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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 294 days ago
Via: http://blog.washingtonpost.com | Tags: beware bogus evalentines comments Discuss  
If you want to express your affection for someone this Valentine's Day, try to find a more original way to do it than by sending e-greeting cards. You could be training your loved one to respond to scammers who are quite actively using fake electronic cards as a ruse to install malicious software. As I've noted before, I've never been a huge fan of the online greeting card business, principally because e-cards condition people to...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 286 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: beware thirdparty software flaws comments Discuss  
p strong Dealing with and managing unpatched third-party software is key as hackers use them to compromise your OS according to Charles Miller principal analyst for Independent Security Evaluators in this OnSecurity podcast. strong br p ...Embedded Linux From a Trusted Source Reduce your development schedules with pre-compiled Linux components, along with tools and support. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 285 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: beware thirdparty software flaws comments Discuss  
p strong Dealing with and managing unpatched third-party software is key as hackers use such applications to compromise operating systems according to Charles Miller principal analyst for Independent Security Evaluators in this OnSecurity podcast. strong br p ...Online Education-Accredited Learn from Home-Fully accredited 1000's of Degrees 2 Hours per week. read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 243 days ago
Via: http://blog.washingtonpost.com | Tags: beware targeted datastealing tax scam comments Discuss  
A fresh round of targeted e-mail attacks is underway, arriving in messages that personally address both the recipient and his or her employer. One pretends to be sent from the IRS requesting more information about company tax filings. Another set of targeted e-mails purport to be sent from Microsoft, urging recipients to download and install a new security update. Both try to trick the user into installing software that steals personal and financial data from...Please click on the title to continue reading read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 204 days ago
Via: http://blog.washingtonpost.com | Tags: online sellers beware fake check scams comments Discuss  
If you sell enough stuff online at sites like Craigslist and eBay, eventually you will receive an offer for your wares that far exceeds your asking price. Such offers are often the first stage of a scam in which the fraudster sends a counterfeit check along with some elaborate explanation for offering such a high amount. The scam artist then asks the seller to wire back the difference after the check is deposited. It should...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry. read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 184 days ago
Via: http://blog.washingtonpost.com | Tags: beware error messages bank sites comments Discuss  
If you own or work at a small to mid-sized business, and are presented with an error message about data synchronization or site maintenance when trying to access your company's bank account online, you might want to give the bank a call: A criminal group that specializes in deploying malicious software to steal banking data is presenting victims with fake maintenance pages and error messages as a means of getting around anti-fraud safeguards erected by...Please click on the title to continue reading this e read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 120 days ago
Via: https://forums.symantec.com | Tags: buyer beware scam olympic ticketing sites about comments Discuss  
A timely warning to those wishing to purchase last minute tickets for the Beijing Olympic Games of 2008 to beware of scams and rip offs. There are some fake but very well crafted ticketing Web sites that have been duping unsuspecting members of the public out of their hard earned cash by posing as legitimate suppliers for Olympic events. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 78 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: beware open source violations lurking code comments Discuss  
IT organizations that feel safe from open source licensing violations might be wise to check their code, as open source components are rapidly seeping into applications by way of offshore and in-house developers taking open source shortcuts, as well as a growing population of open source-savvy grads entering the workforce. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 57 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: us brain trust beware trawlingforterrorist apps comments Discuss  
Are your rights intruded?Surveillance programs that try to identify terrorists by trawling the internet and electronic databases for tell-tale signs are of limited success and should be carefully evaluated for privacy concerns, a group of technologists and policy makers that advises the US government said.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 53 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn buyer beware trademe crime comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:02:44 -0500 (CDT)http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/2193493ONE NewsOct 10, 2008 Online buyers who think they have bagged themselves electronics at prices too good to be true, could be right.The team at TradeMe have led police to a Hamilton man they claim used fake identities to sell electronics at a bargain.The 29-year-old is also accused of hijacking people's wireless internet connections to sell the goods. He is facing 46 charges.Trade read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 41 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn beware spies govt agencies told comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:02:52 -0500 (CDT)http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4732714a28.htmlBy TOM PULLAR-STRECKER The Dominion Post 20 October 2008Government agencies should weigh up the risks to security and New Zealand's wider economic interests before outsourcing IT systems overseas, says the State Services Commission.The commission has been developing guidelines for agencies considering "offshoring" information processing for 18 months.An IT industry ex read more »
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