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Tag: user education

  • Ham disguised as spam

    Webshop makes mass-mailing look like phishing scam. An email addressed to ‘Dear customer’, in which a user is asked to check their account details, using a link that does not lead to the sender’s domain: one would hope that modern web users would not be taken in for a second by such an obvious phishing…

  • Google links scam Avira users

    Suspect firm advertising via Google found to be specialising in hijacking security brands. Google searches for Avira and the company’s anti-malware product Antivir , a free version of which is available for personal use in the German home market and elsewhere, are producing sponsored links to a subscription-based software download site specialising in providing ‘free’…

  • Help for victims of e-crime

    Cybercrime support website launched. A website dedicated to helping victims of online crime and other incidents has been launched in the UK. The site, www.e-victims.org , aims to provide information and support for those who have been victims of online crime. Initially the site offers information about online shopping – providing details of consumer rights…

  • Survey finds 75% lose trust in data-loss firms

    Security breaches seriously undermining public respect. A survey carried out jointly by security company Check Point and research firm YouGov has found public reaction to data security breaches is overwhelmingly negative. 75% of respondents to the survey said they would not trust a firm that had suffered a data theft or leakage, while 79% would…

  • US users overestimating PC security

    Survey finds people are less protected than they think. A joint study carried out by McAfee and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) has found that many US consumers wrongly assume their computers are safe from malware and infiltration. Computer users were questioned about security software running on their home machines, and their answers compared…

  • APWG and FTC combine to fight ID fraud

    Agencies join forces to release safety guidance documents. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have pooled their resources and experience of combating identity theft and fraud, releasing two guidance documents with advice on avoiding the risk of phishing and ID crime. Released as part of a country-wide campaign currently…

  • Webcam zero-day in Yahoo! Messenger

    Video chat invites pose vulnerability danger. A zero-day vulnerability has been reported in the webcam module of Yahoo! Messenger , allowing attackers remote access to systems open to the exploit. Little detail has yet emerged on the nature of flaw, which was first uncovered after a post detailing how to exploit it was spotted on…

  • Facebook users warned of phishing dangers

    41% happy to hand out personal data to strangers. Research carried out by Sophos has found that 41% of users of hugely popular social networking site Facebook risk revealing sensitive personal information to total strangers. The study involved creating a user on the site under the name ‘Freddi Staur’ (an anagram of ‘ID fraudster’) and…

  • House of Lords warns of e-crime fears

    Report recommends harder, smarter fight against online dangers. A major report by the Science and Technology Committee of the UK’s House of Lords has found the internet to be rife with crime, with current legislation to control it seriously lacking and public mistrust and fear extremely high. The detailed study, entitled ‘Personal Internet Security’, probes…

  • UK users ignoring security issues

    Surveys find public in the dark and careless about sensitive data. Several surveys out this week have shown the UK public is failing to take basic security precautions to protect themselves online. A study by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has shown a sloppy attitude to password use, while another poll commissioned by…