Microsoft's intelligence security report: The top 5 takeaways (ZDNet)
Microsoft on Wednesday will unveil its sixth Security Intelligence Report and the tome---all 184 pages of it---has a lot of interesting data points culled from the software giant's antivirus applications. Microsoft concludes that rogue security software is a big threat, lost and stolen equipment is a bigger issue than hacking...
Scammers Swarm: Tax Time Is Open Season for Phishers (E-Commerce Times)
It's tax time again, and the online scammers are crawling out of the woodwork. Their goals are to intercept personal information about taxpayers nationwide, and in some ways, they may be benefiting from the IRS' push for people to electronically file their returns. Some scammers are "phishing" taxpayers by sending emails that claim to be from the IRS.
Survey: Small Firms Recognize Insider Risk, But Don't Act (Dark Reading)
Symantec report finds SMBs worried about insider threats
State warns about tax refund scam (ABC 4 Salt Lake City)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Have you gotten your tax return yet? If you haven't, be careful about a new e-mail scam going around.
Beware! Fraud is a threat when you bank online (Independent Online)
It's up to you to ensure you transact safely on the internet, because your bank doesn't consider itself liable for your losses if you are a victim of online fraud.
