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Thursday, April 13, 2006

Identity Theft Prevention - McAfee peels wraps of security portal


McAfee peels wraps of security portal
McAfee has launched the new McAfee Threat Center security portal that offers an overview of current security threats from vulnerabilities, malware, spam, phishing scams as well as "potentially unwanted programs" like adware.
Source: www.infomaticsonline.co.uk

Another tax-season headache: More ID theft
Another tax-season headache: More ID theft
Source: www.menafn.com

HSBC fights phishing with authentication token
The bank is ditching digital certificates in favour of password tokens, at least for its business customers
Source: uk.news.yahoo.com

More crooks go `phishing' at tax time
A sharply higher number of fake e-mails purportedly coming from the Internal Revenue Service is bombarding inboxes this tax season, part of an escalating wave of cybercrime that threatens the security of Internet transactions.
Source: feeds.feedburner.com