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Id theft: 13.3 per minute

Posted on May 16, 2006December 30, 2021 by admini

Seventy-eight were assigned to detectives, and 16 of those have been solved, police said. Its continuous – and that’s just the people that reported it,” Capt.

John Houston said, explaining the department has a backlog of reports and the number of cases could be even higher. Houston oversees 40 officers in the Criminal Investigations Division. Now five of the 40 officers in the division work on financial theft cases.

Many victims don’t realize their lives have been violated until months after the crime is committed, police say.

http://www.crime-research.org/news/05.16.2006/2000/

Kaspersky Lab launches new generation of security products

Posted on May 15, 2006December 30, 2021 by admini

When the antivirus program performs operations that require substantial system resources, it monitors newly launched applications.

Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 provides integrated protection for PCs against all types of online threats, including viruses and all other malicious programs, such as spyware and Trojans; network fraud and spam.

The firewall also allows mobile users to define different operating modes for different types of networks — Internet, intranet, and trusted networks, for example.

Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 also includes a new antispam system that features a range of advanced filtering technologies, such as intuitive algorithms that analyze emails. Kaspersky Lab releases antispam database updates every 20 minutes, and users are still encouraged to update their databases as often as possible.

Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 also protects the user against other threats, such as phishing and pharming attacks, Trojans and crimeware; and blocks advertising banners and popup windows to protect the user from obtrusive online advertising.

http://www.kaspersky.com/news?id=186734476

Check Point Bundles Up Security

Posted on May 15, 2006December 30, 2021 by admini

“When you’re dealing with small businesses, the fewer pieces of hardware you require, the better,” says Peter Cresswell, national practice manager for security at Bell Business Solutions, which offers secure, managed services to small businesses in Canada. “There is a limited number of demands you can put on a small retailer — for example, some of them don’t even have enough plugs to support a lot of different devices. Most small businesses don’t have a great deal of security understanding yet, Cresswell observes. “But they have awareness that there are issues, and they’re willing to pay to keep their businesses secure. They want to to be up to date with the technology.”

The Safe@Office targets small businesses with fewer than 100 users, says Liran Eshel, CEO of SofaWare Technologies. In most cases, it will be distributed by value-added resellers or managed service providers that deliver the hardware along with a DSL service. “In some cases, it may carry the VAR or service provider’s logo, not ours,” he notes. There is a growing need for UTM capabilities in small shops and remote offices, Eshel said. Check Point already is working on another project that will integrate its UTM products with its end-point security products, he said.

The Safe@Office 500 ADSL series is available now starting at $399. Users can add optional features and capabilities such as VLAN support and vulnerability scanning, which would raise the price to around $1,000 at the top end, Eshel said.

http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=94895&WT.svl=news1_4

Credit card security rules to get update

Posted on May 15, 2006December 30, 2021 by admini

“Today, the requirement is to make all information unreadable wherever it is stored,” Maxwell said.

In response, changes to PCI will let companies replace encryption with other types of security technology, such as additional firewalls and access controls, Maxwell said.

The challenge with encryption is that older payment systems were not built to support the scrambling technology, said Qualys CEO Philippe Courtot.

http://news.com.com/Credit+card+security+rules+to+get+update/2100-1029_3-6072594.html?tag=nefd.top

Social engineering replaces guns in bank heists

Posted on May 15, 2006December 30, 2021 by admini

Ingram said there is a belief that customers are safe and privacy is protected through the use of SSL but “this is not the truth”. His statement was backed up by AusCert’s analysis and assessment manager Kathryn Kerr, who said it is a serious issue for any organization offering Internet banking as well as anyone using VPNs or remote work.

Neal Wise, director of security firm Assurance Pty Ltd., said SSL does serve a good purpose but leaves users prone to a “man in the middle”-type attack. “Unfortunately the only controls a bank can rely on for users to transport data is SSL encryption; it leaves them in an interesting situation having to cover related security issues they have not created,” Wise said. “We will see financial institutions, as part of shoring up their own risks, providing cut-price antivirus and content checking tools for their clients, because right now if someone manages to put a keystroke logger on a client computer, and a banking session gets recorded, banks have to cover that risk and it is not their fault.”

While security experts claim Internet banking fraud drains as much as two to five percent of revenue, the financial services industry isn’t as forthcoming when it comes discussing online threats, and the Australian Bankers Association (ABA) refuses to comment.

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Should IT security be separate from IT?

Posted on May 13, 2006December 30, 2021 by admini

For 2006, security is no longer the most pressing of the IT issues; it does, however, remain a major consideration. Security affects many aspects of IT — operational, complexity and risks of IT systems and measurement of value, to name just a few examples. If an organisation had a separate IT security department, this department would be solely responsible for not only the selection and maintenance of IT security solutions, but also for approving the new solutions requested by the IT department and the rest of the business. This responsibility is taken away from the IT department, leaving it to concentrate on fulfilling the organisation’s objectives.

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