BizAnalyst Network: U.S. Colleges Struggle to Combat ID Theft; Microsoft Ships Zotob Worm Zapper

Friday, August 19, 2005

U.S. Colleges Struggle to Combat ID Theft; Microsoft Ships Zotob Worm Zapper

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In This Edition
1. News: U.S. Colleges Struggle to Combat Identity Theft
2. News: Sophos PhishAlert Spots ID Theft Bait Early
3. News: Guardium Tackles ID Theft Prevention
4. News: NIST Unveils National Vulnerability Database
5. News: Identity Theft Scam Is Exposed
6. News: Microsoft Ships Zotob Worm Zapper

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1. News: U.S. Colleges Struggle to Combat Identity Theft

Despite their image as leafy enclaves of higher learning
shielded from the real world, universities across the
United States are finding themselves on the front lines of
the battle against identity theft.
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2. News: Sophos PhishAlert Spots ID Theft Bait Early

Enterprise anti-virus vendor Sophos Plc. on Tuesday rolled
out a new early-warning system for businesses struggling
to cope with the sharp rise in phishing attacks.
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3. News: Guardium Tackles ID Theft Prevention

Guardium is working to ward off identity thieves with a new
set of software modules designed to help payment card
companies comply with PCI, a new data security standard
developed by Visa and Mastercard.
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4. News: NIST Unveils National Vulnerability Database

The National Institute of Standards and Technology launched
a database of network vulnerabilities last week to give IT
security professionals a clearinghouse to keep up with newly
discovered weaknesses and learn ways to remediate them.
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5. News: Identity Theft Scam Is Exposed

A large identity theft ring uncovered by an anti-spyware
researcher has security experts warning companies about
the threat posed by a new generation of Trojan horse
programs that mine information stored on Windows systems.
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6. News: Microsoft Ships Zotob Worm Zapper

Microsoft late Wednesday shipped an update to its malware
removal tool to detect and delete the fast-spreading
"Zotob" worm family.
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