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EC-Council donates One Million Dollars Scholarship to IMPACT/UN
EC-Council donated USD One Million to the International Multilateral Partnership Against CyberTerrorism or IMPACT, an agency of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations (UN). The donation will provide governments globally with access to EC-Council's knowledge base, authorized training content and training services to build their competency to join the global efforts in combating cyberthreats and cyberterrorism.
Consumer alert: Beware of email scams tied to financial crisis
Goodmail Systems, creators of CertifiedEmail are advising consumers to be on the lookout for fraudulent email scams and “phishing” attacks related to the current turmoil in the U.S. financial and insurance markets. Email scammers like to use global crises and high profile news headlines when baiting consumers. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, millions of Americans received fake emails claiming to be from charitable organizations soliciting donations. When the government distributed stimulus checks earlier this year, the IRS became the target. Phishers know how to make use of people’s vulnerabilities during times of stress.