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Identity theft down 12% in 2007: Overall identity fraud is declining in the United States: down by an estimated 12% over 2006, which represents a total fraud reduction of $6 bln. Fraudsters are turning to lower-tech methods by utilizing telephone theft more than ever before, Javelin Research says. Access through mail and telephone transactions grew...; Tags: Phone, Identity Fraud, Fraudster, Fraud, Identity Theft, Telecom & Utilities, Litigation, Security, Business Operations, AM; Blog posts 2008-02-20
Guilt by association: it's called reputation: I've had domain specific languages on my mind recently, so when a Wired News article on Hancock, a DSL for data mining "communities of interest" crossed through my feedreader, I spent some time digging into it. The gist of the story is this: AT&T invented a language,...; Tags: Guilt, Fraudster, AT&T Corp., Fraud, Litigation, Business Operations, Phil Windley; Blog posts 2007-11-02
Fighting emerging threats. How to combat man-in-the-middle and Trojan attacks: Phishing still remains the main method that fraudsters use to attack financial institutions; it is simple and cost-effective, but still yields lucrative results. However, as financial institutions across the globe continue to deploy strong authentication, fraudsters are also findnig more sophisticated ways to launch attacks. As the fraud landscapre evolves,...; Tags: Financial, Financial Company, Trojan Horse, Fraudster, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Financial Services, Security, Viruses And Worms; White papers 2007-02-01
fraudsters steal details on 2,000 credit cards: Fraudsters steal details on 2,000 credit cardsWhere is the problem?Exactly what went wrong? Was the PCI standard ignored, was it inside people? My bet it was someone not doing their job."Fraud monitoring" misses the point"Together, we look for patterns of activity consistent with fraud."Hey, here's a novel idea:...; Tags: E-mail, Sales channel, Litigation, Financial services, Scam Artist, fraudster, security, credit card; Discussion threads 2006-04-26
Images: Going phishing for the holidays: Fraudsters are using the holidays as a hook for phishing attacks.; Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, fraudster, hook, phishing; Image galleries 2005-12-21

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eBay CEO Whitman steps down; execs shuffled amid weak outlook: eBay CEO Whitman steps down; execs shuffled amid weak outlookAmid weak outlook?We've been hearing for a year now how the "core auction business is slowing"..."weak outlook'...blah, blah, blah. And yet: "eBay’s earnings were 45 cents a share, well ahead of Wall Street estimates calling for earnings of 41...; Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, eBay Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-01-23
Wikipedia: Why does Essjay need to "protect himself"?: Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia and Wikia, has issued a free pass to a Wikipedia editor who lied about his background. In an incredible contradiction, Wales said of Wikipedia editor and Wikia employee Ryan Jordan (nee "Essjay"): "“I accepted his apology, because he is now, and has always been, an...; Tags: Business &, Technology; Blog posts 2007-03-05
The ePassport cloning myth never dies: The ePassport cloning myth never diesMyths are often based on factAll the arguments are correct HOWEVER ...The problem is less with the technology as with the people involved. Convince people that the technology is safe and they will not properly examine the passport (or whatever).The benefit of using multiple...; Tags: Digital signatures, Authentication/Encryption, Digital security, ePassport, passport, digital signature, security; Discussion threads 2006-12-19
PPC: IBM's ace is Games King: PPC: IBM's ace is Games Kinghow low do people goAll game console manufacturers loose money on their consoles including Microsoft. The problem that Microsoft had with the previous console was not with the performance of the chip. Its because it could run all x86 software including applications. All that was...; Tags: Games, Game players, PPC, game, Microsoft Corp., chip, Intel Corp., IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-09-13
Internal fraud coupled with IT savvy is a killer combination: As any auditor knows internal fraud is as old as business. The classic case involves the secretary who is responsible for accounts payable as well as procurement. He generates bogus invoices and pays them to bogus companies. I have a friend in Chicago whose business was ruined this way. ...; Tags: fraud; Blog posts 2006-06-14
ID theft fears overblown, study says: ID theft fears overblown, study saysBS studySomebody wants us to believe that getting our private date exposed (being by mistake or by theft) is not a sure way of getting our identity stolen??What a bunch of BS. Private personal information is exactly what is needed to take over the identity...; Tags: ID theft fear, identity theft, identity, Private Personal information; Discussion threads 2005-12-07
Identity theft: Attack the right issue: Identity theft: Attack the right issueAMEN !!! (NT).Identy theft: Attack the right issueExactly right!This is the same problem as with Spam. Spammers will always find a way around the obstacles we throw at them. So don't spend all your efforts into making the system foolproof....; Tags: Spam, Sales channel, spammer, credit card, identity theft; Discussion threads 2005-04-14
eBay fraudster lands six-year prison term: eBay fraudster lands six-year prison termNo return calls from eBay?Why am I not surprised? eBay operates a lot like Microsoft...hoping against hope that these sorts of bad press go quitely away. In the early days, eBay was seldom proactive--or even retroactive, for that matter--in pursuing these sorts of...; Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, eBay Inc., PayPal; Discussion threads 2005-04-06
Microsoft teams with RSA on password protection: Microsoft teams with RSA on password protectionStrong Security Indeed.....Quote ""Strong authentication is a fundamental security need,"I would think that good coding is a fundamental security need. Hey, here is an idea, lets take our most insecure product (internet explorer) and intergrate it into the core of the OS! Next let's...; Tags: Operating systems, Digital security, password protection, team, RSA Security Inc., Microsoft Windows, password, security, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2004-02-23
Spam seen as security risk: Spam seen as security riskThen someone sends the payroll to NigeriaEvery now and again, you hear that someone embezzled a ton of money at work and sent it to a Nigerian advence fee fraudster who contacted them by e-mail.The amusing ones are where the board of directors approved the plan....; Tags: security risk, security; Discussion threads 2004-02-11