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Security Trends: Archive: November 2006 

'Tis the Season (To Get Scammed)

A look at some of the popular and convincing scams hitting ecommerce sites and inboxes this holiday season.

Pirated Vista, Office 2007 Already on The 'Net

And if you install them, you get what you deserve.

Spam Bust: The Lessons of Yesmail

Is your company violating spam laws like Yesmail did? Even an unwitting violation can result in a fine.

Case Study: v-Go Single Sign-On Helps Clarian

A bloated password system was crippling Clarian Health Partners. So the company turned to v-Go’s technology.

Our Phishing Filter is Better Than Yours!

It took a few months, but Mozilla now has its own study claiming filter superiority.

Automated Patching Helping Zero-Day Exploits

Latest SANS Institute top 20 list puts IE and Office squarely in hackers crosshairs. Are efforts to protect them fueling the rise?

Entitlement Management Out of Stealth Mode

Startup Securent promises to bring a tighter degree of security to corporate resources with entitlement management.

Scammers Hooking Bigger Phish

Fewer people fell victim to phishing attacks this year than last, but those who did were scammed for far more dough, Gartner says.

New Online Ad Techniques, Old Challenges

Privacy and data security concerns stalking behavioral targeting and other advanced marketing practices.

Scammers Use Wikipedia To Distribute Virus

The downside to a site anyone can edit is someone can put up a link to a virus, too.