Search This Blog

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Monster outlines antifraud measures; IM threats double in August

Network World

Security News Alert




Network World's Security News Alert, 08/30/07

Monster outlines antifraud measures, 08/29/07: One week after hackers stole personal information from millions of people who had posted their resumes to the job-searching site Monster.com, the company has warned its users to be vigilant about online fraud because the breach was not an isolated incident.

Balancing Generation Y preferences with security, 08/29/07: As young adults who grew up on e-mail and online chat enter the workforce, they bring with them a set of newer technologies designed for rapid-fire communication and workplace personalization. Much of this technology may represent better, faster ways of getting a job done, but it also introduces a new round of security threats for corporate networks; and the decision to allow them or not must be made carefully.

IM threats double in August, 08/29/07: In the month of August to date, there have been 38 malicious-code attacks on instant-messaging networks, double the number experienced in July.

Network World Security Buyer's Guide

Find the right security products for your enterprise - fast. From anti-spam to wireless LAN security, our Buyer's Guides have detailed information on hundreds of products in more than 20 categories. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features to make the best decision for your enterprise.

Click here to go to the Security Buyer's Guide now.

PDF spam levels plummet, 08/29/07: After hitting record volumes earlier this month, PDF spam levels have declined significantly as spammers return to simpler methods of pumping stocks.

Data breaches hurt corporate image but don’t necessarily drive customers away, 08/29/07: Data breaches where stores and others confess to losing sensitive customer information because of hackers or just plain carelessness has a strong emotional impact on consumers, but doesn’t always lead them to abandon the company as a customer.

With NAC, small vendors rule, expert says, 08/28/07: In this Network World Chat transcript, security guru Joel Snyder reveals the truth about NAC, including which vendors to watch.

UN serves keylogger, Trojan after online attack, 08/28/07: The United Nations (UN) is the latest victim in a string of hacking attacks aimed at identity and credit card theft, and building botnet hordes.

TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES:

1. Airline puts Linux PC in every seat
2. iPhone unlocking video hits Web
3. iPhone unlocker trades phone for 'sweet' car
4. Deja vu: Sony uses rootkits, F-Secure says
5. The metal-whisker menace
6. How close is World War 3.0?
7. Metal whiskers: a visual tour
8. Meltdown raises doubts about Microsoft reliability
9. Is the bloom off municipal Wi-Fi?
10. Motorola slaps Aruba with WLAN lawsuit

MOST E-MAILED ARTICLE:

Airline puts Linux PC in every seat


Contact the author:

Senior Editor Ellen Messmer covers security for Network World. E-mail Ellen.



BONUS FEATURE

IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details.


PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE
You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today.

International subscribers, click here.


SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES

To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here.

This message was sent to: security.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription.


Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza

Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772

Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007

No comments: