Guide to Online Fraud Schemes for Job Seekers
From the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse – Avoiding Online Job Scams: Critical Tips for Job Seekers
Category «Cybercrime»
Ruling From 1st Circuit Impacts E-Mail Privacy
From Declan McCullagh: “A federal appeals court dismissed a case against an e-mail provider who allegedly violated federal wiretapping laws by reading messages meant for customers, a decision (53 pages, PDF) critics say could make it easier for police to seek permission to tap Net phone calls.” From EFF, Online Privacy “Eviscerated” by First Circuit …
VeriSign Announces Anti-Phishing Business Solutions
From VeriSign’s press release today: “VeriSign’s Anti-Phishing Solution protects enterprises through a five-tiered solution that helps prevent, detect and respond to attacks, thereby mitigating and eliminating identity theft and email fraud attempts.”
Spy Act Receives Strong Endorsement from House Cmte.
H.R. 2929, the Safeguard Against Privacy Invasions Act or Spy Act, was approved by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 45-4, on June 24. Declan McCullagh highlights the latest amendments to the bill: “Network providers may use monitoring software to guard against network security and fraud; software vendors may choose from certain specific notices when …
New Virus Steals User Financial Data
From Computer World: “A new Internet attack discovered late yesterday was designed by an infamous group of Russian virus writers to steal credit card and other financial information from Web surfers and send it to Web sites where it can be retrieved by the hackers, security experts warned today.”
Can E-Mail Prevail?
This PCWorld.com article highlights some of the current and emerging applications and standards that can be implemented in an effort to respond to the deluge of spam, as discussed at the recent E-Mail Technology Conference. What caught my eye was this paraphrased statement from Dr. Vinton Cerf: “He gave the example of an exchange that …
Hearing on Enhancing Social Security Number Privacy
House Subcommittee on Social Security, Hearing on Enhancing Social Security Number Privacy, Tuesday, June 15, 2004. Witness List and Testimony For reference, see also: H.R. 2971, the Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2003, this GAO testimony, Social Security Numbers: Use Is Widespread and Protections Vary, presented at the hearing today, …
Computer Crime and Security Survey
Just released: the 2004 Computer Science Institute (CSI), FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey (PDF, the results of which are summarized in this press release. Conducted annually for the past nine years, the survey noted a significant decrease in DoS attacks as reported by 494 computer security practitioners from corporate, government, academic, medical and financial …
Security Survey of Financial Institutions Around the World
From Deloitte, the 2004 Global Security Survey (36 pages, pdf). “The goal of [the survey] is to help participants assess the state of information security within their organization relative to other comparible financial institutions around the world…” Areas covered include: governance, investment, value, risk, responsiveness, use of security technologies, quality of operations, and privacy. Respondents …
New Approaches May Secure Online Password Log-Ins
Swedish bank Nordea PLC has implemented a new method of password authentication to secure online customer transactions. Account log-in requires the use of an individual’s national ID number, a password, and a code chosen from a group supplied to users in batches of 50.
Microsoft’s Cybersleuths Combat Spam
When Software Fails to Stop Spam, It’s Time to Bring In the Detectives.
New Survey Documents Increase in E-Crimes
“The 2004 E-Crime Watch survey (pdf, 20 pages) conducted among security and law enforcement executives by CSO magazine in cooperation with the United States Secret Service and the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute’s CERT Coordination Center, shows a significant number of organizations reporting an increase in electronic crimes (e-crimes) and network, system or data …
