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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

ID Theft - Trend Micro Announces New Beta Version of ScanMail for Microsoft


Trend Micro Announces New Beta Version of ScanMail for Microsoft
MSN MoneyCentral - This beta version of Trend Micro ScanMail for Exchange Server 2007 and earlier versions of Exchange continues to provide businesses proven protection against a multitude of email-borne threats including spam and phishing and viruses, plus

Browser Upgrade: Singing Opera's Praises
Law.com - The big news in version 9.1 is Opera's greater protection against phishing -- fraudulent Web sites that try to steal your personal information. The latest versions of IE and Firefox also offer anti-phishing protection, but Opera is the only

Skype and Symantec Sign Agreement to Offer Small Office and Home
Consumer Electronics Net - Symantec's most recent Internet Security Threat Report, compiled from data on more than 120 million systems worldwide, shows a decline in viruses and worms, but a sharp rise in crimeware and phishing designed to steal personal information for

The Microsoft Roadmap to a Trustworthy Computing Environment Category
Softpedia - of Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007, the Forefront Server Security Management Console public beta, Internet Explorer 7 support for Extended Validation SSL Certificates, the Windows CardSpace proof-of-concept and the expansion of Microsoft’s Phishing

Identity Theft Prevention - 2007 Legislature - Back to School 


2007 Legislature - Back to School 
OLYMPIA -- The 2007 Legislature will convene at noon today with the traditional pomp, ceremony and vows of bipartisanship. Immediately afterward, lawmakers will turn their attention to writing a budget -- and deciding what to do with a projected $2 billion budget surplus over the next two years.

Cashier Charged with Credit Card Theft 
A grocery store cashier in Lycoming County is accused of stealing a customer's credit card number and charging items on it.

Credit card abuse 
I read many articles about illegal use of credit cards and credit card theft. The use of them has been made too easy by store personnel and management in the way that they do not ask for proper identification before processing.

REGION BRIEFS 
NEWFIELD -- U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg sent a letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Atomic Safety Licensing Board on Thursday requesting a public hearing on a proposal from Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation to cap a pile of radioactive waste in the borough.

3 jail escapees who beat guards captured 
MORGANTON - Three inmates who beat and handcuffed their Burke County jailers before escaping late Wednesday were captured hours later about 60 miles away in Concord after a statewide manhunt.

Free Clinic Opens to Treat Uninsured 
By Jay Conley jay.conley@roanoke.com 981-3114 A free clinic created to serve the uninsured opened its doors in Botetourt County on Tuesday night. The Christian Free Clinic in Botetourt will continue to open each Tuesday evening beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Monday, February 05, 2007

SMS feedback  (Identity Theft)


SMS feedback 
It may be Xhosa culture but thumbs down to the insensitive deed and comments accompanying Tony Yengeni's home bull and sheep stabbing. Any respect or sympathy I had for Tony Yengeni has gone after horrific killings of a bull and sheep at his home.

Waterbury woman arrested, charged with falsely reporting rape 
Police have arrested a 28-year-old Waterbury woman who had claimed she was raped by a black man in Bushnell Park, then recanted.

Police Log 
The following articles appeared in the Police Log in the Cumberland Times-News on January 25, 2007.

Scam Alert: Watch out for identity thieves at your fitness center 
If your primary holiday season workout involved lifting your credit cards in and out of your wallet and you have now resolved to get into shape by joining a fitness center, today's column is for you.

In Brief 
Conservation and boil water orders for the village of Cato will remain in effect until Thursday afternoon at the earliest. Cayuga County Health Department officials were awaiting test results for water samples Wednesday.

Vineland woman charged with ID theft, stealing credit card slip 
FLORENCE Police in this Burlington County community say they arrested a 54-year-old Vineland woman on suspicion of writing a bad check and stealing a credit card slip at a restaurant.