InfoWorld: Phishing sinks its hooks into the enterprise

======================================================================== CTO SOURCE http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Tuesday, January 25, 2005 IN THIS ISSUE * Phishing sinks its hooks into the enterprise * IT tackles phishing * Phishing ploys reflect savvy technical skills * Reeling in the phishers * Reports of phishing attacks up again in December * Wow! What a WAN -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ADVERTISEMENT MARKET UPDATE: SLM/BSM TECHNOLOGIES: AN ANALYST ARTICLE Find out why "Forrester believes that BMC Software currently has the strongest overall strategy of the ?Big Four? in the overall infrastructure management space." (Market Update: SLM/BSM Technologies, Forrester Research, Inc., November 2004.) Learn this and more when you download your complimentary analyst article from BMC Software. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DE8A:353CA35 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ======================================================================== PHISHING SINKS ITS HOOKS INTO THE ENTERPRISE The employee inbox is under attack yet again by scammers seeking access to your datacenter http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DE7A:353CA35 ======================================================================== IT TACKLES PHISHING One of the oldest cons in the book, the confidence scam, has a new name: phishing. And it's putting IT on alert because of its potential to damage online business communications and compromise the datacenter. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DE77:353CA35 ======================================================================== PHISHING PLOYS REFLECT SAVVY TECHNICAL SKILLS When going up against hackers and organized crime intent on fraud through phishing, strategy is everything. Here are popular schemes listed (loosely) in order of severity. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DE73:353CA35 ======================================================================== -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ADVERTISEMENT INFOWORLD WEBCAST: FOUR EXCUSES FOR UPGRADING YOUR NETWORK InfoWorld's CTO Chad Dickerson discusses four technologies that you may want to consider when upgrading your network. This webcast is tailored to small- and mid-sized businesses looking to leverage enterprise-class technologies, like VoIP, SANs, Gigabit Ethernet and enterprise-class security, on a fraction of the budget typically required. Chad relates his experiences as a columnist and technologies. A companion webcast to P.J. Connolly's article "Small Networks Bulk Up." Sponsored by Cisco Systems. Register and view now. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DE8B:353CA35 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ======================================================================== REELING IN THE PHISHERS Phishers beware. IT is watching you watching them. The FBI is out to get you jailed, too. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DE74:353CA35 ======================================================================== REPORTS OF PHISHING ATTACKS UP AGAIN IN DECEMBER BOSTON - Reports of online identity theft scams known as "phishing" attacks were up again in December, when more than 1,700 active phishing Web sites were reported, a 10 percent jump from the previous month, according to data released Thursday by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DE78:353CA35 ======================================================================== WOW! WHAT A WAN It wasn't so long ago that calling a telco to order frame-relay circuits was the only feasible way to securely connect remote offices to headquarters. The typical frame-relay network consists of T1 and fractional T1 circuits connected via a frame switch located in a telco CO (central office), with all these circuits aggregated on a central circuit in the corporate datacenter. The recurring fees are costly, leaving IT directors little choice but to severely limit the bandwidth to remote sites. If 128Kbps circuits can do the job, albeit slowly, then up they go. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=B2DE75:353CA35 ====================================================================== -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ADVERTISEMENT ATTEND FREE STORAGE SESSION COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU Now, businesses are required by law to manage data at more than a backup and restore level. Is your business prepared to meet Government regulations for data retention? Attend the FREE SAN Educational Program and learn how to do this easily, cost-effectively, and with scalable results. 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