the scared during natural disasters. Common scams include phishing attempts soliciting charity donations to obtain your passwords .

[The Central Node] Cadets Study Phishing Vulnerability | The Central Node: Findings identify social determinants of phishing vulnerabilities among future military officers and suggest social mechanisms to improve security. A full paper will be published in the Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences and will be posted on theNSC website.

[TalkSecurity] Stay Safe from Information And Identity Theft » TalkSecurity ...: Julia Livingstone is the Lead Content Strategist at NewSoftwares. Her main interest is in web related threats, phishing scams and social networking hoaxes.

[Blog Hosting Info] Cyveillance Reports Malware Attacks via Web Sites Grew 30 ...: Cyveillance’s cyber intelligence shows malicious Web sites hosted in France and Japan grew 17 and 11 percent, respectively, while malware attacks hosted in the United States fell to 32 percent of all attacks, a significant decrease from 74 percent in Q1 2007. This data highlights the increased risk of malware-based attacks to Internet users in developed countries across Europe and Asia.

[TalkSecurity] Stanford Hospital Data Breach Incident » TalkSecurity ...: Share |. Newsoftwares.net About image · TalkSecurity NewSoftware's Blog ... Her main interest is in web related threats, phishing scams and social networking hoaxes. She is the admin of Talk Security and regulates the ...

[ITS Technology Tips] Protect your Sensitive Data from Phishing Attacks - LUC Blogs ...: Phishing is most commonly attempted via an email that will claim to come from a trusted organization, such as Loyola University Chicago, your bank or your credit card company. There are two common mechanisms that phishers use to steal your sensitive information:

[wp7development.org] Safeguard Your Indentity From Phishing Attacks - wp7development ...: Phishing pronounced Fishing is a criminal activity utilizing social engineering techniques. Phishers endeavor to fraudulently obtain sensitive data, this kind of as usernames, passwords and credit card particulars, by masquerading as a reliable entity in an digital communication.

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