SecureWorks - On the Radar Newsletter - November 2007

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Wall Street Exclusive Featured Gartner Research Ask an Expert: Two Factor Authentication Latest Security Blogs Most Popular Webcasts 2007 Upcoming Events SecureFacts Wall Street Journal Exclusive Web Scammer Targets Senior U.S. Executives Recently, Wall Street Journal journalist Christopher Rhoads chronicled the efforts of SecureWorks researcher Joe Stewart as he traced the hacker responsible for the Better Business Bureau Phishing scam which has duped more than 1,400 top executives in the U.S. >>View the Full Wall Street Journal Article Featured Gartner Research: PCI Questions Are Often Clearer Than Their Answers. According to Gartner, "PCI compliance progress has been made, but many questions remain as companies wrestle with changing interpretations, uneven enforcement and evolving standards." Gartner provides guidance for the most-common questions companies have raised. >> View this complimentary Gartner research report Ask an Expert: Joe Stewart on Two-Factor Authentication. Many financial institutions are pondering two-factor authentication schemes in an attempt to keep fraudsters from stealing credentials from their customers online. After all, we've been told that strong authentication should incorporate a minimum of two of the following three things: something you know (e.g. a PIN), something you have (e.g. a token) or something you are (e.g. a thumbprint). Unfortunately, this advice falls flat on its face when modern fraud by malicious software comes into play. >> Read more about Two-Factor Authentication Latest Security Blogs Most Popular Webcasts of 2007 10/15/07 Are You Infected With Storm? 11/09/07 The Week’s Links: Nov 5-9, 2007 11/02/07 The Week’s Links: Oct 29 - Nov 2, 2007 10/30/07 XSRF: Checking HTTP Referer Header Is Not Enough 10/26/07 The Week’s Links: Oct 22-26, 2007 10/19/07 The Week’s Links: Oct 15-19, 2007 3/27/07 - Banks Leading Techniques for Managing Your Network Security Logs 7/24/07 - Credit Un. Security 101 - Getting on the Right Track, Right Away 5/22/07 - Enterprise PCI 1.1: Best Practices for Meeting the New Standards 7/17/07 - Enterprise Leading Techniques for Monitoring Your Network Security Logs 8/14/07 - General Social Engineering: How Attackers Are Targeting Your Employees, Partners & Customers 9/25/07 Web Application Security 5/10/07 - Utility Leading Techniques for Managing Your Network Security Logs View all SecureWorks archived webcasts Upcoming Events SecureFacts: Holiday Phishing 11/15/07 ISSA NYC 11/28/07 Interface Seattle 2007 11/25/07 IBAT/TCUL TechMecca 12/05/07 FINSEC MISTI 12/06/07 Raleigh ISSA Chapter Meeting 12/13/07 POWER-GEN International     Forward this Newsletter to a Friend Remove me from this email Along with the holidays comes an increase in phishing scams. To help protect yourself and your organization from becoming a victim: Be skeptical of “urgent” messages requiring you to enter confidential information (passwords, PINs, etc) Keep your Internet browser software up to date and use anti-virus and anti-spam software Check your online account balances and transactions regularly for discrepancies PO Box 95007 Atlanta, GA 30347 | Phone: 877.905.6661 | Fax: 404.728.0144 2007 © Copyright. SecureWorks. Privacy Policy.