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The Complete Guide to E-mail, Inc. Magazine, October 2005: “What follows is a guide to the biggest e-mail concerns, particularly security, compliance, and archiving. We’ll give you tools for building an e-mail policy now, which can save headaches later, and also advice on buying the right system.”
“Kath Straub, Ph.D., CUA, Chief Scientist, looks at recent research on how people detect, and often miss, Web site fraud..” Fine-tuning your Internet deception detectors is a brief, straight forward, practical guide to “how Internet deception works.”
FTC press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development that spyware and other “malware” that is downloaded to consumers’ computers without their consent can cause problems ranging from sluggish computer performance to loss of sensitive personal data. Chairman Deborah Platt …
How to foil a Phish, by Sarah D. Scalet, documents the creation and implementation of a successful anti-phishing response plan by an anonymous financial institution. This case study provides a range of scenarios that confront banks dealing with a bombardment of email attacks, and offers practical resources and solutions. Related references: Data Scandal – Do …
Signed into law on September 30, S.B. No. 355: This bill would enact the Anti-Phishing Act of 2005. The bill would make it unlawful for any person, through the Internet or other electronic means, to solicit, request, or take any action to induce another person to provide identifying information by representing itself to be a …
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, Volume VIII, September 2005 (requires free registration): “The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report is an analysis and discussion of Internet security activity over the past six months. It covers Internet attacks, vulnerabilities, malicious code, and future trends. This edition of the Threat Report, covering the first six months of 2005, …
“OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.”
Identity Theft: Outline of Federal Statutes and Bibliography of Select Resources, by Sara R. Paul Free and Fee Based Appellate Court Briefs Online, by Michael Whiteman
How to Combat Spyware in Corporate Environments – “A vendor contribution from Panda Soft on Spyware…Spyware downloaded to companies can steal confidential information, reduce the performance of the IT infrastructure, due to the resources used by non work-related activity and loss of employee productivity, who have to deal with changes to system settings and unwanted …
Why the “Real ID” Act, Which Requires National Identity Cards, is a Real Mess Related links: Ramifications of Real ID Act on DMV Agencies Across the Country Begins to Resonate Commentary on Ramifications of REAL ID Act
The Pharming Guide by Gunter Ollmann (37 pages, PDF) “Exploiting well known flaws in DNS services and the way in which host names are resolved to IP addresses, Phishers have upped the ante in the cyber war for control of a customer’s online identity for financial gain. A group of attack vectors now referred to …
EPIC reports that “the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s guarantee of free credit reports takes full effect today, and now residents of all states can gain access to a free copy of their credit report from all three of the big consumer reporting agencies by visiting annualcreditreport.com or by calling 1-877-322-8228. You can monitor your credit …
