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  • Seek targeted by phishing campaign

    Online job site Seek has become the latest victim of a phishing campaign, with an e-mail circulating that attempts to gather confidential details from advertisers.

  • Commbank attacked by instant phishers

    Commonwealth Bank customers have been targeted by phishers in a scam that combines a clever social engineering lure sent over instant messaging application ICQ.

  • RSA dilutes phishing hauls to fight fraud

    RSA's Cyota division is helping fight phishing attacks by giving the online fraudsters what they want -- lots of user names, passwords, online banking credentials and credit card numbers.

  • Mytob worm picks up phishing trick

    New variants of the Mytob worm are using a phishing-style e-mail to fool people into downloading malicious code.

  • Social networking 'addiction' aids phishing

    Security experts warn of a new wave of crime with the drastic rise in personalised phishing campaigns, with social networking at the heart of the problem.

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  • Mytob worm picks up phishing trick

    New variants of the Mytob worm are using a phishing-style e-mail to fool people into downloading malicious code.

  • E-commerce turns 10

    After a decade, even your mom buys books online. But are "secure" transactions secure enough?

  • Phishers get personal

    Spammers and online fraudsters are exploiting Web site features to learn more about their victims and better hone their attacks.

  • 10 ways to avoid being the victim of identity theft

    Identity theft is on the increase, to the tune of 10 million victims in the U.S. and $50 billion in costs. Share this list of preventive measures with your end users, friends, and family members to help protect them from this escalating crime.

  • The 10 most important things to teach your users

    Your users don't need an encyclopedic knowledge of how their computers work or how your network is configured -- but they may need a little technical enlightenment here and there. This list includes some of the basics that will help them (and you) work more effectively.

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    Yoggie's Gatekeeper Card Pro delivers powerful plug-and-play protection for notebooks, removes the need to manage multiple software subscriptions and can boost your notebook's performance by removing the security software overhead.

  • Analysis: Microsoft's OS update

    Underneath the sheen, what's Windows Vista made of? We take a detailed look at the recently delayed operating system.

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