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1. Phishers Sharpening Their Harpoons

   [ Summary ] Topic: E-mail Security | Date Published: 01/31/2008

   Spear phishers have refined their methods and are targeting wealthy and influential people online, says this piece. The messages include not only the names of individuals, but also phone numbers and specific details about the individual, such as a piece of property they own.

2. E-Mail Scam Extortion for the Electronic Age

   [ Summary ] Topic: E-mail Security | Date Published: 02/26/2008

   While not an entirely new concept, hitmen e-mails have increased since the end of 2006. This particular scam attempts to extort recipients out of their personal or financial information.

3. MXLogic Issues Warning over 'CNN Spam'

   [ Summary ] Topic: E-mail Security | Date Published: 08/06/2008

   MXLogic released a warning to people about a surge in "CNN spam." The company claims to have received 80 million of the spam e-mails in one day. No reason has been given for the increase, but the majority of spam filters seem to already be catching it.

4. Yes, It's Possible to Have Secure Transactions Over Wi-Fi

   [ Summary ] Topic: Wi-Fi | Date Published: 12/14/2007

   Though wireless networks are not as secure as wired ones, blogger Stephen H. Wildstrom says it's possible to conduct confidential transactions. Wildstrom says secure Web servers encrypt data from end to end.

5. Residents Warned of Fake IRS E-mail Scam

   [ Summary ] Topic: E-mail Security | Date Published: 01/31/2008

   According to this piece, residents should beware of e-mails telling them they are due a federal tax rebate. An U.S. Internal Revenue Service spokesperson said the IRS does not use e-mail to notify people of tax refunds. The e-mails are a phishing scam looking to hook people into revealing their...

6. Phishers Target Executives

   [ Summary ] Topic: Phishing | Date Published: 01/31/2008

   According to MessageLabs, "whaling" messages are targeting executives within organizations. In June, MessageLabs caught 514 e-mail messages sent to executives at various companies.

7. Intrepidus to Offer Phishing Drill Service

   [ Summary ] Topic: Phishing | Date Published: 01/31/2008

   The Intrepidus Group will launch PhishMe.com in February to automate the infliction of faux-spear phishing on a work force. Intrepidus will track for companies how many employees open the faux phishing messages, open links directly from the e-mail, copy and paste the URL into their browser windows,...

8. McAfee Protecting Data in Every Possible Way

   [ Summary ] Topic: Encryption | Date Published: 01/31/2008

   McAfee hopes to protect data in every conceivable way with its Total Protection for Data. The solution offers encryption for mobile and USB devices and only allows authorized devices to connect to a PC, as well as protection of data moving between e-mail, instant messaging and FTP.

9. Remote Worker Online Behavior

   [ Summary ] Topic: Mobile Workers | Date Published: 02/06/2008

   An annual survey by Cisco Systems found that the number of workers in the United Kingdom who admitted to hijacking the wireless connections of others has risen to 11 percent from 6 percent over the past 12 months. Nearly half of U.K. remote workers said they opened suspicious e-mails. According to...

10. Google's Postini has E-mail Security Options for SMBs

    [ Summary ] Topic: E-mail Security | Date Published: 02/06/2008

    SMBs have three new low-cost options for e-mail security and archiving from Google's Postini division. Prices for Google Message Filtering, Google Message Security and Google Message Discovery range from $3 per user per year to $25 per user per year.

11. Webroot Extends SaaS Approach to Web Security

    [ Summary ] Topic: Network Security | Date Published: 03/06/2008

    Webroot is expanding from software-as-a-service e-mail security to full-fledged Web security, according to this article. The company is targeting the mid-market with its extended SaaS approach.

12. Phishing for Senior Managers

    [ Summary ] Topic: Phishing | Date Published: 04/16/2008

    A spear-phishing scam is targeting senior managers with an e-mail saying their company has been sued in federal court. The attackers' e-mails are tailored specifically to the victim. The fake e-mail tries to lure victims to malicious Web sites that give the criminals access to the victim's...