The half yearly security threat report released by IT security and control firm Sophos reveals dangerous trends in cyber-crime.The major area of concern is malicious web pages.As web 2.0 sites become more and more popular cyber criminals are increasingly turning to web pages as an easy entry point to targeted computers.
A French Court on Monday fined eBay40 million Euros in damamges for selling fake Louis Vuitton merchandise online. The Paris commercial court ruled in favour of six LVMH brands and also barred eBay from selling four perfumes -- Christian Dior, Kenzo, Givenchy and Guerlain -- on its websites.
Beware if you get a job offer from a major company for which you have not applied. Act with caution, or you could be the victim of a cyber scam. The instances of people dupde by job scam perpetrators are on the rise.
Phishng attacks are quite common. But what is worrying IT managers now are spear phishing attacks, wherein the criminals attack a few targeted individuals and this could include your CEO
Lottery scam is becoming one of the fastest growing areas of cyber crime.It is reported based on a survey conducted by Microsoft that more than 50 % of all spam involves lottery scams.