- How to make new stuff from your piles of obsolete tech
- Why your computer sucks
- 10 recession-proof IT skills
- Juniper execs share network vision
- 9-year-old plots his fifth Microsoft certification
The eBay email fraud campaign, which took place in May this year, and aimed to get users of the online auction site to disclose their bank details has been named this year's scariest email blunder by Proofpoint.
eBay users received an official looking message that warned "inactive customers" may have their Pay Pal accounts deleted and asked recipients to confirm their details, including their credit card number, expiry date and PIN.
The Conficker virus which knocked out the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force's email in January came second, while the scam emails that attempted to lure recipients into divulging their personal information to receive a tax refund was listed as the third scariest email issue this year.
Other that made the list included a judge ordering a Gmail account to be deactivated, 10,000 Hotmail passwords being leaked and Jack Straw's email account being hacked.
Keith Crosley, director of market development at the email security firm, says: "These demonstrate the ongoing need for user training, for corporate email policies and for technology to enforce corporate policies".
Rss FeedRss Feed
The Leader in Network Knowledge
Partner Content
www.bmc.com
Gartner 2009 Magic Quadrant for Job Scheduling
Gartner has positioned BMC CONTROL-M in the Leaders Quadrant of their "2009 Magic Quadrant for Job Scheduling." The report assesses the ability to execute and completeness of vision of key vendors in the marketplace. Read a full copy today, courtesy of BMC Software.
Download whitepaper
Dell's SMART Approach to Workload Automation
Read a compelling case study by EMA, Inc. to learn how Dell uses BMC CONTROL-M to cut cost and increase productivity with workload automation.
Download whitepaper
Workload Automation Cost Savings 2 Minute Video
A major computer manufacturer uses BMC CONTROL-M and just four people to schedule and run over 85,000 jobs every month. By switching to BMC CONTROL-M, they more than quadrupled the workload without adding a single staff member. See how in this 2-minute video overview.
Go to video
Comment