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A 24-year-old, who admitted to phishing AOL users during a four-year period, has received seven years in prison. "Clickjacking" has the potential to affect any internet browser, using a bogus button to lure users to malicious sites. Protecting users from internet-borne threats falls on trusted websites, says Overstock's Sam Peterson. Dan Kaplan reports. A new round of malicious emails tries to trick recipients into believing someone wants to be their Facebook friend. An Australian market for biometric voice authentication is taking shape from early adopters in the banking, government and service industries. A malicious spam campaign is threatening to disconnect users from the Internet as a result of their online activities, Sophos reports. The Web is a pretty nasty place, according to reverse engineer and privacy advocate Mike Perry -- and he should know. Google's Picasa image hosting service is fast-becoming the new tool of choice for spammers to elude e-mail filters. The Thai government has decided to close down and block over 1600 websites, purportedly in the name of national security. The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) has admitted that the number of its customers hit by a data breach was much larger than previously stated. Organisations that block access to sites such as Facebook are limiting the use of critical business tools necessary to a Generation Y workforce, argued Symantec executives in Sydney on Tuesday.
Traffic analysis can help warn of terrorist attacks, but it can also be used to crack encryption, so we need to act now. In its largest security update in 18 months, Microsoft on Tuesday delivered 11 patches to resolve 26 vulnerabilities in its operating system and related components. Australia’s e-security framework is set to receive a major policy overhaul, the Attorney General Robert McClelland has announced. British businesses are finding that protecting their organisations from hackers, social networking threats and browser vulnerabilities is an increasing struggle, according to research Expect more malware, unwelcome email, and social engineering threats this season. The Secure Enterprise 2.0 Forum, which looked at the advantages and security risks of Web 2.0 technology use in the enterprise, debuted today in New York. The questions of "who" and "why" in identity theft remain largely ignored. That is, "Who is after online identities? And what for?" Companies that limit employee use of the internet are more likely to block travel and social networking sites than porn sites, according to a report released today at Infosec Europe 2008. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment and planning to schedule public meetings to evaluate the use of Social Security numbers (SSNs) by private organisations, the agency announced this week.