Spam e-mails are a popular method of delivering malicious software usually in the form of an attachment or a link pointing unsuspecting readers toward infected websites.

This year’s CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, B.C. was once again host to the annual “Pwn2Own” hacking contest, which demonstrated the power of intelligent exploitation by researchers and members of the security industry.

Stealing wallets, credit cards, social security numbers, or other major qualifying information is the traditionally thought of means of identity theft.

Starting Monday, March 22, EVS will be exhibiting at the Southeast Acquirers’ Association (SEAA) Annual Seminar in Atlanta, GA. We’d like to personally invite all of our readers to stop by EVS’ booth and take part in the available activities.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released disturbing figures showing the increasing amount of loss incurred by businesses that become victims of Internet fraud.

Fraudulent e-mails sent to both consumers and businesses claiming to be from reputable sources, most commonly known as phishing e-mails, are one of the most common weapons used by fraudsters to steal personal identifying information and commit identity fraud. Some install malicious software, others convince consumers to surrender their identities to identity thieves both at home and overseas. Worst of all, most phishing victims have no idea they are being duped.

As we announced in a previous post, EVS representatives will be attending the Southeast Acquirers’ Association (SEAA) Annual Seminar in Atlanta, GA on March 22-23. During the event, EVS will be offering interactive demonstrations and responding to your feedback as you explore our comprehensive fraud prevention systems.

In another historical victory of law enforcement over identity fraud cybercriminals, Reuters announced on Tuesday that Spanish police have arrested the minds behind the Mariposa botnet, the largest botnet operation ever to be shut down. During its reign, Mariposa infected more than 13 million PCs in 190 countries, spanning from personal home computers to government agencies. The two security firms that investigated Mariposa—Canadian firm Defense Intelligence Inc and Spain’s Panda Security S.L.—said the botnet had infected over half of the world’s 1,000 largest companies, including 40 major financial institutions.

March is going to be an exciting month for EVS as our security experts prepare for another industry exhibition of our business fraud prevention solutions. On March 22-23, EVS will be offering interactive demonstrations and educational tools to attendees of the Southeast Acquirers’ Association Annual Seminar (SEAA) in Atlanta, Georgia. Further information on the conference itself is available at the SEAA, and we encourage all of our readers to learn more and consider attending.