phishing Archive

2007 threat projection

The Message Labs 2006 Annual Report makes interesting reading – the most important section, though, is the chapter dealing with their projections for 2007. They forecast a continuing increase in spam, growth in the threat to users of Instant Messaging, …

Phishing tackle

More evidence of the increasing sophistication of online fraud. Gartner says that phishing scams are increasingly targeting wealthy web users and that the number of adults to have received phishing e-mails has nearly doubled since 2004. “The good news is …

Get Safe Online

Get Safe Online is out banging the drum for improved Internet security awareness amongst consumers and small businesses. As expected, their new survey reveals some strikingly relaxed attitudes (e.g. 25% of respondents were either not aware of phishing scams, or …

Moral Hazard

“Mr. Calder, it’s your bank calling.” “Yes?” I answer, cautiously, wondering what I’ve done wrong – or what has been done to me. “For security, can I please ask for your telephone banking password?” My mouth opens: “3..b (for bravo)…9…” …