Tag: Scam
Word of the Week: Clickjacking
Clickjacking scams are making the rounds of Facebook users again, and while the current wave is supposedly under control (according to the FB people) new versions keep popping up all the time. (Mar 07, 2011)
Summer Email Security News: It was the ‘Summer of Spam’!
Lots of activity in our industry this summer, following the major trends we outlined previously: huge spam volumes, consolidation, virtualization and more. (Sep 15, 2010)
Word of the Week: Phishing
This week's Word of the Week is Phishing. What exactly does it involve and how can you prevent unsuspecting people from becoming victims of it? According to Wikipedia, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames,passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment processors or IT administrators are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting public. (Aug 26, 2010)
“Love is in the air” ...or is it?
Ah, Valentine’s Day, the time of year when suddenly everyone is starry-eyed and declaring their love for one another. Our eagerness to please our loved ones tends to make us a little more vulnerable. And this makes us perfect prey to scammers who pounce on these vulnerabilities to spread their viruses and scams. (Feb 11, 2010)
Would you fall for this?
If you're about to sell something online, beware! I planted a dummy advertisement and went hunting for scammers, which wasn't difficult at all. Scams are all around us, and here are 2 where I deliberately offered myself as a "victim." (Jan 25, 2010)
Ho Ho..ohhh!
This scam is not that popular yet, but we’ll probably begin hearing more about it in 2010, thanks to Web 2.0. (Dec 07, 2009)
More Recent News
Recent Spam Survey Winners
We are extremely pleased with the tremendous response that we have received to this point from our Fight Email Spam survey. As promised we have randomly selected winners of our gift card prizes. (Jan 23, 2012)
New Year's Resolution
We spend 8 to 10 (or more) hours a day at work - more time than we spend anywhere else - and our desks/workspaces are becoming our kitchen tables. But, do you realize that our desks are covered in more bacteria... (Jan 20, 2012)
Email Usage Survey
We are currently conducting a market research on email usage at work. Thank you for filling our this very short survey. (Jan 12, 2012)
