Surferbill » socialengineering http://surferbill.com Not a surfer, not called Bill Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:43:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 Ministers ‘using fear of terror’ http://surferbill.com/2009/02/ministers-using-fear-of-terror.html http://surferbill.com/2009/02/ministers-using-fear-of-terror.html#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:39:00 +0000 Surferbill http://surferbill.com/blog/2009/02/ministers-using-fear-of-terror/ Ministers 'using fear of terror': “A former head of MI5 has accused the government of exploiting the fear of terrorism and trying to bring in laws that restrict civil liberties.”

]]> http://surferbill.com/2009/02/ministers-using-fear-of-terror.html/feed 0 Top-secret US labs penetrated by phishers http://surferbill.com/2007/12/top-secret-us-labs-penetrated-by-phishers.html http://surferbill.com/2007/12/top-secret-us-labs-penetrated-by-phishers.html#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:45:00 +0000 Surferbill http://surferbill.com/blog/2007/12/top-secret-us-labs-penetrated-by-phishers/ Top-secret US labs penetrated by phishers:
“One of the most sensitive science and technology labs in the US has been hacked as part of what it called ‘a sophisticated cyber attack that now appears to be part of a coordinated attempt to gain access to computer networks at numerous laboratories and other institutions across the country.’”

This technique, known as spear phishing, is on the rise – don’t open email attachments you are not expecting, even from people you know. Email is easy to forge, one mistake and you could cost your company dearly.

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