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The Public Key Infrastructure solves many security problems, but also introduces risks that require careful management. eDiscovery is one of those cool buzzwords that lawyers use, but nobody else cares about, right? Well, since 2006 that certainly is no longer the case. The automatic update features in many software applications are proving to be vulnerable to attack. Hackers are taking notice. You should, too. Was the final book in the Harry Potter series really breached by hackers? Security experts today said they doubt it. A LinkedIn "spear phishing" email scam loaded malicious software to steal usernames and passwords. Microsoft has filed 21 lawsuits in US Federal courts as part of an effort to stop those who continually pirate its software. A laptop containing what could be sensitive Home Office data has been sold on eBay. Microsoft claims that a small group led by a recently jailed Taiwanese man was the source of almost all high quality pirated copies of its software up until his arrest in 2004. Al Qaeda cyber-terrorists have announced they will launch an “electronic jihad” against online Western interests later this month, according to an Israeli news website.
A computer forensics expert has blasted as ineffective the way that most corporates deal with security breaches including network intrusion, data theft or destruction. Computer users should remain vigilant following a spate of chain-email scams, security experts have warned. Microsoft assist in raid with 5000 optical disks seized. PayPal, Barclays and eBay were the three firms most targeted by phishers last month, according to statistics compiled by PhishTank users. Hoping to increase their victim pool, scammers have launched a new Chase Bank email phishing scheme asking recipients to provide their personal information on a toll-free telephone call. Indiana's attorney general is warning state residents about a phishing attack in which an email claiming to be from Chase Bank offers customers $20 to complete an online survey and provide personal information. Microsoft announced today that it hopes to improve user awareness of counterfeit software’s security risks by launching The Genuine Software Initiative. More than 20 percent of email users receive more than five phishing emails every day, according to a new report. Charities and other non-profit organizations are to get protection from hackers and cybercriminals as a security company began offering free digital certificates and vulnerability scanning to websites that raise money for good causes. ABN AMRO, one of the world's largest international banks, has rolled out an automated document authentication system in a bid to achieve compliance with pending regulations designed to fight identity theft. The project to deploy Viisage’s iA-thenticate offering, was undertaken in conjunction with Viisage's Netherlands business partner, Securitech B.V. Microsoft officials have been trying to figure out what OneCare users’ beef is with the beta’s firewall, company technicians said this week.