by Schehrezade Davidson | Feb 19, 2010 | Cyberthieves
I was in a conversation this week with someone else in the online security space and I happened to mention that I think Tricerion’s Safe Login is pretty darn sweet. He was a proponent of a keyfob token that additionally used a USB chord and a card too. Yikes....
by Schehrezade Davidson | Feb 9, 2010 | Cyberthieves, Phishing, Trends
A world wide phishing attack on carbon emissions trading registries forced registries in nine countries to shut down, while in other countries trading was temporarily suspended. Fake registries (phishing sites) were set up by a group of criminals who then sent out...
by Schehrezade Davidson | Feb 4, 2010 | Cyberthieves
Well, it might not be the best career move and it probably won’t help you pad your resume, but hey – income is income, right? According to Reuters cyberthieves are hiring, and they’re placing ads online. One site, for example, pays $180 (£112) for...
by Schehrezade Davidson | Feb 3, 2010 | Phishing
2 of my 3 Twitter accounts asked me to reset my password this morning when I signed in. It seems that a third party application may have compromised accounts, but stories abound about what really happened. What I can tell you is that I know enough about where to share...
by Schehrezade Davidson | Jan 30, 2010 | Banking, Retail
The good folks over at Credit Card Processing Gist posted an article yesterday naming the flaws of Verififed By Visa and MasterCard’s Secure Code. Flawed technology and poor design meet good economics – telling us that price is the trump card when it comes...
