Phishing emails targeting BlackBerry, iPhone users

BlackBerry users are being targeted in a new round of phishing emails that try to infect computers with malware.

The messages claim that the recipient's "BlackBerry ID" has been created, and to retrieve it, they need to click on an attachment included in the email, according to Websense Security Labs, which detected the threat. But doing so results in the installation of malware.

“The binary that [victims] load with this attack is a backdoor, which could download another malicious binary meant to steal your bank card details, or to attack websites, or whatever they can do by getting into your computer,” Chris Astacio, manager of security research at Websense, told SCMagazine.com on Friday.

A similar email campaign in targeting iPhone users, according to Astacio.

The malware being used has gone undetected by many anti-virus programs, he said.

Danielle Walker August 24, 2012    source- Scmagazine

Workers Spend One-Fourth Of Workday Reading, Responding To Email: Survey

You've got way too much mail.
Office workers spend an average of 2.6 hours per day reading and answering emails, according to a survey conducted by McKinsey Global Institute. That adds up to about 27 days per year.
The findings were based on a survey of "knowledge workers," which McKinsey defines as "managers, salespeople, scientists, and others whose jobs consist primarily of interactions—with other employees, customers, and suppliers—and complex decision making based on knowledge and judgement."
Employees spend about 28 percent of their day interacting with their email accounts, the most time of any daily activity at the workplace. Searching for and gathering information comes in at a distant second by taking up 1.76 hours a day, or 19 percent of the workday.