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Lexical Feature Based Phishing URL Detection Using Online Learning

October 8, 2010 12:00am PDT

Phishing is a form of cybercrime where spammed emails and fraudulent websites entice victims to provide sensitive information to the phishes. The acquired sensitive information is subsequently...

Provided by: Association for Computing Machinery

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Using Social Networks to Harvest Email Addresses

October 4, 2010 12:00am PDT

Social networking is one of the most popular Internet activities with millions of members from around the world. However, users are unaware of the privacy risks involved. Even if they protect...

Provided by: Association for Computing Machinery

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Query Based Approach Towards Spam Attacks Using Artificial Neural Network

October 1, 2010 12:00am PDT

Currently, spam and scams are passive attack over the inbox which can initiated to steal some confidential information, to spread Worms, Viruses, Trojans, cookies and Sometimes they are used for...

Provided by: ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior

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Safer web browsing in four steps: Technology to help you reduce risk

September 28, 2010 12:00am PDT

The web is now the cybercriminal's favored means of attack, with a newly infected website discovered every few seconds. Hijacked trusted sites, poisoned search results, fake anti-virus software...

Provided by: Sophos

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How do I... Secure Microsoft Windows XP Professional?

September 7, 2010 8:43am PDT

Securing Microsoft Windows XP Professional is a must no matter whether the personal computer involved is in a massive enterprise or your home office. This How do I... tutorial walks you through 14...

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Outsourcing Home Network Security

September 3, 2010 12:00am PDT

The growth of home and small enterprise networks brings with it a large number of devices and networks that are either managed poorly or not at all. Hosts on these networks may become compromised...

Provided by: Association for Computing Machinery

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Revealing Social Networks Of Spammers

August 31, 2010 12:00am PDT

The magnitude of the spam problem has not gone unnoticed by the US government. In 2003, the United States government drafted the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing...

Provided by: University of Michigan

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Mitigate Web Phishing Using Site Signatures

August 27, 2010 12:00am PDT

Phishing is now a serious threat to the security of Internet users' confidential information. Basically, an attacker (phisher) tricks people into divulging sensitive information by sending fake...

Provided by: National Taiwan Ocean University

Blog Post

Zombie PCs: Time for their zombie owners to take some responsibility

August 9, 2010 8:48am PDT

Editor's notebook: Mandatory antivirus for all web users will put virus writers out of business

Blog Post

Top 10 sites to debunk Internet hoaxes

August 6, 2010 3:06pm PDT

When your users turn into Chicken Little over the latest hoax, scam, rumor, or urban legend, point them to the sites on this list to ease their minds (and preempt a rash of chain mail).

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Intelligent Phishing Detection System for e-Banking Using Fuzzy Data Mining

August 6, 2010 12:00am PDT

Detecting and identifying any phishing websites in real-time, particularly for e-banking, is really a complex and dynamic problem involving many factors and criteria. Because of the subjective...

Provided by: Reed Elsevier

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Anti-Phishing Design Using Mutual Authentication Approach

August 2, 2010 12:00am PDT

The act of sending an e-mail to a client fallaciously declares to be a recognized genuine organization in an endeavour to deceive the client into compromise confidential information that will be...

Provided by: International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technologies

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Knowledgeable humans are still the best spam filters

July 26, 2010 9:00am PDT

Spammers and phishers spoof the addresses, subject lines, and contents of legitimate emails from popular services. A simple rule of thumb can help spot the fakes.

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Discussion Threads

Learn about the psychology that phishers use to try and fool us

July 6, 2010 8:11am PDT

Learn about the psychology that phishers use to try and fool us article root Why are phishers using advanced psychology Does it make their job easier? Are we prone to fall for the "Six Weapons of...

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Blog Post

Learn about the psychology that phishers use to try and fool us

July 6, 2010 5:58am PDT

Ever agree to do something and don't understand why? Perhaps, it's because someone is using the Six Weapons of Influence. Michael Kassner explains what these are and how they are being used by...

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Whitepapers

Achieving Improved Network Security with IP and DNS Reputation

July 1, 2010 12:00am PDT

As cyber threats across the globe continue to increase in number and sophistication, security and networking personnel must not only work harder but also smarter to stay ahead of malicious...

Provided by: Hewlett-Packard (HP)

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Intrusions Into Privacy in Video Chat Environments: Attacks and Countermeasures

July 1, 2010 12:00am PDT

Video chat systems such as Chatroulette have become increasingly popular as a way to meet and converse one-on-one via video and audio with other users online in an open and interactive manner. At...

Provided by: University of Colorado

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What you need to know to survive targeted malware attacks

June 29, 2010 5:00am PDT

Targeted attacks require a more granular approach to applying security controls. Tom Olzak looks at ways to survive when your organization becomes a cybercriminal's next target.

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Case Studies

Puresend Pushes the Envelope With Message Systems

June 8, 2010 12:00am PDT

This paper is a case study in how Message Systems applied their email messaging solution to solve the business problems being faced by Puresend. Puresend is a web-based email service provider...

Provided by: message systems

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TR Community scoreboard for June 4, 2010 - Online vs. traditional education

June 4, 2010 6:32am PDT

As promised, the weekly stats from the former TechRepublic Hot 5 video series will continue in text format with the new TR Community scoreboard, which will publish every Friday in the TR Out Loud...