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Report: Net users picking safer passwords

December 16, 2006 Average MySpace password has eight characters, expert says. But no password is secure if you fall for a phishing scam. TAGS: password, News Corp., phishing, MySpace, security

Security expert: User education is pointless

October 12, 2006 Most office workers can't be made to care about phishing, rootkits or spyware, he says. Other specialists disagree. TAGS: phishing, computer security, security, information technology, goal, password, e-mail

Defensive maneuvering against Net threats

December 21, 2006 Confusion over Skype security threat clears up; Opera adds a security alert layer to its browser. TAGS: Skype, phishing, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Symantec Corp., Opera Software, threat, password, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, IM, Microsoft Internet Explorer

PayPal to offer password key fobs to users

January 12, 2007 Passwords generated for one-time use are designed to increase security for PayPal and its account holders. TAGS: PayPal, phishing, eBay Inc., phishing Web site, password, security, Google Inc., Firefox

Fighting fraud by baiting phishers

March 31, 2006 RSA Security's newly acquired Cyota overwhelms phishing sites with fake usernames, passwords and credit card info. TAGS: RSA Security Inc., phishing, fraudster, phishing Web site, credential, fraud, bank, username, credit card, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, IP address, password, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IP, security

Phishers set hidden traps on eBay

March 31, 2006 Click on a specially crafted listing, and you could get a nasty surprise. But eBay is on the case. TAGS: phishing, eBay Inc., online payment, scam, phishing Web site, PayPal, England, password

Survey: Are domain registrars free-speech friendly?

February 2, 2007 MySpace successfully pressured one registrar into pulling the plug on a domain after a password list appeared. Would others follow suit? TAGS: registrar, domain name, court order, suspension, survey, domain, MySpace, phishing, phishing Web site, New Orleans, request, credit card, owner, order, password

Symantec to keep watch over Web transactions

June 1, 2006 Norton Confidential, due later this year, promises to protect consumers as they conduct business on the Internet. TAGS: Symantec Corp., phishing, Norton Co., transaction, California, security, credit card, category, password, McAfee Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Things that scare Sun's Schwartz

October 29, 2004 perspective Sun President Jonathan Schwartz has a pre-Halloween case of the creeps--and for good reason. TAGS: patent, Sun Microsystems Inc., handset, litigation, phishing, value, password, security, PC

Security from A to Z: You

November 28, 2006 Scammers and hackers are targeting the human factor in system setups. Part of a series on hot security topics. TAGS: bank, scam, hacker, phishing, security, password, e-mail
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