Friday, November 2, 2007

N.J. man gets two years jail for AOL spam scam


Category: Biometric News, Security, Reuters, Privacy & data protection, E-mail, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Spam, Spam And Phishing
Spammer is sentenced after pleading guilty to helping send junk e-mails to more than 1.2 million America Online subscribers. A New Jersey man was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Friday for helping send spam e-mails to more than 1.2 million America Online subscribers. ...

Monday, October 29, 2007

Bogus FTC e-mail has virus


Category: Biometric News, Security, Identity Theft, Attacks, Reuters, E-mail, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Cyberthreats
Agency says fake e-mail is a "treasure trove for identity theft," warns recipients not to open it. The Federal Trade Commission, which has declared war on Internet scams, warned consumers on Monday not to open a bogus e-mail that appears to come from its fraud department because it...

Thursday, September 27, 2007

F-Secure: Low threat from mobile malware


Category: Biometric News, Security, Mobile, Viruses and Worms, Attacks, Marketing, Gemma Simpson, Advertising & Promotion, Cyberthreats
Viruses targeting cell phones are on the increase but pose a much lower security danger than those aimed at PCs, says CEO. The threats from mobile malicious software are not particularly high--and are around 20 years behind those plaguing PCs now, according to a security company chief. ...

Friday, September 21, 2007

Analyst: Virtualization set to boost mobile security


Category: Biometric News, Security, Mobile, Hardware, Virtualization, Enterprise security, Gartner Inc., Marketing, Gemma Simpson, Mobile Device, Technology, Advertising & Promotion
Technology to help tackle problem of data loss from corporate mobile devices, but the tools won't exist until 2012, Gartner says. LONDON--Virtualization will be a key technology to help companies beef up security on corporate mobile devices, Gartner says. The technology is predicted to be used to...

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