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What every E-buisness should know about SSL security and customer trust
White Papers Fear of fraud is well founded, Gartner reports nearly 2 million Americans were victims of fraud over the internet during a recent 12 month period. Gaining the trust of online customers is vital for the success of E-commerce.
[March 21, 2009, 0:24]
The Latest Advancements in SSL Technology
White Papers Increasing online fraud has caused online businesses to become more concerned about the security of their site since their customers are wary of their safety. Learn how the latest technologies in SSL can not only safeguard your customers with...
[June 5, 2009, 15:00]
Online voting can't be trusted on standard PCs
News This risk may be acceptable for online commerce and even online banking, where transactions can be cancelled if fraud is suspected. However, election fraud on a mass scale is difficult, costly and hard to conceal in old-fashioned physical voting...
[March 8, 2004, 11:35]
Banks must pay up for security
Leader Latest figures show that online fraud cost the UK banking sector £12m last year - which should concentrate a few minds. It is a massive blow to trust online - users can't tell which site they're on just by looking at their browser's address bar.
[March 9, 2005, 14:00]
Click fraud alliance formed at last
News Click fraud occurs when online ads are intentionally clicked on, either by Web sites who get paid for hosting the ads or by companies trying to deplete the ad budgets of rivals so they can buy the search keywords themselves and steal the business.
[August 3, 2006, 9:25]
Data leaks denting Web shoppers' confidence
News The market researcher said 2.4m online consumers reported losing money directly from phishing fraud. Yet businesses cannot rely on the Internet to lower costs and improve marketing efforts indefinitely, if consumer trust continues to decline.
[June 24, 2005, 12:20]
EBay starts to track sellers' footsteps
News Trust and security have been persistent concerns on eBay due to recurring cases of fraud on the site. Meanwhile, consumers submit tens of thousands of reports of online auction fraud to the Federal Trade Commission and other consumer protection...
[May 8, 2002, 14:37]
Phishing attacks up 20 percent in June
News The link directs the victim to a fake or doctored Web site that is often indistinguishable from the original and is designed to collect information that can be used for fraud and identity theft. In July, Barclaycard issued 5,000 of its UK customers...
[August 4, 2004, 16:35]
Billion dollar bank fraud foiled by UK crime fighters
News The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today revealed details of an investigation into an Internet banking fraud scheme estimated to have been worth £2.7bn. The ICC's Commercial Crime Bureau (CCB) carried out a six month investigation into the...
[April 11, 2001, 15:35]
Research: Data privacy a low priority for CIOs
News CIOs and internal auditors don't feel IT fraud and data-privacy issues pose a serious threat to their business, despite a spate of high-profile data losses and privacy breaches. Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of internal audit chiefs surveyed by...
[June 30, 2008, 8:43]
Barclays scam email exploits new IE flaw
News Customers of Barclays and other UK banks have been targeted by fraud emails that exploit a recently discovered vulnerability in Internet Explorer allowing attackers to disguise Web addresses, according to security experts.
[January 12, 2004, 11:40]
Big business fears e-crime communication breakdown
News The Corporate IT Forum (known as tif), which encourages IT knowledge sharing between large businesses, criticised SOCA, known as the "British FBI", for lack of communication.tif said it was concerned that large UK businesses are not getting...
[January 9, 2007, 11:48]
Big Brother in the black box Pt II
News Ironically, says Gladman, these technologies where built to protect consumers from fraud and deception. Trust appears to have already been lost in Russia with civil liberties groups declaring the end of privacy.
[July 13, 2000, 9:58]
The online customer isn't always right
Leader In an age where phishing and ID fraud are also taking their toll on online shopping, the last thing that online retailers need is even more damage done to trust in e-commerce. Yet even all the publicity surrounding Argos and other big brands...
[September 5, 2005, 17:00]
Web vigilantes launch attacks
News The criminals who operate the 419 scam, also known as the advance fee fraud, send out emails, letters and faxes asking for help to recover a large sum of money from a bank, in return for a share of the loot.
[February 10, 2005, 12:20]
NatWest says: Yahoo!
News I think banks need to make a clear statement about what they would do if there were a security issue, like, say, a fraud. Adam Daum, senior analyst with Gartner Group Dataquest, said his company had research that suggests consumers trust banks on...
[September 17, 1999, 14:18]
Only bad guys benefit from bad law
Leader Finally, the judge decided to ignore options that would leave Cuthbert chastised but employable, and that would have avoided setting case law that discourages valid and important investigation of online fraud.
[October 7, 2005, 15:05]
Fraudsters continue to target eBay
News Security and trust are major issues for e-commerce and Australian banking officials have warned consumers to be especially vigilant about Internet fraud and identity theft over the big spending Christmas period.
[December 11, 2002, 15:53]
BusinessWeek site infected by hackers
News Typically, organised crime gangs are behind the attacks, attempting to snag bank data to use for identity fraud, he said. SQL injection attacks are on the rise primarily because they work; they target websites that computer users trust and the...
[September 16, 2008, 12:11]
Insecure networks targeted by paedophiles
News See the Net Crime News Section for the latest on fraud, crime, child protection and related issues. For this reason, the NHTCU is committed to working closely with the business community to raise the level of trust between the two parties, Hynds...
[December 10, 2002, 15:22]
