http://www.silicon.com Results for phishing en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817610p,00.htm Phishing is a common method cyber criminals use to lure individuals into giving up their personal information. Spear phishing is where the criminals target a specific group of users, for example all customers of a particular bank or credit union. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817463p,00.htm Clearly inbound email security - anti-virus, anti-spam and anti-phishing technologies - will continue to be very important. Email has become the most critical single application that individuals in the workplace use on a daily basis. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817554p,00.htm The essence of a converged threat is the combination of viruses, spyware, phishing, spam and other attempts at attack or exploitation of vulnerabilities that can disrupt networks and/or lead to theft or unwanted disclosure of sensitive information. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817343p,00.htm SonicWALL Anti-Spam/Email Security solutions apply an integrated multi-layered approach to protect organizations from inbound spam, phishing and email-borne malware, as well as from outbound data leaks and botnet transmissions. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813036p,00.htm Besides malicious programs attached to messages, email is linked to other threats such as phishing and messages containing links to infected web pages. Email is known to be one of the most popular infection vectors. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812727p,00.htm To get an idea of the scale of the threat of cybercrime, it takes a look at the overall use of the Internet, theft or exposure of personal data through data breaches and the amount of money lost to a cybercrime called "Phishing" - one of the most... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812652p,00.htm Other areas saw significant growth as well, from phishing attacks to crimeware, from vulnerabilities disclosed to zero-day exploits; 2007 was a big year for threats. As 2007 comes to a close, it's a good time to reflect on the current threat... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813021p,00.htm The problems of spam, viruses, phishing and most email denial-of-service attacks can all be traced back to a single common cause - lack of authentication in the email protocol SMTP. This lack of authentication means that a receiving mail server... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812687p,00.htm Over the past several years, the Internet has become an increasingly dangerous place to work and to play, with viruses, Trojan downloaders, phishing, pharming, and malicious Web sites designed to take advantage of careless users. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813007p,00.htm While most enterprise users focus on the utility of these applications - how they can enhance their lives and work - profit-driven hackers are finding innovative ways to exploit these new technologies to spread their spyware, viruses, keystroke... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60548251p,00.htm Anti-Spam & Phishing This brief yet highly informative interactive presentation discusses the Unified Threat Management Market, the fastest growing part of the security market in the U.S. A Unified Threat Management Box seeks to consolidate what... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:31:27 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812981p,00.htm While phishing, identity theft, malware and hackers are capturing the headlines, physical threats to Financial Institutions (FIs) are steadily rising, propelled by the economic downturn. Reducing risk through effective security measures is at the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812880p,00.htm Using cross-site scripting techniques, miscreants can hijack Web sessions, and craft credible phishing sites. Due to the increasing amount of Web sites offering features to contribute rich content, and the frequent failure of Web developers to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812927p,00.htm The new field provides valuable insights not just into 'Security' topics such as privacy, bugs, spam, and phishing, but into more general areas such as system dependability (the design of peer-to-peer systems and the optimal balance of effort by... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39582320,00.htm In the early days a lot of the scareware was a smokescreen for a lot of phishing information - spyware that would look for your financial details - today they're really just designed to get that £15, £20, £30 out of you. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:01:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39582315,00.htm According to HM Revenue & Customs, a record 83,000 such phishing attempts were reported in September. The phishing deluge has continued into October, with taxpayers alerting HMRC to 10,000 scam attempts in a single day this month. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:01:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60364370p,00.htm With identity theft, "phishing," "pharming," and other highly publicized examples of large scale financial information theft and abuse receiving attention, companies of all sizes are under increasing scrutiny regarding their compliance with GLBA. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:51:47 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39563430,00.htm Banking industry body Financial Fraud Action UK warned that online fraud is becoming increasingly sophisticated, with fraudsters targeting customers using malware and phishing scams. The number of phishing incidents rose by 26 per cent to 26,000... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:22:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39559865,00.htm Hotmail account logins and passwords have been posted to a public forum following a phishing attack. For more, see Phishing attack hits thousands of Hotmail accounts on ZDNet UK. Several thousand users are thought to be affected although the lists... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:46:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60729662p,00.htm While it is paramount for financial institutions to stay ahead of these evolving threats so as to not be blindsided, phishing remains today's predominant technique for extorting consumers of their personal information and financial data online. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:22:18 +0000