Tag Archive for: Spear

Will cyberthugs exploit Google Plus ‘identity service’ for spear phishing attacks? – Computerworld

While some people thought Facebook wanted to issue your Internet driver’s license, Google’s insistence for real names in G+ profiles as an “identity service” seems to be shooting for the right to be your “trusted” online ID passport. But using a …
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Gmail Users Still Targeted in Chinese Spear Phishing Attacks – Softpedia

Security researchers warn that spear phishing attacks targeting the personal Gmail accounts of people working for the military, government agencies or contractors, continue. “Once compromises happen and are covered in the news, they do not disappear and …
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Anti-Virus Software Failures Key Culprit in Spear Phishing Attacks – Yahoo Finance

EDISON, NJ–(Marketwire – 06/21/11) – “Anti-virus software is the key culprit in the success of spear phishing attacks, not innocent users,” says Mark Kay, CEO for StrikeForce Technologies (OTCQB: SFOR) (Pinksheets:SFOR – News). “Every compromised …
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Bit9 Podcast Addresses Spear Phishing, Modern Attacks and Application Whitelisting – Newsblaze.com

WALTHAM, Mass. – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Bit9 Inc. , the market leader in application whitelisting , announced today a new podcast, entitled “Spear Phishing and the Modern Cyber Attack,” that explains how IT teams can protect against spear phishing tactics. To …
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