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RSS undergroundSSAC Advisory on Fast Flux Hosting and DNS
White Paper A thriving underground business leases dozens to thousands of compromised systems to Internet miscreants as fast flux service networks. "Fast flux" is an evasion technique that cyber-criminals and Internet miscreants use... [01 Jul 2009]
Thwarting E-mail Spam Laundering
White Paper Laundering e-mail spam through open-proxies or compromised PCs is a widely-used trick to conceal real spam sources and reduce spamming cost in the underground e-mail spam industry. Spammers have plagued the Internet by... [30 Jun 2009]
The Role of the Internet in the Propagation of Malware
White Paper This is due to the overwhelmingly efficient propagation capabilities it naturally offers, as well as the underground community it inadvertently supports. Computer threats have been a part of daily computing lives since... [30 Jun 2009]
Spamalytics: An Empirical Analysis of Spam Marketing Conversion
White Paper Unfortunately, spammers do not file quarterly financial reports, and the underground nature of their activities makes thirdparty data gathering a challenge at best. Spam-based marketing is a curious beast. [30 Jun 2009]
Ghost Turns Zombie: Exploring the Life Cycle of Web-Based Malware
White Paper Once infected with web-based malware, an unsuspecting user's machine is converted into a productive member of the Internet underground. While the web provides information and services that enrich their lives in many... [20 Jun 2009]
2008 Internet Security Outlook
White Paper Fraudsters use schemes involving trickery and malware to steal valuable information from individuals and companies, which they use themselves or sell to others in the criminal underground. Malware is at an all-time high. [20 Jun 2009]
Zombie attacks on sale for a fiver
News Researchers at security firm Finjan said on Wednesday that they have uncovered an underground botnet-leasing network where cyber criminals can pay $5 to $100 to install malware on 1,000 PCs for things like stealing data... [18 Jun 2009]
Tube mobile coverage in time for 2012 Olympics?
News Communications minister Lord Carter has put the idea of mobile coverage on the London Underground back on the government agenda - only months after it emerged a planned Tube mobile trial had been shelved indefinitely. [17 Jun 2009]
Barclaycard going for contactless Gold
News Barclaycard Gold and Classic cardholders on the receiving end of a new or replacement card will now be able to make payments of up to £10 by swiping their card against a reader, thanks to contactless payment technology within the card,... [16 Jun 2009]
Mobile barcodes going to Disneyland Paris
News The Disney Flashcodes will be featured inside and outside the park as well as in locations such as the French underground system to advertise the park's attractions. French visitors to Disneyland Paris will be able to... [12 Jun 2009]
'Airwave does do data - unlike what some of the media say'
Comment It's also working on a second phase of its London Underground network rollout - to boost capacity at some major Tube stations and to fill in coverage blackspots in tunnels on overground parts of the... [11 Jun 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 05.06.09
Round-Up For example, it's the sound you hear when a lift door opens and you find you've been deposited in the gloomy underground car-park and not the penthouse as you'd hoped. Bada Bing! Some more on Microsoft's latest attempt... [05 Jun 2009]
Report Sheds Light on a Flourishing Underground Economy
White Paper As the Symantec Report on the Underground Economy shows, a wide variety of goods and services are being advertised on underground economy servers, and the online underground economy... [29 May 2009]
Details on 'Booming' Underground Economy
White Paper A wide variety of goods and services are now being advertised throughout the online underground economy, and the economy itself has evolved into a self-sustaining marketplace. This paper provides an analysis of certain... [29 May 2009]
What the Latest Symantec Threat Report Means to SMBs
White Paper The report, which provides a global view of the state of Internet security, shows that there, continues to be a well-organized underground economy specializing in the sale of stolen confidential information, particularly... [29 May 2009]
