
So it’s a new year… Another year, another thousand virii and worms released into the Internet ‘wild’ to attack our computers, millions of more Identites released, and untold more spams mails sent. Well if some of the powers that be would make some Infosec New Years Resolutions (and keep them!) those numbers wont be quite as high. Then again, if these New Years resolutions go like most of mine, the spammers, hackers and crackers have nothing to fear. So without further ado, I present the
Fearless Security New Years Infosec Resolutions with something for everyone
- To the clueless large companies that lost our private information last year
- To the clueless companies that have yet to lose our information
- To the clueless small companies
- To the clueless retailers
- To the clueless credit bureau companies
- To our beloved clueless government and of course our favorite friends, the clueless users.
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Echoing a post on the Times of Malta dated Friday, 4th January 2008
The European Consumer Centre - Malta (ECC) yesterday warned consumers about false e-mails they may receive when shopping online, in particular through eBay.
These false e-mails, commonly known as "spoof e-mails" (also fake, hoax or phisher), fake the appearance of a popular website or company in an attempt to deceive consumers, the centre said. They aim to tempt unsuspecting recipients to reply or to follow a provided link to provide confidential information.
The centre stressed the importance of checking the origins of e-mails which do not conform to the above characteristics. eBay have a mechanism where such e-mails can be reported, thus when in doubt as to whether an e-mail originated from eBay, consumers are advised to report it immediately to the following e-mail addresses: spoof@ebay.co.uk or spoof@ebay.ie without adding any attachments, text or altering text.
It is also important to monitor one's eBay account for suspicious activities. For further reading on how to identify spoof e-mail and websites, one may review the safety tips listed on eBay's safety centre.
The centre said it advises people to take all necessary precautions before deciding whether to go ahead with a purchase.
For more information one can contact the ECC Malta on ecc.malta@gov.mt

Microsoft strikes again! Yet another feature, stolen away from the geniuses that brought us online e-cards, funny flash videos & mini flash games.
Yes, Microsoft Silverlight is a runtime platform for browser-based Internet Applications providing a subset of the animation, vector graphics, and video playback capabilities available in .NET 3.0.
The plug-in already runs on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. And yet again, Linux was thrown out of the window… or rather “
Windows®”.
Silverlight is a direct competitor of Adobe Flash and JavaFX from Sun Micro (launched a few days after Silverlight).
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