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Tech giants team up to combat phishing with new email specification
Major email providers such as Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ), Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) and Yahoo! as well as well-known companies like Facebook and PayPal, are pushing for the widespread adoption of a new
Spam declined in 2011 as criminals favor targeted attacks
In its annual state of security report released this week, Cisco ( NASDAQ: CSCO ) says that criminals have shifted away from the use of massive spam campaigns to the use of targeted attacks. This is in
Facebook to pass URLs to Websense to detect malicious links
Facebook says it has partnered with security vendor Websense to better protect its users from malicious URLs posted on the popular social networking site. Such attacks typically take place by
Phishers go after White House officials' Gmail accounts
Hackers in China who broke into Gmail accounts last week were going after White House users, among others, The Wall Street Journal reported. The phishing attack was particularly alarming because some
Top U.S. officials' Gmail accounts hacked following phishing attack
A massive cyber attack that originated in China has resulted in the hacking of hundreds of personal Gmail accounts--including some belonging to senior U.S. government officials--said Google ( NASDAQ:
Microsoft: 1 in 14 downloads up to no good
About one in every 14 programs downloaded off the Internet is malicious, Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) announced this week. Browsers, including Internet Explorer, are a lot more secure than they were
Phishers target active online users
A new multi-university study has arrived at the surprising conclusion that users who are the most active online are at the highest risk of falling prey to phishers. Active users are defined as those
Millions of Americans risk ID theft via social networks
Millions of Americans adults run the risk of identity theft via social networks, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive. As reported by CNET, 18 percent of men would accept a friend
Proof-of-concept Mac Trojan surfaces
Security vendor Sophos say it has spotted a new backdoor Trojan that specifically targets the Mac OS X. After examining a sample that the company received, Sophos named it MusMinim and say that the
Security vendor: Mobile users more vulnerable to phishing scams
It's not as though we need more reminders of the security risks mobile devices pose to the enterprise, but according to security vendor Trusteer, mobile users are three times more likely to be the
