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Long viewed as a major vector for incoming threats such as viruses, malware and worms, organisations are also increasingly viewing laptops as a primary weakness in the fight against the theft, loss and misuse of information. It has been estimated that there are US$50 billion of illegal counterfeit and gray market goods sold on the internet annually and with the amazing growth in popularity of online auction sites and business-to-business (B2B) exchanges, all indications are that this trend is going to get worse before it gets better. Over three quarters of suspected identity thefts use Yahoo! email accounts, according to a report published yesterday. MasterCard’s recent move to offer financial incentives for companies using its SecureCode payer authentication system is a step in the right direction to fight online card fraud, but still "not enough," Gartner has warned. Fraudsters are targeting phishing attacks at high wage-earners to steal large sums of money, according to new research. Webroot and Sophos have teamed up for better protection from internet threats in Webroot's consumer and enterprise SpySweeper products. Two of the information security market's biggest vendors announced this week in the US that they are teaming up to fight identity theft and fraud. How can you be sure your security works unless someone tried to crack it - and failed? Rob Buckley delves into the world of penetration testing. Like most people these days, I change credit cards often to take advantage of zero per-cent interest rates. Like most people these days, I change credit cards often to take advantage of zero per-cent interest rates. The internet now has 1.07 billion users worldwide and more people buy online than ever before. But this growth in ecommerce has also created a fertile environment for fraud and security threats. Internet banks and retailers must instil more confidence in their customers that they will be protected against fraud in order to boost the UK's online economy, according to new research from Symantec. Recent efforts by the financial services industry to reduce the extent of credit card fraud are starting to pay off. »Information Consulting Group has acquired project management firm Net Solutions. The merger provides the business consultant organization’s customers with IT security management solutions. ICG specializes in financial services, consumer products, healthcare and manufacturing. http://www.infoconsultgroup.com Politically motivated "hackers" have been accused of tricking Amazon into sending a message "to possibly hundreds of thousands" of its customers about a controversial book, "Samson Blinded: A Machiavellian Perspective on the Middle East Conflict." The message was phrased in terms designed to irritate its recipients. New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is going after internet fraudsters again, this time suing a Manhattan spyware company for allegedly installing millions of pop-up advertisements on customers’ PCs. Recent automated teller machine (ATM) fraud cases involving Citibank and other banks points to a new wave of "personal identification number (PIN) block" schemes, Gartner has warned. A sharp hike in the volume and sophistication of phishing scams pushed British online banking fraud losses to record levels of £23 million in 2005 – almost double the previous year’s losses of £12 million, APACS, the U.K. payments association warned yesterday. House lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill that would require banks, retailers, credit bureaus and others to notify consumers when a security breach puts their personal data at risk. One in three consumers shun internet shopping due to fraud fears, with online retailers losing out on a potential £1.6 billion in the run up to Christmas, new research shows.