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RSS attack botnetsVirtual worlds under siege from cyber crime
News B is for Botnets Meanwhile, user-created code caused a virtual terrorist attack in Second Life, according to the report. The in-game economies of virtual worlds are being hijacked by criminals who attempt to hide their profits through the exchange... [28 Aug 2008]
Firefox extension to protect from wireless hacks
News B is for Botnets In an attack on the DNS system, someone typing in a legitimate web address could be redirected to a malicious site without knowing it. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [27 Aug 2008]
OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw, claims researcher
News B is for Botnets This opens the door to a cache-poisoning attack where a malicious server would pretend to be the true OpenID provider. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus [14 Aug 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News B is for Botnets Laurent Marteau, Intego's CEO said: "With the release of the iPhone 2.0 software, and the ability to add applications, users are facing new vectors of attack. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [21 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News B is for Botnets Sisk said: "While the attack appears to be targeted, and not widespread, we are monitoring the issue and are working with our MSRA [Microsoft Security Response Alliance] partners to help protect customers. [08 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News B is for Botnets Jens Andreassen, vice president for Asia-Pacific at Fortinet, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet Asia in an email that multi-component threats have existed for several years but today's blended threats have many more components or... [02 Jul 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News B is for Botnets The government has said it is engaged in tackling ongoing state-sponsored cyber attacks on UK national infrastructure. Security minister Lord West told the House of Lords that the UK continues to be targeted by a "large number of... [16 Jun 2008]
Botnets: The New Threat Landscape
White Paper The rise of consumer broadband has greatly increased the power of botnets to launch crippling Denial of Service (DoS) attacks on servers, infect millions of computers with spyware and other malicious code, steal identity data, send out vast... [13 Jun 2008]
Cotton Traders' site hacked: Thousands of details stolen
News B is for Botnets Cotton Traders warned that other major retailers would be vulnerable to the same attack saying its website has always met "leading security standards". The company claims it notified its customers within days of it happening... [11 Jun 2008]
Warning: The Storm still rages on
News B is for Botnets Security vendor Symantec has warned that the Storm worm, the malware which contributes to the Storm botnet, is continuing to evolve and now has two further possible avenues of attack. [07 May 2008]
Are we losing the security war?
Comment B is for Botnets The broadband society, botnets and the Russian Business Network were, as yet, largely unimagined dangers. We know from our own experience how rapidly the many different threats and attack platforms have evolved. [29 Apr 2008]
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News B is for Botnets So it's not unreasonable to suspect that that's going to be the next attack vector, particularly as we depend more and more on mobile devices. Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to the White House on... [24 Apr 2008]
Security breaches down - but at what price?
News B is for Botnets Despite the relatively good news, the report warns companies and organisations are still leaving themselves open to attack. The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published yesterday to coincide with the first day of the... [23 Apr 2008]
Security experts criticise Phorm
News B is for Botnets These request bounce-backs would magnify any denial-of-service attack, according to Clayton, and could also create incompatibilities with browser-security measures. While Phorm could always just switch off its web server in the... [18 Apr 2008]
Virtualisation: IT managers warned of security challenges
News B is for Botnets And Hyper-V has the full attack surface of any operating system, which is not a good thing. He said: "We reduce the scope of threats because we reduce the attack surface of the operating system. [16 Apr 2008]
