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Back in 2003 Gartner declared Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) as dead. Whether this is true, it is an increasing reality that intrusion protection or prevention systems are increasingly becoming a part of many company's networks. While IDS may be waning, IPS (Intrusion Protection Systems) are on the up, yet there is still a pervasive feeling that such technology can cause a network to break or malfunction. An American and a Scotsman have been jailed for their part in an international phishing scam that netted the pair $11 million dollars (£6.5 million). The men now face a total of ten years in prison. Networks of compromised PCs or botnets are fast becoming the weapon of choice for organized gangs to launch phishing attacks, according to a new report. The world’s most popular web search engine is also a really useful hackers’ tool. Richard Hollis reveals the tricks of the trade Nearly 1,400 phishing websites and another 750 purporting to sell credit card numbers have been closed down following a clampdown by MasterCard. Instant messaging is the future, says Jim Carr, and there is a world of possibility waiting out there. But there is risk as well as benefit, and it must be faced Mass-mailer viruses tapered off in the first quarter of this year but mobile viruses, phishing attacks, and exploits of software vulnerabilities emerged as top threats, according to a report by McAfee's AVERT research unit. Security exploits are being created more easily and faster than ever, with attackers targeting e-commerce sites for financial gain, according to new research. If IT security is a battle, most companies are faced with the problem of managing a motley army of security devices and solutions. Microsoft has filed 117 civil lawsuits against unnamed phishers trying to steal personal and financial information from its customers. The world of smaller businesses has become the target of two Home Office online security initiatives. The first mobile phone virus using the Mobile Messaging Service (MMS) is finally a reality, and anti-virus experts are predicting a dangerous future. CommWarrior, discovered this week, sends itself as an MMS to addresses it finds an infected telephone directory. An increase in the number of instant messenging (IM) viruses marks the start of a new war between virus writers, according to a virus expert. Delivery of phishing emails rose 42 percent in January, as internet criminals attack more companies and compromise more computers worldwide, a new report reveals. Unpatched Linux systems are lasting longer on the internet before being compromised, according to a study by the Honeynet Project, a nonprofit group of security professionals that researches online attackers' methods and motives. Junk email clogging up your inbox used to be annoying, but as René Millman reports, it’s moved beyond that and become a lot more sinister Phishing is now an accepted fact of life for many Internet users. Most of the emails that they receive are clearly from friends or business contacts, or clearly fraudulent. But there are a few, just a few, that might just be genuine, and there will always be a small percentage of users who will follow the link sent them in the email, and connect to what they think is their bank, and give the phishers their reward. Organized crime on the internet is a growing threat but the sky is not falling. Organisations are putting themselves at risk by not properly deleting files before selling on old computers according to new research.