Commtouch Labs alerted me today to a very convincing Gmail phishing scam. The scam was so convincing, that I had to open the REAL Gmail log-in page and flip back and forth to compare the inconsistencies.
Check it out…
This is the fake Gmail log-in page, built to trick people into entering their username and password.
Once entered, [...]
Sourceforge.net is one of the most well-respected technology download sites on the Internet, as evidenced by its Google page rank of 9 (out of possible 10), and the fact that it is ranked among the top 200 sites according to Alexa. However, recently Sourceforge became a lesson in the perils of user generated content (or [...]
Last January we released a new Web security service – Commtouch GlobalView URL Filtering SDK. This innovative solution leverages our many years of messaging security and OEM partnership experience, plus unique Data Cloud architecture, to provide highly accurate, secure protection against growing Web threats while enabling safe, compliant browsing. The service utilizes a combination of [...]
It happens to the best of us, really. I’m not sure I ever really think about how humans are involved in the great processes that go into bringing me my Google search results, but over the weekend, this human intervention became obvious. Anyone who used Google between 6:30 a.m. and 7:25 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time) [...]
Our newly releases Web security product, GlobalView URL Filtering, is an API-integrated module that resides in existing Web security offerings to provide advanced URL filtering. The innovative “Data Cloud URL Filtering” architecture enables classifications to be performed “in the cloud.” This structure also moves the database to the cloud, freeing local devices from storage limitations.
This [...]
Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water…it seems like new phishing schemes are popping up all over the place.
The latest target?
Twitter.
When we logged into the Commtouch Twitter account, we noticed the warning message to users. (Kudos to twitter for being proactive and warning its users!) Apparently the scam targets twitter [...]
