First Line of Defense
Phishing Protection Best Practices
Protecting Your Information
What can organizations and individual users do to protect themselves against phishing attacks?
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Attack of the Video Codecs
Security Matters
Would you like popcorn and a Trojan to go with that video download?
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Nov 3rd, 2006
“Many of today's phishers are highly news- and current events-aware, and plan their attacks in conjunction with particular world events or disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina.”
– Dave Rand, Chief Technology Officer of Internet Content Security at Trend Micro
Latest Threat: The SOHANAD Worm
Latest Threat Info
SOHANAD has quickly moved from being a common IM worm to becoming the most prominent malware of the month.
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Spyware: Don't Blame Jessica Simpson If Your Computer Misbehaves
Security Matters
Affiliate programs that distribute spyware alone, or bundle it with other software, are more menacing than ever.
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The Phishing Ecosystem: The Players And Their Interactions
Protecting Your Information
Botnets have become a lucrative, high-margin industry, one that is now recognized as a form of organized crime.
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Securing Microsoft Vista
Although Microsoft's new operating system, Windows Vista, promises significant improvements in security protection, it will not be a panacea for all threats, especially using Microsoft's out-of-the-box default settings.
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