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Cyber crooks break into online accounts with ease

The Community November 21st, 2005 Comments

From USA Today…

GASTONIA, N.C. — When he logged on to his Ameritrade account earlier this year, George Rodriguez caught a cybercrook in the act of cleaning out his retirement nest egg.
He watched, horrified, as the intruder in quick succession dumped $60,000 worth of shares in Disney, American Express, Starbucks and 11 other blue-chip stocks, then [...]

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Risky Employee E-mail Habits Threaten Business

The Community November 17th, 2005 Comments

From the Security Pipeline…
Before you hit send, you may want to think twice about the content of your e-mail.
A new survey conducted by Harris Interactive for Fortiva, shows a substantial discrepancy between employees’ perceived and actual risks. Results of the survey show that 68 percent of U.S. employees who use e-mail at work have [...]

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Security solutions for e-banking and e-commerce with credit/debit cards,- Part 1: Analyzing the Security Issues

The Community November 10th, 2005 Comments

From BankInfo Security…
IntroductionWith all sort of attacks against e-banking and e-commerce systems targeting primarily customers, securing transactions has become increasingly difficult for banks and online stores. There is a widespread use of credit and debit cards for shopping online. However, there use for e-banking (e.g. payments, money transfers, etcetera) is very limited. This is probably [...]

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FinCEN’s 314(a) Fact Sheet

The Community November 10th, 2005 Comments

From BankInfo Security.com…
Section 314(a) of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-56)1 , required the Secretary of the Treasury to adopt regulations to encourage regulatory authorities and law enforcement authorities to share with financial institutions information regarding individuals, entities, and organizations engaged in or reasonably suspected, based on credible evidence, of engaging in terrorist [...]

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