| VoIP vulnerabilities increasing, but not exploits
PBXs are servers on corporate networks and are susceptible to the many exploits that networks in general are heir to, such as denial-of-service and buffer overflows. There have been few exploits so far, however, and none that were widespread or crippling to businesses. NetworkWorld.com 12/17/07. Successful phishing attacks up, online survey shows
Phishing attacks on U.S. consumers were more successful this year than last, says Gartner. The good news? Phishing victims appear to be getting more help from banks and PayPal to recover their losses. NetworkWorld.com 12/17/07. Privacy, data breaches still run rampant, shows survey of IT pros
If it seems as though digital privacy invasions and personal-data breaches happen every day in corporate America, these survey results will only reinforce that notion. Network World, 12/17/07. Getting Acquainted With Rock Phishing
Antiphishing filters basically work either on block listing or on heuristics. "Rock phish" attacks are quite a recent phenomenon that has posed a major challenge to both of the above mentioned antiphishing filters, simply because the unique structure of a Rock phish attack circumvents antiphishing filters. Symantec Security Response blog, 12/18/07. | 
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