Phar out! Phishers are now pharming (Identity Theft)

Phar out! Phishers are now pharming
If the phishers don't get you the pharmers will, police have warned. People are now getting wary of the scam called phishing - where people are sent emails claiming to be from their bank asking them to "confirm" their account details and passwords.
Source: www.smh.com.au

New Cyber Security Study Shows Consumers Are Overconfident About Identifying Online Scams
A new cyber security study released today highlights the difference between perception and reality of consumers' awareness of online scams and their actual online behavior. While 87 percent of consumers polled said they were confident they could recognize fraudulent e-mails, 61 percent failed to identify a legitimate e-mail. Most respondents categorized all e-mails in the study as fake, even
Source: www.sys-con.com

Proofpoint CEO Gary Steele Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 Award Finalist in the Northern California
Proofpoint, Inc., the leader in large-enterprise messaging security solutions, today announced that CEO Gary Steele has been named by Ernst & Young as a finalist for the prestigious Entrepreneur Of The Year Award for the Northern California region.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Aussies urged to dob in spammers
Computer users in Australia frustrated by spam filling their email inboxes are being urged to report the messages to a national database.
Source: www.stuff.co.nz

Symantec Sets Out Roadmap
Symantec has a roadmap for a slew of new enterprise security and storage products, as well as new consumer offerings designed to lock down user devices.
Source: www.byteandswitch.com