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DENVER, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ID Watchdog, Inc. (TSX.V: IDW, OTC: IDWAF), provider of identity monitoring and preservation tools, today announced the release of identity monitoring and alerting features that are integrated into the latest version of Lavasoft's anti-malware software Ad-Aware. Available to all users of Ad-Aware 10.2 , free credit report monitoring and alerting capabilities notify users of any critical changes to their credit report that might be an early...

SAN DIEGO, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN), a global leader in unified web security, email security, mobile security and data loss prevention (DLP), today announced 10 new advanced malware and data theft defenses, spear phishing protection with cloud sandboxing, and a forensic reporting dashboard with in-depth security intelligence. "We tested the Websense® TRITON(TM) solution security advancements and were very impressed by the results," said Jan...

FREDERICK, Md., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to industry and law enforcement reports, phishing and malware attacks have more than doubled in the last year, resulting in potential losses exceeding $1 billion. Cybercriminals are using increasingly sophisticated methods to access accounts, steal sensitive information and originate fraudulent transactions. In order to minimize the risk of identity theft and bank account fraud, Frederick County Bank now offers IronKey Trusted Access, a...

With cloud technologies and mobile technologies continuing to move forward faster than the protections for them, combating identity theft and fraud will continue to be challenging. To break this vicious cycle, businesses have to implement a multi-factor authentication and secure bring-your-own-device (BYOD) strategy which is well accepted among their employees and which lowers the total cost of ownership. Mobile-phone based authentication services provide a perfect solution. Tel Aviv,...

Google published some startling statistics on Tuesday, revealing that it uncovers some 9,500 new malicious websites every day through its ‘Safe Browsing’ program. “These are either innocent websites that have been compromised by malware authors, or others that are built specifically for malware distribution or phishing,” wrote Google Security Team blogger Niels Provos in a blog posting. “While we flag many sites daily, we strive for high quality and have had only a handful of...

CLEARWATER, Fla., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet Security Awareness Training firm KnowBe4 has joined forces with security expert and former hacker Kevin Mitnick. Once known as the world's most-wanted hacker, Mitnick now uses his expertise to help organizations identify, correct, and prevent network security vulnerabilities. Mitnick has taken the role of KnowBe4's Chief Hacking Officer. "We're excited to announce our partnership with Kevin Mitnick, who is widely recognized...

Personalized email advertisements are far more likely to repel customers than to endear them, according to a study led by a Temple University Fox School of Business professor. But the research – which drew from 10 million marketing emails sent to 600,000 customers – also shows there is a way companies can use personal information without driving customers away: send them deals on products they want. Using data from a firm's real-world transactions, Assistant Professor of Management...

CLEARWATER, Fla., June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GFI Software today released its VIPRE(®) Report for May 2012, a collection of the 10 most prevalent threat detections encountered last month. In May, GFI threat researchers observed a number of attacks focused on Tumblr(®) users including two spam campaigns centered around a fake "Tumblr Dating Game" which lead to surveys, fake advertising spam asking for personally identifiable information in exchange for ad revenue generated by the...

Internet search giant Google on Tuesday introduced a new alert system that will warn users who are logged into their Google account when it thinks they may be the target of a state-sponsored cyber attack. Eric Grosse, Google’s VP of security engineering, said in a recent blog post that an alert will be displayed at the top of the user’s Gmail page after logging in and when there is evidence of a suspected state-sponsored attack. He said that such attacks could take the form of...

SAN MATEO, Calif., May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSTAR, Inc., the global leader in high-quality OEM Internet URL content filtering technologies, announced today that inCompass Cloud and SDK architecture will support and incorporate malware, phishing, and malicious site telemetry data enabling immediate protection from phishing sites, one-click fraud, and malware sites. Malware protection requires unique and special considerations and expertise due to the rapidly changing nature of...