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Monday, June 12, 2006

Identity Theft - Spoof Google email on the loose 


Spoof Google email on the loose 
An email announcing the launch of a new Google Pharmacy service is a trap designed to infect the recipient with Trojan software. The statement claims to be from Team Google and even the two 'o's in the Google logo have been replaced by blue Viagra pills.
Source: www.infomaticsonline.co.uk

Reflexion Announces Results from First Spam Personality Survey 
Reflexion Network Solutions, a hosted service provider for anti-spam solutions, today announced the results of its 'Spam Personality' survey, which examined how people manage spam and what it says about them. Survey findings show that most people receive between 50 and 200 emails per day, and 20 percent reported that 50-74 percent of all incoming email is spam. This demonstrates a loss in
Source: www5.sys-con.com

SafetyNET 
The world is changing: with telecommunications technology and Internet use skyrocketing, financial security means more than the steel in a banks vault. What exactly proper Internet security is though, can be a complex and tricky thing.
Source: www.advocatepress.com

SenSage and The SANS Institute Sponsor Industry's First Log Management Summit 
SenSage, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise security analytics, today announced that The SANS Institute and SenSage have jointly created the only major conference on what works in log management, to be held in Washington, DC on July 12-14. To register for the conference, visit https://www.sans.org/logsummit06/summit/php.
Source: sys-con.com

New law requires companies to dispose of personal information 
Gov. George Pataki has signed into law a bill that will require businesses in New York state to properly dispose of materials containing customers' personal identifying information -- or face a civil penalty of up to $5,000.
Source: www.bizjournals.com

Bills to end 'phishing' signed by governor 
ALBANY (AP) - Gov. George E. Pataki has signed bills to end "phishing," the growing scheme of people posing as a legitimate business and sending e-mails to trick computer users into turning over private information about credit cards and bank accounts.
Source: www.buffalonews.com