by Schehrezade Davidson | Jan 12, 2010 | Banking
Everyone is excited about the new Google phone – Nexus One. I am actually considering making the jump from iPhone to an Android-based phone. The Android Market is the Google’s answer to iTunes App store. In an interesting twist of events, a rogue app called...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Schehrezade Davidson | Jan 1, 2010 | Banking, Retail, Trends
The FBI is advising small businesses – the same ones often operating on a shoestring – to use a dedicated PC for their online banking. It would seem that hackers are targeting small businesses, universities, and local businesses with keylogging malware...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Schehrezade Davidson | Dec 18, 2009 | Banking
CA, Inc. issued a report last week detailing the top security threats of 2009, as well as predictions for 2010. What’s surprising? Fake or rogue security software was the most prevalent threat of 2008. It seems criminals know that we as a population have a...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Schehrezade Davidson | Dec 18, 2009 | Banking
The problem: banking websites, while highly useful and in fact necessary in today’s virtual economy, are also highly vulnerable to fraudulent attacks. They could approach it the way AT&T did when they realized that 3% of users (iPhone owners) exploit 40% of...