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If you think that your email is safe and that the dangers on the Internet always affect someone else, read these true stories. When you use the Internet, you don’t just leave your door unlocked at night; you leave it wide open and advertise it to millions of people around the world.
IT systems slammed in FSA insider trading report City watchdog highlights best and worst IT practice
By Computerworld UK reporters
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has pinpointed weak IT controls in City firms in an investigation into insider trading.
Insider trading has become a serious problem during the current mergers and acquisitions boom, the financial firm watchdog said, and in a special report, it highlighted the need for improved IT security.
“Many firms could improve aspects of their IT controls to limit access to inside information. Some firms were careful in limiting the number of people made official insiders but had not considered the implications of open access IT systems, meaning that non insiders could also, theoretically, access inside information,” the FSA stated. Click here to read full article...
US nuclear secrets sent in insecure email
Explosive lapse in basic security procedures
By Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld
Several officials at the company that manages security at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) used unprotected email networks to share highly classified data on the characteristics of materials used in nuclear weapons.
Click here to read full article...
Mobile IT workers taking risks online
UK staff gossiping, US staff downloading porn
Ian Williams, vnunet.com 06 Jun 2007
Mobile workers are taking unnecessary risks when it comes to the data on their devices and the networks to which they connect, according to a new study.
The SurfControl Trust & Risk Study, conducted by Dr Monica Whitty from Queens University Belfast, reveals the risky behaviour of many employees, particularly mobile workers.
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Email "Spamming" and Email "Spoofing"
Two terms to be familiar with in these days of increased communication via electronic mail: email "spamming" and email "spoofing".
Email "spamming" refers to sending email to thousands and thousands of users - similar to a chain letter. Spamming is often done deliberately to use network resources. Email spamming may be combined with email spoofing, so that it is very difficult to determine the actual originating email address of the sender. Some email systems, including our Microsoft Exchange, have the ability to block incoming mail from a specific address. However, because these individuals change their email address frequently, it is difficult to prevent some spam from reaching your email inbox.
Email spoofing refers to email that appears to have been originated from one source when it was actually sent from another source. Individuals, who are sending "junk" email or "SPAM", typically want the email to appear to be from an email address that may not exist. This way the email cannot be traced back to the originator.
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Understanding Email Spoofing
Spam and e-mail-laden viruses can take a lot of the fun and utility out of electronic communications, but at least you can trust e-mail that comes from people you know – except when you can’t. A favorite technique of spammers and other “bad guys” is to “spoof” their return e-mail addresses, making it look as if the mail came from someone else. In effect, this is a form of identity theft, as the sender pretends to be someone else in order to persuade the recipient to do something (from simply opening the message to sending money or revealing personal information). In this article, we look at how e-mail spoofing works and what can be done about it, examining such solutions as the Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and Microsoft’s Sender ID, which is based on it. Click here to read full article...
Still need convincing that the Internet poses serious dangers to you and your families? Click on these links for yourself and discover how thousands of people are making their living spying on YOUR life! (Click responsibly! These are third party sites that may or may not place software, trojans, spyware or other files on your computer.)
http://www.e-spy-software.com/
http://www.journalismnet.com/tips/spy.htm
http://www.sharewareconnection.com/email-spy.htm
But that is just the TIP OF THE ICEBERG! If you want to see just how many people and companies on the Internet are interested in your private information, go to www.google.com and search for the following phrase:
How to spy on someone
NOW, are you ready to start protecting yourself and your family? Click here to find out how.
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