[Year 12 IT Apps] More U4O2 Security Resources

[geoffmoss37 at optusnet.com.au]

Here is another interesting site for U4O2 security discussions.

Same company as published by Margaret lawson last week:  CBC, Canada's Marketplace program:

Sc at mmed: Inside the world of online identity theft - discusses the world of Phishing.

"Marketplace takes you inside the world of identity theft with a look at the latest trend in online scamming: 'phishing.' A phishing scam is remarkably easy and inexpensive for scammers to create, but if you're hooked it could cost you a lot – money in your bank account, your credit, even your identity. "

Link:  http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/scams/phishing/
         http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/scams/phishing/index.html

A 24.27 minute video broadcast is available:

http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/scams/phishing/phishing20051106.ram

There are a range of interesting articles:

Sc at mmed: Inside the world of online identity theft
What is 'phishing'?
Hook, line and sinker: stories from those who've taken the bait
The fight against 'phishing': What the authorities are up against 
The facts on 'phishing'
Phishing quiz: would you take the bait? 

Although it has a distinctly Canadian flavour, it is still relevant to Australia.

Other worthwhile links from the website include:

Prevention:
Windowsecurity - how to avoid phishing scams 
How Not to Get Hooked by a Phishing Scam - from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission 
Detecting and Fighting Phishing Attacks - D. Ross Journal (blog) 
Help prevent identity theft from phishing scams - Microsoft 
Plugging the "phishing" hole: legislation versus technology - Duke Law & Technology Review 

Media:
Computer Security - CBC News Online 
Phishing fight may be paying off - CNet (October 14, 2005) 
Phishing attack targets one-time passwords - The Register (October 12, 2005) 
A Phish Story - U.S. Banker (February 2005) 
Identity theft gets phishy - PC World (March 10, 2004) 
Phishing - Computer World (January 19, 2004)


Geoff Moss
RMIT