No idea if anyone has mentioned this, but what with all the "print at home" boarding passes and such, there is nothing to stop someone from changing a name on a print at home ticket, and thus, ANYONE can get through security, rendered 'blacklists' and such obsolete. Coupled with the fact that IDs are never checked at the gate anymore, persons flying could further be disguised by switching tickets with someone beyond the security checkpoint.
Not sure if it was mentioned, but I'm pretty sure that when one calls AOL or almost any customer support number there is a recording saying "This call may be recorded for quality assurance" or something to that effect. Basically, that's grounds for either side to record the call.
That's funny, iTunes does come bundled with the Windows version of QuickTime though. Quite annoying, if you ask me. It's come to the point that I don't update QuickTime anymore because for every bloody minor version I have to download yet another version of iTunes (that I didn't ask for) only to have it throw its icons around my start menu and completely ignore my prefernces on associations.
Uhhh... a webpage is a little more static than what individual users may send to each other over a network, so an ISP can see (without necessarily having to "monitor") what is on a site they are hosting. Besides, it isn't likely that the ISP will receive complaints from the users trading files about the content in the files, as opposed to one who may view the webpage and complain, and possibly affect the private business of the ISP.
WholeSecurity's new software claims to identify fraudulent sites.
Paul Roberts, IDG News Service Monday, August 16, 2004
A new software tool from WholeSecurity can spot fraudulent Web sites used in online cons known as "phishing" scams, according to a statement from the company.
Advertisement
The new product, called Web Caller-ID, can detect Web pages dressed up to look like legitimate e-commerce sites. WholeSecurity is marketing the technology to banks, credit card companies, and online retailers as a way to prevent unwitting customers from accessing false sites, to reduce fraud, and increase confidence in online commerce, the company says.
Phishing scams are online crimes that use unsolicited commercial, or "spam," e-mail to direct Internet users to Web sites controlled by thieves, but are designed to look like legitimate e-commerce sites. Users are asked to provide sensitive information such as a password, Social Security number, bank account, or credit card number, often under the guise of updating account information.
Already in Use
A version of Web Caller-ID is already being used by EBay in a feature called Account Guard, part of an EBay Web browser toolbar that users of the online auction site can download for free. The feature detects suspicious behavior, such as Web URLs that disguise the true Internet address of the site the user is visiting.
Companies can license a Web browser plug-in from WholeSecurity, which can then be distributed to customers directly or as part of a Web browser toolbar. Alternatively, companies can sign up for an e-mail processing service from WholeSecurity that harvests information on phishing scams from spam e-mail or customer complaint e-mail sent to the company, WholeSecurity says.
A Web browser-based management console lets administrators view suspected phisher sites, file complaints against spoof Web sites, or fine-tune the Web Caller-ID technology to adapt to their company's Web site.
On the Rise
Reports of phishing attacks have skyrocketed in recent months, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), a joint industry-law enforcement group.
There were 1422 new, unique attacks reported to the APWG in June, a 19 percent increase over the previous month. Since the beginning of 2004, reports of the attacks have grown by 52 percent a month on average, the group says.
A survey of 5000 adult Internet users by research firm Gartner released in April found that the number of phishing attacks spiked in the last year and that around 3 percent of those surveyed reported giving up personal financial or personal information after being drawn into a phishing scam. The results suggest that as many as 30 million adults have experienced a phishing attack and that 1.78 million adults could have fallen victim to the scams, Gartner says.
Taking the First Step
Web Caller-ID is not a cure-all for the phishing problem, but is a good first step to provide comprehensive protection from the scams, says Howard Schmidt, former White House cybersecurity advisor and the current chief information security officer at EBay.
"These are some of the things we need to do moving forward--getting technology built into the Web browsers themselves to do these things," he says.
However, better user education and stronger security from online retailers, banks, and financial institutions is also needed to protect technically unsophisticated consumers from complex online cons like phishing attacks, Schmidt says.
"You can't put somebody in a car and tell them to drive, but not tell them what the brake and gas pedal are for," he says.
Of course Microsoft does not want people to distribute sp2. Any number of backdoors or things of the like may be added at any step along the way. The safe way is obviously straight from Microsoft.
Is it smarter to apply and collect whatever money you may (if you cannot prove damages), or to exclude yourself for the future if something bad DOES, indeed, happen to your account (and your money). I would try to exclude myself personally seeing that if 2 million people apply for their part of the settlement, i'd only get about $0.50.
if you mapquest out the three addresses , you see how close two of them are. one is a bit further away, you should visit to see if they are actual addresses, or just mailboxes (PO Boxes) etc.
I'm honestly happy they haven't changed the name again. Trying to get your office to adapt to a new browser is hard enough when they are afraid to use software that doesn't "come in a box" much less when it keeps changing it's name.
I burn cds as a backup, sure. I then listen to the backup. I view burned cds as disposable and expendable, If it's scratched, it doesn't matter, I can just burn a new one. I have gone through 20 copies of just one cd as it gets played through and scratched up after a while, and that is the beauty of CDRs, they are so easily replaceable.
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the safe thing to do is you should have already switched lanes (if you're in the left that is) by the time they got to you if you see them coming up.
Prove it.
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No idea if anyone has mentioned this, but what with all the "print at home" boarding passes and such, there is nothing to stop someone from changing a name on a print at home ticket, and thus, ANYONE can get through security, rendered 'blacklists' and such obsolete. Coupled with the fact that IDs are never checked at the gate anymore, persons flying could further be disguised by switching tickets with someone beyond the security checkpoint.
