March 21, 2010

'services' Tag Index

American Accused of Italian Fraud

The scam netted $2.7 billion.
Tags: services, telephony, telecom, value, fraud

Google Attacked by Amateurs?

According to Damballa, the attacks were 'more amateur than average.'
Tags: Google, services, malware, company, attack

FSA Warns of New Scams

Criminals are cloning genuine company Web sites in order to sell worthless shares.
Tags: services, Web, scam, company, share

Nigerian Spammer Convicted

Okpako Mike Diamreyan is scheduled for sentencing on May 7th.
Tags: services, network, court, advance, transfer

Please, Oh Please Won't You Rob Me

A new Web site points out the risks inherent in services like Gowalla, Brightkite and Foursquare.
Tags: services, networking, location, Web site, foursquare

AT&T Gets FTC Security Contract

The company has signed an eight year, $5 million contract with the FTC.
Tags: FTC, services, security, network, protocol

Tata Hacked

The company's Web site was recently replaced by a page offering the domain for sale.
Tags: services, outsourcing, India, Web site, hacked

Organized Phone Fraud

RSA researchers report that "fraudster call centers" now offer fraudulent phone calls in several languages.
Tags: services, phone, Caller ID, online banking, fraud

HP Announces Security Services Portfolio

The company has introduced a suite of more than 90 security, compliance and continuity offerings.
Tags: HP, services, compliance, security, Enterprise

PhoneFactor Adds Voiceprint Identification

The company is adding voiceprint identification biometrics support to its authentication services.
Tags: services, authentication, support, technology, data

California DMV Suffers Outage

A router malfunction recently brought down the California Department of Motor Vehicle's network.
Tags: services, CA, outage, router, network

Smartphone Security Increasing

ABI Research reports that the number of smartphones protected by advanced security software will increase fivefold over the next five years.
Tags: services, smartphones, malware, anti-virus, theft

FS-ISAC to Simulate Cyber Attacks

The test will be used to assess how well banks, payment processors and retailers can handle the threats.
Tags: services, security, vulnerabilities, news, online banking

PacketFocus Warns of Spear Phishing Vulnerability

Company CEO Joshua Perrymon was able to get a spoofed message around filters 100 percent of the time.
Tags: Microsoft, services, e-Mail, security, penetration testing

Closeted Lesbian Sues Netflix for Invading Privacy

A lesbian mother in Ohio has filed a lawsuit against Netflix for publishing data that could out her.
Tags: privacy, services, security, Netflix, civil rights

U.S. Still a Haven for Spammers

McAfee's December spam report finds spammers are still operating with relative impunity despite looming six-year anniversary of FTC's Can-Spam Act.
Tags: FTC, search, services, Enterprise, CAN-SPAM

Amazon EC2 Data Center Experiences Power Loss

The power issues caused connectivity problems during a five-hour period.
Tags: workloads, services, Amazon, management, IT

Hackers Break Into University's Admissions Server

More than nine years worth of student data was exposed last month when hackers managed to access the admissions server at Eastern Illinois University.
Tags: services, security, hackers, Enterprise, viruses

Bah Humbug: Koobface Worm Hits Facebook, Again

Latest version of the Koobface worm is being spread through a bogus Christmas greeting card video on the social networking site.
Tags: Google, Facebook, services, Enterprise, operating system

SecureWorks Buys DNS Ltd.

The acquisition expands SecureWorks’ European footprint.
Tags: services, security, management, Europe, acquisition

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