With increasing frequency and intensity it’s happening and your credit is at risk. The attacks are getting more and more sophisticated and the thieves are becoming more widespread. They are working hard to stay a step ahead of law enforcement and they are largely successful. Your money, your credit, and your identity are at risk of being compromised by online credit card theft.

More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a University of Michigan study had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves after their money or even their identity.

In recognition of National Internet Safety Month, AT&T Inc. announced a collaboration with nonprofit advocacy organizations to promote a safe online experience for consumers. AT&T also encouraged parents to be involved in their children's online activity, including wireless devices and computers.

Shalini Kesar, a computer scientist at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, has devised an antifraud strategy for business. Writing in the International Journal of Business Information Systems from Inderscience Publishers, he suggests that managers should be made aware of security issues and send out cues to junior staff that they have this knowledge.

According to Researchers at Core Security Technologies, they have uncovered three vulnerabilities in Apple's iCal application that hackers can exploit to take over vulnerable machines or launch denial-of-service attacks.

OpenID is an service which allows users to log on to many different web sites using a single username / password. This eliminates the need to create and remember a strong username / password for each site. The assumption, of course, is you create a strong OpenID.

McAfee, Inc.(NYSE: MFE) announced that it has signed a multi-year worldwide partnership with Acer Inc. to provide McAfee Internet Security Suite with SiteAdvisor(TM) for Acer's consumer customers. Acer computers will ship with the McAfee software suite, starting in Q2 2008 and support more than 28 languages.

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According to the Guardian, the government says it intends to launch a consultation on legislation for ISPs and rights holders to "cooperate in taking action on illegal file sharing... with a view to implementing legislation by 2009".

The Centre is mulling a request by various security agencies especially the CBI for amending the Information Technology Act to enable the investigating and intelligence agencies to monitor internet network and gateways in India.

As database managers for websites like the New Zealand census bureau have begun releasing a wide variety of information online, new operations research techniques are helping to balance the public’s right to know with the need to maintain online security, according to a new study in Operations Research, a flagship journal of The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.

Using an SMS password as an added security measure for internet banking is no guarantee your money is safe, according to a new Queensland University of Technology study which reveals online customers are not protecting their accounts.

During October, national Cyber Security Awareness Month, Americans should take special care to make sure their computers are safe from threats such as viruses, spyware and hackers. And Verizon, a leading provider of broadband services, is making it easy for all computer users to get the protection they need.