Taxing Times -- Feb. 23 (Credit Card Protection)

Taxing Times -- Feb. 23  (Credit Card Protection)

Taxing Times -- Feb. 23 
Read Eva Rosenbergs TaxWatch today to make sure your good works translate into a good deduction, and dont miss more news on how to account for household help, plus a review by the Wall Street Journals Tom Herman of the major tax-software products, all on this weeks Tax pages.

Businesses Told To Protect Online Buyers 
It is up to businesses rather than banks to instill more confidence in consumers about the safety of online transactions, according to research from Symantec. A Yougov survey, of 2,500 UK adults, carried out for the security company has revealed that despite three-quarters of the population shopping and banking online, many are looking for additional reassurances from online retailers before ...

Laptop losses and phishing fruit salad 
The need for accurate risk assessmentDr Neal Krawetz takes a look at the numbers behind reports of laptop thefts and phishing attacks, showing inconsistent metrics and the difficulty in using numbers to determine the real level of threat.

Phishers hook up to Web 2.0 
Blog: There's something unusual about a phishing scam doing the rounds, which uses a news hook--a fake report that Australian Prime...

Phishers Up The Ante And Go After Online Poker Players 
Websense warns that phishers are targeting online poker players who use the Party Poker site.

Credit Union Warns Public Of Phishing E-Mails 
Hawaiian Telcom Credit Union warns the public about e-mail scams.