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Nov24
Hands-off hackers: Crooks opt for surgical strikes (AP)
AP - Internet criminals have been getting more “professional” for years, trying to run their businesses like Big Business to get better and more profitable at selling stolen data online. Now the bad guys of the cyber-underworld are exhibiting other unexpected traits: remarkable patience and restraint in stalking their victims.
Filed in: Security
Nov21
Pentagon bans computer flash drives (AP)
AP - The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks.
Filed in: Security
Oct23
Microsoft RPC exploit could be a packaged deal (CNET)
CNET - While Microsoft has labeled Thursday’s emergency patch MS08-067 as “critical” and provided a rareout-of-cycle fix because its exploit could easily be used as worm on a compromised network, one security researcher doesn’t think it will happen that way.
Filed in: Security
Sep23
10 future shocks for the next 10 years (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - The past 30 years of InfoWorld’s existence have seen a series of future shocks, from the ascent of the personal computer to horrifying strains of malware to the sizzling sex appeal of the iPhone. In honor of InfoWorld’s 30th anniversary, we’ve decided to take a playful look ahead at the future shocks that could occur in the next 10 years (30 years seemed a little too sci-fi).
Filed in: Security
Sep23
Facing down our newest cyber threat. Really? (CNET)
CNET - What really drives me crazy about our government–and it applies to Republicans and Democrats alike–is the blithe insouciance of empowered apparatchiks who run their respective fiefdoms as if they have all the time in the world to get things done.
Filed in: Security
Aug7
Looking inside the Storm worm botnet (CNET)
CNET - On Wednesday, Joe Stewart, Director of Malware Research for SecureWorks, presented his work on protocols and encryption used by the Storm worm botnet at Black Hat 2008.
Filed in: Security
Aug6
Behavior-based AV solutions cannot stand alone
Someday, behavior analysis might replace signature comparison in AV solutions. But I don’t think so. Like all security controls, these two approaches to detecting malware are layered defenses, supporting each other, identifying threats the other misses. by Tom Olzak
Filed in: Security
Aug5
CNN Top 10 e-mail leading users to malware
Attention news junkies: The Belgian MX virus and spam blog is reporting that today’s CNN Top 10 e-mail links are sending unwitting users to sites hosting malware. by Selena Frye
Filed in: Security
May19
Attacks involving targeted Trojans going up
The number of attacks involving targeted Trojans are increasing, with up to 70 targeted Trojans a day recorded in the month of April this year. This represents an increase of 250% over the December 2007 level of just 28 per day. A targeted Trojan is sent…
Filed in: Security
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