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EV SSL: Tentative First Year for New Online Site Authentication Tool

Monday, April 7th, 2008

The Certifying Authority/Browser Forum was upbeat in a press release outlining the utility of its EVSSL (Extended Validation Secure Sockets Layer) guidelines to promote online security. The new guidelines released by the forum last June promised to drive out scams like phishing into extinction. Under the new process, websites who get certified by authorized agents […]

Never EVER fall for a Canadian Sweepstakes Scam!

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Photo by: Memotions
Have you heard from Deco Worldwide Sweepstakes or American Sweepstakes Lottery or from Alliance Consult Services? If not, good! They have one thing in common – all of them are scams. These are names some fraudsters used to cheat people of their money.
Canadian Sweepstakes scams are run by individuals based in Canada. They […]

Online Theft through Other Channels

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

The world-wide-web and email are the 2 most widely used and abused functions of the Internet, but other services are also used to compromise vulnerable systems and steal personal information.
Chat services, such as AOL’s Instant Messaging, Microsoft’s Messenger, IRC, ICQ and Yahoo! Chat are also all too vulnerable.
Users face potentially malicious links sending you to […]

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