Google shows security questions are terrible for forgotten passwords
Google has released research that illustrates the wisdom of its recent decision to drop security questions as a fallback option for forgotten passwords.
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Chrome extension tackles Gmail and Google for Work phishing attacks
Google has released a free Chrome extension that warns Gmail users when they type their password into a phishing site and it's got new tools to protect the enterprise too.
DDoS volume surges as Europe displaces US as source of security attacks: Akamai
The volume of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks grew more than 20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 after previously levelling off, but the locus of global security attacks continued to move away from the Asia-Pacific region, new figures from content distribution giant Akamai have revealed.
David Braue | 26 Mar | Read more
Privileged-account controls crucial as Telstra weighs cost of data-retention security
Telstra is “still working on” calculating the cost of reliably securing the mass of metadata that will be collected under the government's controversial telecommunications data retention legislation, the company's chief information security officer has confirmed.
David Braue | 18 Mar | Read more
Financial phishing, infections down but new strains emerging: Symantec
Proactive efforts to stop the rate of financially-targeted Trojans saw a 53 percent decline in infection rates during 2014 but ever-smarter malware is learning to evade new security measures, Symantec has warned after an analysis that found Australia suffered over 114,000 financial phishing attacks last year.
David Braue | 05 Mar | Read more
Billion-dollar Carbanak heist blamed on poor staff cybersecurity training
Post-mortem analysis of the high-profileCarbanak banking heist continues to suggest that the $1 billion-plus series of attacks not only represent a high-water mark in the panoply of major crimes, but has been executed by cybercriminals exploiting the same sort of human weaknesses that security experts have been warning about for decades.
David Braue | 20 Feb | Read more
Hosted identity management helps PEXA overhaul a paper-clogged industry
An Australian-built, cloud-based identity-management and authentication platform from Verizon is playing a key part in moves by electronic-conveyancing provider Property Exchange Australia (PEXA) to streamline property settlements that have traditionally been a complex, paper-intensive process.
David Braue | 02 Dec | Read more
Using technology to reduce migration fraud
When you’re looking for a needle in a haystack, it helps if you can reduce the amount of hay you sort through.
Stephen Withers | 07 Aug | Read more
Wearable Tech - Can your life be hacked?
Paraphrasing the song made famous in the 1960s by The Troggs and wonderfully updated by Bill Nighy in "Love Actually" Big Data is really all around us. We are making more and more data about ourselves available to a broader audience. But what if that data is stolen? Is it useful to anyone?
Anthony Caruana | 07 Mar | Read more
Auscert 2012: Day 2 Roundup - Roll your sleeves up its Gala Day
Today's sessions through the eyes of IT Security journos Richard Chirgwin and Hamish Barwick at Auscert 2012.
Start-up Click Security debuts with threat-detection product
Start-up Click Security launches today with a threat-detection product that analyzes and correlates intelligence gathered by sensors on network traffic and activity to provide real-time alerts or even automate defense response to network intrusions or other security threats.
Ellen Messmer | 21 Feb | Read more
Eight tips to defend against online financial fraud threats
Criminals in 2012 are increasingly targeting the accounts of business owners and executives as a way to facilitate financial fraud and CIOs can help protect their organizations against these attacks.
Thor Olavsrud | 17 Feb | Read more
How to get the IRS' attention: Forge nearly $8 million in tax returns, steal identities
A former <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/does-irs-need-more-options-fight-identity-the">Internal Revenue Service</a> employee this week got 105 months in prison for pleading guilty to theft of government property and aggravated identity theft in a case where the guy tried to get away with nearly $8 million in fraudulent tax returns.
Michael Cooney | 11 Feb | Read more
Australia crawls towards its answer to identity fraud
The Australian Government's electronic answer to the nation's $1 billion identity theft problem -- the Document Verification Service (DVS) -- has processed 200,000 verifications, according to the Attorney General's Department (AGD).
Don't let your data suffer from Miss Taken Identity
Whether you celebrated National Identity Fraud Awareness Week (NIFAW) with a large identity cake or just shrieked 'Who Are You?' and other identity-inspired songs with friends over a beer or four, the campaign has run its course for another year -– and reminded those who were listening that we're still living in a world of trusting, naïve fools.
David Braue | 02 Nov | Read more
Destroying data to protect against fraud
Destroying data to protect against fraud.
Neerav Bhatt | 18 Oct | Read more
111 arrested in massive ID theft bust
Prosecutors call it the biggest identity theft bust in US history. On Friday, 111 bank tellers, retail workers, waiters and alleged criminals were charged with running a credit-card-stealing organization that stole more than $US13 million in less than a year-and-a-half.
Robert McMillan | 08 Oct | Read more
Prototype "Rapid DNA" technology exhibited; could bolster forensic investigations
TAMPA -- Using a portable kit to be able to quickly analyze human DNA collected in the field for investigative and forensics purposes has been a long-time dream for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), law enforcement and the Department of Defense (DoD).
Ellen Messmer | 30 Sep | Read more
Cashier used Barclays systems to profile sex attack victim
A 27 year-old bank cashier was fined £800 (A$1,226) yesterday for using her position at Barclays Bank to profile a customer who was the victim of a sex attack by the cashier’s husband.
One password for multiple accounts: don't do it!
When you leave your flat, do you leave the door wide open with your jewelry and valuables on the coffee table? When you visit a popular coffee shop, do you leave your iPad and smartphone on the table and go off shopping for an hour or two?
Stefan Hammond | 30 Aug | Read more