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One reader wrote in asking: "How can one practice social engineering before using it in the wild?"
Today, it is expected that merchants accept electronic payments. It is more than expected that those payments are secure. No data leaks or breaches of any kind. The reality is many companies do not truly understand the security vulnerabilities that electronic payments present, nor the solutions on the market. They may think they are secure, but in fact are at great risk.
The latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, which indicates that worm infections in the enterprise rose by nearly 100 percent during the first half of 2009 over the preceding six months. Rogue security software remains a major threat to customers; however, 20 percent fewer customers were affected by rogue infections during the past six months.
The number of new file-sharing sites hosting unauthorized, copyrighted content skyrocketed over the last three months, according to the latest report by McAfee. It also shows that spam, malware and Web-based threat creation has reached record levels in the last quarter, and that cybercriminals are extorting site-owners with threats of DDoS attacks.
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner is an automated web application security testing tool that audits your web applications by checking for exploitable vulnerabilities. Automated scans may be supplemented and cross-checked with the variety of manual tools to allow for comprehensive web site and web application penetration testing.
Identity theft is the fastest-growing crime in America. More than 70 million identities will be lost this year alone with as many as 3 million social security numbers being stolen. Simple credit monitoring is not enough - only 15% of identity theft is credit-related (85% of identity fraud happens outside the credit system).