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Countrywide warning: Ex-employee (may have) sold customer, mortgage data

Countrywide warning: Ex-employee may have sold customer, mortgage datanow whatI got the same letter. Took advantage of their monitoring offer but that doesn't make me feel any safer. What security precautions have you taken since receiving this letter?Are their any class action law suits related to this?Time to lobby congress...

Tags: Web site development, Backups, Financial services, Countrywide, mortgage data, Ex-employee, bureau, credit file, fraud alert

Discussion threads 2008-09-09

Visa, banks to test real-time fraud alerts

Visa, banks to test real-time fraud alertsVISA, banks to test real-time fraud alertsSt.George Bank in Australia (stgeorge.com.au)has been offering this service for some 4 years now. Customers set their own trigger points and receive an SMS and/or email. SMS messages are delievered before cash is delivered from an...

Tags: Financial services, SMS Message, Real-Time Alerts, real-time fraud alert, VISA bank, Visa Inc., bank, fraud alert

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

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News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...

Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-11-05

News to know: Intel; Microsoft; Cisco; Google Voice; Postini; Nokia

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead Sam Diaz: Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just...

Tags: Google Inc., Postini Corp., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Voice, Camcorder, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Data Centers, Wiki, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications

Blog posts 2009-10-14

News to know: Windows 7; IBM; Sony; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Measuring Windows 7 performance Dancho Danchev: Click fraud facilitating Bahama botnet steals ad revenue from Google ...

Tags: Sony Corp., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Sony Vaio, Apple Inc., Laptop Computer, IBM Corp., Eaton, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Zone Alarm Extreme Security 2010

Best known for its ZoneAlarm firewall, Check Point Software also publishes two full-featured security suites. ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2010 gives users a robust firewall, antivirus and antispyware, and parental control package for $49.95, while ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010 adds Web browsing protection, system tune-up tools, backup options, and anti-phishing technology...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Firewalls, Microsoft Windows 7, SECURITY, ZoneAlarm, firewall

Product reviews 2009-10-08

Modern banker malware undermines two-factor authentication

Ok, ill buy that..Yes Two-factor authentication doesnt help avoid the already infected. Now what the bank SHOULD have one other than the user having a fully patched system and AV if hes on Windows is when the website detected that there was activity from another IP address - represented another...

Tags: Financial services, Security administration, bank, two-factor authentication, banker malware

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Modern banker malware undermines two-factor authentication

Once pitched as an additional layer of security for E-banking transactions, two-factor authentication is slowly becoming an easy to bypass authentication process, to which cybercriminals have successfully adapted throughout the last couple of years. Modern banker malware, also known as crimeware, is now fully capable of bypassing...

Tags: Bank, Two-factor Authentication, Antivirus, Malware, SMS, Cybercriminal, Banker Malware, Zeus, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Security Administration, Financial Services, Viruses And Worms, Security, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-23

Can Microsoft duplicate the "Apple Store" experience?

I hope they do much better than Apple Store..My two experiences with Apple Stores both sucked, so I hope they do a lot better than Apple stores.Duplicate? I hope not....I think they need to focus on creating their own in-store experience. My experience limited, but good.I went in the other...

Tags: Public relations, Insurance, Apple Store, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

News to know: Microsoft; Google; Dell; Robo-pills; Android;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: A close-up look at the new Office Web Apps Gallery: Office Web Apps Technical Preview ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Smart Phones, Federal Government, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Government, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-21

News to know: Skype; reCAPTCHA; Oracle Q1; Zune HD; Bing

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Report: Skype founders sue eBay; could complicate Skype sale Dave Greenfield: Skype Founders Sue eBay and...

Tags: Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Zune, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Phishing, Microsoft Project, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Cyberthreats, Web Browsers, Handhelds, Security, Spam And Phishing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, Internet

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Research: 80% of Web users running unpatched versions of Flash/Acrobat

Thank goodness for regular updates from Adobe's RPM repository!The repository ensures that all my 32 bit Flash and Reader installations are up-to-date. The native 64 bit Flash plugin is still "alpha", and I look forward to the day that is added to the repository too. But at least the appearance...

Tags: Patches, Adobe Systems Inc., Flash/Acrobat

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Big money to be made in health payment processing

RE: Rolling Charges to end of yearI like the idea, but hang on. I thought we weren't allowed to solve healthcare problems anymore without government intervention. It's actually refreshing to hear someone propose a healthcare fix that doesn't require ten tons of bureaucracy to manage, and actually...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, health payment, BIG MONEY

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

419 scammers using Dilbert.com

419 scammers using Dilbert.comYou know, you'd think 419 schemes would be famous by nowWhy do people *still* fall for them? Quite aside from the cynicism factor this has been going on for years. Surely everybody's heard about it by now???Sometimes they're nearly believableI'm as suspicious about these spam letters as...

Tags: INTERNET, Spam, Dilbert.com, scammer, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

News to know: Best hardware; Malware; Netbooks; Social CRM

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Paul Greenberg: Time to Put A Stake in The Ground on Social CRM Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Malware, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Photograph, Netbook, CRM, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Enterprisewide Fraud Management: Analytically Powered Best Practices for Detecting, Preventing and Investigating Fraud in Financial Institutions

Few banks have strong, enterprisewide fraud management programs that can correlate a customer's behavior across all contact channels and products to identify "Bust-out" scenarios, social networks and cross-channel fraud. The fraud management process itself is often fragmented. Fraud detection, alert and case management practices are still too often viewed as...

Tags: Financial, SAS Institute, Best Practice, Fraud, Fraud Management, Corporate Law, Litigation, Business Operations

White papers 2009-07-01

News to know: Google Wave; Bing; Palm webOS; Verizon Wireless CEO; AOL

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Meet Google Wave: a new way to communicate and collaborate Google Wave: It's still a work in...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, America Online Inc., Palm Inc., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Verizon Wireless, Semiconductors, Social Networking, H-1B, Strategy, Hardware, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-29

News to know: IBM; SAP; Microsoft; Sarbanes-Oxley; EMC

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: IBM rolls out the 'Smart Cube' with app market: Think enterprise iPod-iTunes combo Joe McKendrick: Goodbye, SOX? AP: Supreme Court to...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Craigslist, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Microsoft Windows 7, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., EMC Corp., Netbook, IBM Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Storage, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-05-19

News to know: Apple, VMWare, Earth Day, Kaiser, MySpace

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Apple beats for Q2; Best non-holiday quarter; Netbook hardware 'junky' Jason D. O'Grady: Apple's Q209 earnings. Recession?...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Sam Diaz, MySpace, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-04-23

Fraud Alert: Phishing - The Latest Tactics and Potential Business Impact

Phishing will continue to evolve into new forms, while attempting to take advantage of human behaviors such as compassion, trust, or curiosity. Protecting the brand and the business from phishing requires constant diligence, but pays rewards beyond reduced fraud losses. By educating and protecting the customers with the highest levels...

Tags: VeriSign Inc., Fraud, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing

White papers 2009-04-01