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and expense reimbursement schemes were the leading types of fraud reported in Canadian cases.
Facebook has released an infographic that says about 600,000 log-ins per day are compromised. In a related blog post, Face- book stated: “It is not that these Facebook accounts are compromised on Facebook, and certainly not that they’re ‘hacked’ as some have written. There may be compro- mised accounts that appear on Facebook, but more often than not they are compro- mised off of Facebook — they use the same password for e-mail as Facebook, they get phished, etc.”
they used a public Internet terminal or WiFi network.
Since June 2011, Kaspersky Lab has seen a substantial decrease in the number of fake anti-virus programs. As of October 2011, Kaspersky observed 10, 000 daily attempts to infect users with Trojan-FakeAV; back in June the figures were approximately 55,000.
Small and medium- sized businesses have inadequate IT security solutions and employee In-
Symantec’s October 2011 Intelligence Report reveals that for the first time, spammers have established a genuine URL shortening service that is publicly available and will generate real shortened links. These have so far only been found in spam e-mails. During 2010, 92 per cent of spam e-mails contained URLs and the use of shortened links makes it harder for traditional anti-spam countermeasures to block the messages based on finger- printing the URL.
ternet usage policies to defend their oper- ations against malicious web sites and other online threats, according to a recently released survey conducted by GFI Software. Survey results show that two in five SMBs know with certainty that they have suffered some sort of security breach as a result of employees navigating to web sites that host malware, infected downloads or have been corrupted by malicious code.
Avigilon has been ranked number four on Technology Fast 500, Deloitte’s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology com- panies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year rev- enue growth during the period from 2006-2010. Avigilon grew 38,796 per cent during this period.
The median fraud loss for organizations in Canada is about $127,000, according to a fraud survey conducted by the Associa- tion of Certified Fraud Examiners. Based upon survey results from Certified Fraud Examiners who investigated cases be- tween January 2008 and December 2009, the study found corruption, billing
6 SECURITY MATTERS • WINTER 2011
Two-thirds [65 per cent] of senior security professionals at Global 5,000 and federal organizations say traditional Security In- formation and Event Management (SIEM) products no longer provide enterprises and government agencies with the ability to tackle modern cyber threats and insider attacks. This according to a recent survey by eIQnetworks.
According to new research from Webroot, 97 per cent of those polled use work- issued devices (e.g., phones, laptops & PCs) for personal tasks and communi- cation while at work, while the remaining three per cent use their own personal devices. Furthermore, 89 per cent be- lieve security policies help with the pre- vention of infections or viruses on the company network.
Norton by Symantec has expanded its NortonLive Ultimate Help Desk service to include support for Mac computers and applications. This personal IT help desk service for consumers and small businesses with up to 10 computers now offers multi-platform support for Mac OS systems and applications, as well as Windows-based systems and many digital devices.
Commtouch’s State of Hacked Accounts report reveals that most users get hacked at high rates even when they do not think they are engaging in risky behaviour, with 62 per cent unaware of how their ac- counts had been compromised. Ac- cording to the report, less than one-third of users noticed their accounts had been compromised, with more than 50 per cent relying on friends to point out their stolen accounts. Fifteen per cent of users thought their credentials were stolen after
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies’ IR latest research shows that two-thirds of American college students are inter- ested in using their cell phone in place of an identification (ID) card. Students feel they are less likely to lose their phone than an ID card and they know that ID cards are shared, while phones aren’t. Data from the independent re- search entitled, Effective Management of Safe & Secure Openings & Identities, also unearthed that nearly half of all stu- dents identify their cell phones as their favourite personal electronic device. Al- most half of all students are already using cell phone apps to make college life easier. Campus apps include man- aging class work, checking grades, communicating with their professors and receiving notifications and alerts. They are also using apps for the book- store, bus schedule, maps and local re- tail discounts.
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