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  In a recent Dark Reading article, new research from Trusteer revealed that mobile users are the most likely to fall victim to fake e-mail messages and visit phishing sites. Once they arrive at the fraudulent site they are also three times more likely than users on PCs to provide sensitive login information. Why are mobile users more vulnerable? Availability – smartphones are with their users 24/7 so e-mails are checked more frequently. Phishing attacks generally get their victims during their initial launch, as after a certain time frame sites are taken down, blocked or shut down. Size – the smaller screens of mobile devicesRead More →

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In this Network World article, a US District Court Judge in California ordered Google to deactivate the Gmail account of a User who accidentally received personally identifiable information.  An employee of Rocky Mountain Bank sent an e-mail to the User’s account in error containing names, Social Security Numbers and loan information of more than 1300 bank customers.  Once the employee realized their mistake, they quickly sent a follow-up e-mail requesting that the recipient destroy the previous e-mail and contact Rocky Mountain Bank as soon as possible.  After receiving no reply from the recipient, the bank contacted Google and asked for information on the Gmail accountRead More →