Fishing for phishers.Written by dDawg
Netcraft goes fishing for phishers.Netcraft has released an Internet Explorer plug-in that could help people avoid becoming victims of online fraud. The Internet security company heralded plug-in toolbar, which displays information about Web sites a surfer is visiting, as a strong weapon against phishing attacks. The Netcraft Toolbar provides you with constantly updated information about sites you visit as well as blocking dangerous sites, company, best known for providing statistics on what software Web sites are running, stated in a posting. "This information will help you make an informed choice about integrity of those sites." The toolbar displays information about popularity of a site, country in which site is hosted and Internet address of site. It also indicates whether other toolbar users have flagged site as a possible phishing scam, which uses fake Web sites that look like they belong to a trusted provider, such as a bank, to fool people into handing over sensitive personal information.
| | The Mafia & SpywareWritten by dDawg
The Mafia & SpywareThe deluge of spyware festering on consumer and corporate PCs will help to spark a boom in spending on security Latest News about Security software, a new report from Framingham, Massachusetts-based IDC predicts. Anti-spyware software revenues will rise from US$12 million in 2003 to $305 million in 2008, with traditional antivirus software vendors, such as Norton and McAfee, competing with dedicated anti-spyware companies for leadership of market, according to study. Spyware, also known as adware or malware, is infecting millions of computers with multiple purposes: stealing personal information, enabling identity theft, tracking users' online activity, and selling information back to anyone willing to pay. IDC estimates that 67 percent of all computers -- mostly consumer PCs -- have some form of spyware. At moment, key players in spyware detection market include specialist vendors, such as Webroot and Computer Associates-owned PestPatrol. However, IDC report argues that anti-spyware will increasingly become part of antivirus vendors' offerings. "Currently, some antivirus software vendors are more focused on spyware than others," said IDC analyst Brian Burke. "For example, Norton has not been as focused on spyware as its rivals, such as McAfee, but it is rapidly catching up and will be bringing out a product. Spyware is very different from viruses, he noted, and is much more difficult to eliminate because it establishes itself in a computer's registry. And different anti-spyware programs will not all find same spyware when they do a scan of a computer hard drive.
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