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• Top 10 security threats for 2008

  In 2008 the line between cybercrime and legitimate business will blur, Australians will find out just how many data breaches occur, smartphones will attract malware, and people will decide which group is worse: social networking sites seeking to monetise page hits or identity thieves.

• Call centre employees more dangerous than phishers

  Banks are fighting to keep their call centres free from criminals that pose as -- or become -- call centre staff in order to steal customer details.

• Facebook users fall foul of fake frog ID thief?

  A fake user -- masquerading as a frog -- has duped Facebook users into revealing personal information such as date of birth, phone number and e-mail address, according to a Sophos study.

• Access Card not a general ID card: Keelty

  The success of the proposed Access Card rests on how the private sector puts it to use, according to Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty. Also: watch the video.

• AFP: India key to ID theft wars

  The Australian Federal Police will expand its fight against identity crime and theft internationally when it opens an office in India some time this year, AFP Commissioner Mick Keelty said.

• Critic predicts ID card fiasco

  Ian Angell is a curious kind of dissident. The London School of Economics professor in information systems has emerged as one of the most trenchant critics of the UK's troubled ID card project, but not on any of the usual grounds.

• Coalition launches ID theft centre

  A coalition of corporations, universities and federal law enforcement agencies on Wednesday in the US opened the Center for Identity Management and Information Protection, whose mission is to research identity theft problems and solutions.

• McAfee's 'Falcon' to come in four flavours

  McAfee said on Tuesday that it plans to release four versions of its new "Falcon" security products, which is designed to rival Symantec and newcomer Microsoft.

• ZoneAlarm adds ID theft protection

  Check Point Software Technologies on Monday released an update to ZoneAlarm that comes with new features to protect against identity theft.

• Public sector under attack from ID thieves

  Public sector organisations are being targeted by cybercriminals because their networks can provide rich pickings for identity thieves, according to a survey coordinated by the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT).

• Mafia insiders infiltrating firms, UK cops warn

  Employees are still one of the greatest threats to corporate security, as "new-age" mafia gangs infiltrate companies, the UK's crime-fighting agency has said.

• Phishing threat increases as China connects up

  The threat from phishing attacks is growing as broadband penetration in China increases, say security companies, with the problem being compounded by an alarming increase in the amount of software kits available for download that will facilitate the process.

• UK government staff hit by ID theft scam

  Criminals have stolen the identities of 1,500 staff in the UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and used them to make fraudulent tax claims on a government Web site.

• Cyberterror 'overhyped,' security guru says

  Fears of cyberterror could actually hurt IT security, a threats expert asserts.

• Security guru urges banks to beat ID theft

  Banks and other financial institutions need to do more to beat the problem of identity theft, according to a leading information security expert.

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