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Russ Vines answers questions at SearchSecurityChannel.com: 

Information Security Threats and Countermeasures

Expert advice for security consultants and value-added resellers (VARs) on how to clean up their customers' systems and networks after an attack, and how to defend them against viruses, worms, botnets, spyware and more.

Article by Russ Vines about travel security posted on James Cramer's thestreet.com:

Protect Your PC on the Road

"Staying connected while on the road is essential for many travelers, business or otherwise. However, it's hard to hold on to the good life when you pick up a computer virus on your journey. Using a computer at the airport, in coffee shops, hotels or other public places can complicate your life, not save it, if unprotected wireless computing gets you or your business in hot water."

Russ on streaming video from  Business Week TV Weekend:

Russ Vines' interview with BusinessWeek TV was broadcast the weekend of 4/1. Mr. Vines was interviewed about the Russian "Hearse" Trojan, and the video of the article was posted here:

ID-Theft Worm: Overseas hackers and bank accounts

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Russ Vines Quoted in Tech Target Article on Phishing:

"Phishers sink to new depths of deception" by Crystal Ferraro.

Now Available, First Book on Phishing Threats!

Phishing: Cutting the Identity Theft Line
by Rachael Lininger and Russell Dean Vines

"This book is the first dedicated specifically to arming users to defend themselves from falling victim to these phishing attacks...Phishing: Cutting The Identity Theft Line is an enjoyable and educational book... covers the information that readers need to know to protect themselves as well as providing information that companies can use to prevent their servers from being used in phishing attacks...

Phishing provides the information that consumers need to understand the threat and the risks and arm themselves to safeguard their information and defend against phishing attacks. The book is not bogged down with dry detail, but provides a ton of useful and necessary information in an easy-to-read format...

After reading this book, users will understand just how phishing works and how it ties together with spam, spyware and other threats. Readers will also learn how to avoid becoming a phishing victim as well as who to contact or how to respond if they do. This is an excellent book that just about anyone who uses computers should read." ... Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP, netsecurity.about.com

"Very practical material that's extremely relevant... Lininger and Vines have written a very readable and understandable guide to phishing that can easily be given to nearly anyone to help them protect themselves." ... Thomas Duff "Duffbert's Random Musings"

“… this unique book helps IT professionals respond to phishing incidents…” (Computing, 28 July 2005)

From the back cover:

" They don’t just want to know who you are, they want to BE who you are. By duplicating a legitimate website, phishers can convince you that email asking for your personal information came from your bank, an online retailer, even your ISP. Their high-tech identity theft costs American consumers and businesses billions, and if you access the Internet, you’re a target. Whether you manage corporate security or just shop online, this book is loaded with weapons you can’t afford to be without."

Phishing attempts increased an average of 56% per month in 2004, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (www.antiphishing.org). Now you can access the latest information to protect yourself.

For corporate IT security as well as consumer surfers, "Phishing: Cutting the Identity Theft Line" will help you:

• Be able to identify and avoid phishing emails and websites

• Recognize spyware, understand how it benefits phishers, and learn how to get rid of it

• Take appropriate steps to safeguard your organization against attack

• Learn how to protect yourself online

• Find out how to report phishing incidents and why you should

• Understand the scope of phishing and how it threatens our online infrastructure

• Explore additional resources that will keep you up-to-date

• Discover how to get off the hook if you’ve already swallowed the bait

Read an excerpt from SearchSecurity: Helping your organization avoid phishing: E-mail authentication

Read the first chapter now: Phishing Chapter One

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The RDV Group Inc. is a New York-based security consulting services firm, providing information systems training and consulting. We offer packaged seminars and custom certification training solutions, and provide computer and information systems security consulting services to government and private organizations.

Russell Dean Vines, CISSP, CISM, Security +, CCNA, MCSE, MCNE, is the president and founder of The RDV Group Inc., a New York-based security consulting services firm, and the author of seven best-selling information system security books published by John Wiley and Sons.