The incident is shocking, coming from a leading bank such as Bank of America. Its a classic case of social engineering. Phishing attacks are hard to prevent, since they are directed towards bank customers, with little or no information on banking security. However, attacks like these where the Bank employees are targeted need to be prevented. When a bank customer errs, he/she compromises his/her own information, but when bank employees err, they compromise thousands of identities, to say the least. Banks should conduct security workshops to educate employees, if they are not already doing so.
Google's shot at personal homepage looks decent. However, a host of additional facilities could be provided as well, such as homepage color and templates. Template information could be stored in users' Gmail accounts. Also, inclusion of Slashdot does seem strange:-)
The target clientile seems to be institutions such as banks and airports. In that case, the price seems to be justified. If Sony wants to target the low end consumers, they will certainly have to bring down the price.
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The incident is shocking, coming from a leading bank such as Bank of America. Its a classic case of social engineering. Phishing attacks are hard to prevent, since they are directed towards bank customers, with little or no information on banking security. However, attacks like these where the Bank employees are targeted need to be prevented. When a bank customer errs, he/she compromises his/her own information, but when bank employees err, they compromise thousands of identities, to say the least. Banks should conduct security workshops to educate employees, if they are not already doing so.
Google's shot at personal homepage looks decent. However, a host of additional facilities could be provided as well, such as homepage color and templates. Template information could be stored in users' Gmail accounts. Also, inclusion of Slashdot does seem strange :-)
The target clientile seems to be institutions such as banks and airports. In that case, the price seems to be justified. If Sony wants to target the low end consumers, they will certainly have to bring down the price.