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Web scam suicide

2008-05-02 16:19:57 by Stuart King in Stuart King's Security and Risk Management Blog
 
...tragic story here of how a university student killed herself after giving "more than 6,000 in the belief she had won half a million pounds in a lottery after being contacted over the internet." Some people are vulnerable to scams because of their circumstances, not because they are overly gullable or stupid. If the scam is plausible enough...
 
Tags: scams, spam based scams, lottery, fake lottery wins, spam, security awareness messages, circumstances, remain vigilant, university student
 
 
 
 
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Parents can't afford to let their guard down when it comes to their children's safety

2008-05-23 04:35:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...tragic school shootings in which he has been called in to assist educators and parents understand. One thing is clear from listening to both men, parents need to be ever mindful of the fact that they are their children's protectors. They are the sheepdogs, ever on the lookout for marauding wolves If you are a parent, or an educator or a...
 
Tags: clinton van zandt, van zandt, parents, tragic school shootings, strongly urge, behavioral profiler, security professional, inside sories, investigators association
 
 
 
 
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Q&A: Iowa's tragic lesson in business continuity

2008-07-09 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Deb Hale, security administrator at Iowa-based telecommunications provider Long Lines, discusses the most important things a company can do to survive what Mother Nature decides to unleash
 
Tags: mother nature decides, deb hale, security administrator, provider, lines, unleash, discusses, survive, company
 
 
 
 
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Random Killing on a Canadian Greyhound Bus

2008-08-04 06:19:40 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...tragic but isolated incident Greyhound spokeswoman Abby Wambaugh said bus travel is the safest mode of transportation, even though bus stations do not have metal detectors and other security measures used at airports Despite editorials telling people not to overreact , it's easy to : "Hearing about this incident really worries me," said Donna...
 
Tags: security, tighter security, airplane security, greyhound bus, security measures, security anymore, abstract crime statistics, travel, rare risks applies
 
 
 
 
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Spam Victims Wont Go to Rehab, No No No

2008-08-20 10:10:51 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
...tragic email spam targeting alcoholics and other users, and advertising rehab services. Users click the link allegedly for a rehab program, enter their personal information and instead of getting help, they get scammed The report says July 2008 saw the emergence of rehab spam. Subject lines have included Get help today with Drug Rehab Info...
 
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Lessons from Mumbai

2008-12-01 08:03:41 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...tragic. But eighteen armed people intent on killing lots of innocents will be able to do just that, and last-line-of-defense countermeasures won't be able to stop them. Intelligence, investigation, and emergency response. We have to find and stop the terrorists before they attack, and deal with the aftermath of the attacks we don't stop....
 
Tags: mumbai terrorist attacks, attacks, people, armed people intent, people focus, focus, terrorists, terrorism, terrorist
 
 
 
 
 
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