Not sure if it was mentioned, but I'm pretty sure that when one calls AOL or almost any customer support number there is a recording saying "This call may be recorded for quality assurance" or something to that effect. Basically, that's grounds for either side to record the call.
That's funny, iTunes does come bundled with the Windows version of QuickTime though. Quite annoying, if you ask me. It's come to the point that I don't update QuickTime anymore because for every bloody minor version I have to download yet another version of iTunes (that I didn't ask for) only to have it throw its icons around my start menu and completely ignore my prefernces on associations.
There should be a new poll:
Slashdot editor responsible for the most dupes:
(a) Commander Taco
(b) Zonk
(c) write-in candidate
(d) CowboyNeal
Uhhh... a webpage is a little more static than what individual users may send to each other over a network, so an ISP can see (without necessarily having to "monitor") what is on a site they are hosting. Besides, it isn't likely that the ISP will receive complaints from the users trading files about the content in the files, as opposed to one who may view the webpage and complain, and possibly affect the private business of the ISP.
I'm not sure if this made sense.
Martians took over the rover and programmed it with an ominous message:
"Nothing for you to see here. Please move along."
Does That Web Site Look Phishy?
WholeSecurity's new software claims to identify fraudulent sites.
Paul Roberts, IDG News Service
Monday, August 16, 2004
A new software tool from WholeSecurity can spot fraudulent Web sites used in online cons known as "phishing" scams, according to a statement from the company.
Advertisement
The new product, called Web Caller-ID, can detect Web pages dressed up to look like legitimate e-commerce sites. WholeSecurity is marketing the technology to banks, credit card companies, and online retailers as a way to prevent unwitting customers from accessing false sites, to reduce fraud, and increase confidence in online commerce, the company says.
Phishing scams are online crimes that use unsolicited commercial, or "spam," e-mail to direct Internet users to Web sites controlled by thieves, but are designed to look like legitimate e-commerce sites. Users are asked to provide sensitive information such as a password, Social Security number, bank account, or credit card number, often under the guise of updating account information.
Already in Use
A version of Web Caller-ID is already being used by EBay in a feature called Account Guard, part of an EBay Web browser toolbar that users of the online auction site can download for free. The feature detects suspicious behavior, such as Web URLs that disguise the true Internet address of the site the user is visiting.
Companies can license a Web browser plug-in from WholeSecurity, which can then be distributed to customers directly or as part of a Web browser toolbar. Alternatively, companies can sign up for an e-mail processing service from WholeSecurity that harvests information on phishing scams from spam e-mail or customer complaint e-mail sent to the company, WholeSecurity says.
A Web browser-based management console lets administrators view suspected phisher sites, file complaints against spoof Web sites, or fine-tune the Web Caller-ID technology to adapt to their company's Web site.
On the Rise
Reports of phishing attacks have skyrocketed in recent months, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), a joint industry-law enforcement group.
There were 1422 new, unique attacks reported to the APWG in June, a 19 percent increase over the previous month. Since the beginning of 2004, reports of the attacks have grown by 52 percent a month on average, the group says.
A survey of 5000 adult Internet users by research firm Gartner released in April found that the number of phishing attacks spiked in the last year and that around 3 percent of those surveyed reported giving up personal financial or personal information after being drawn into a phishing scam. The results suggest that as many as 30 million adults have experienced a phishing attack and that 1.78 million adults could have fallen victim to the scams, Gartner says.
Taking the First Step
Web Caller-ID is not a cure-all for the phishing problem, but is a good first step to provide comprehensive protection from the scams, says Howard Schmidt, former White House cybersecurity advisor and the current chief information security officer at EBay.
"These are some of the things we need to do moving forward--getting technology built into the Web browsers themselves to do these things," he says.
However, better user education and stronger security from online retailers, banks, and financial institutions is also needed to protect technically unsophisticated consumers from complex online cons like phishing attacks, Schmidt says.
"You can't put somebody in a car and tell them to drive, but not tell them what the brake and gas pedal are for," he says.
Well, No.
Of course Microsoft does not want people to distribute sp2. Any number of backdoors or things of the like may be added at any step along the way. The safe way is obviously straight from Microsoft.
What exactly does e-voting have to do with data going through the internet?
I think simply because if the future is the same, then why not just write it in the present?
Is it smarter to apply and collect whatever money you may (if you cannot prove damages), or to exclude yourself for the future if something bad DOES, indeed, happen to your account (and your money). I would try to exclude myself personally seeing that if 2 million people apply for their part of the settlement, i'd only get about $0.50.
if you mapquest out the three addresses , you see how close two of them are. one is a bit further away, you should visit to see if they are actual addresses, or just mailboxes (PO Boxes) etc.
This should get the ball rolling nicely on getting their other claims thrown out.
I'm honestly happy they haven't changed the name again. Trying to get your office to adapt to a new browser is hard enough when they are afraid to use software that doesn't "come in a box" much less when it keeps changing it's name.
I burn cds as a backup, sure. I then listen to the backup. I view burned cds as disposable and expendable, If it's scratched, it doesn't matter, I can just burn a new one. I have gone through 20 copies of just one cd as it gets played through and scratched up after a while, and that is the beauty of CDRs, they are so easily replaceable.
of course i didn't read the actual news item, this is slashdot.
E3 - slashdot shows dupes, unrealistic editors
Apparently, he is also including a scene where Aragorn fights Sauron in the first place.
...US Slashdot editors get tricked once again by the "news media" to post another dupe.
Well actually, what this really prevents against is a child accidently shooting the gun off, or using his father's gun to bring to school and shoot .