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News Combining those pieces of corporate software with a large consulting arm would be a head-on attack on IBM Global Services' ability to sell consulting services around packages such as the Tivoli management software.
[13 May 2008]
whitepaper This paper presents the DIADEM Firewall architecture that allows an ISP to protect its customers from being the target of a DDoS attack. Furthermore, the use-case of the web server overload attack detection and response mechanism will be explained...
[11 May 2008]
whitepaper The report finds that close to 80% of U.S.businesses surveyed experienced a spam attack last year while half also experienced spyware, virus and phishing attacks. The report discusses these attacks in-depth while also offering helpful information...
[11 May 2008]
whitepaper IT systems are under constant, increasingly sophisticated attack. Today's cyber criminals are using highly evolved, blended malware to access corporate and customer data at an alarming rate. Additional layers of protection at the perimeter are...
[11 May 2008]
whitepaper The overall performance of a firewall is crucial in enforcing and administrating security, especially when the network is under attack. The continuous growth of the Internet, coupled with the increasing sophistication of the attacks, is placing...
[11 May 2008]
whitepaper Symantec offers protection for these devices that extends well beyond antivirus to address the new attack vectors that threaten mobile computing. Mobile devices play an increasingly vital role in today's business, and they frequently contain a...
[11 May 2008]
whitepaper These security standards are necessary for all companies needing practical solution to assess and clarify application process against attack and loss. Visa and MasterCard issued revised security standards applying to all "Components" of a network...
[11 May 2008]
whitepaper VA tools are designed to detect and report on security holes within various software applications, allowing organizations to take corrective actions before a devastating attack occurs. Vulnerability Assessment (VA) has become one of the hottest...
[11 May 2008]
whitepaper Previous editions of the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report have documented that attack activity has evolved from being motivated by status for technical prowess to being motivated by financial gain.
[11 May 2008]
whitepaper Beating back pirates.easy.beating back spyware.easier.cyber criminals continue to refine their attack methods in an attempt to remain undetected and to create global, cooperative networks to support the ongoing growth of criminal activity.
[11 May 2008]
whitepaper The semi-annual report, one of the most anticipated works of research in the global IT community, also finds that increasingly refined attack methods are being supported by growing global networks of cyber criminals.
[11 May 2008]
News 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. The security vendor claimed that these domains so far do not...
[07 May 2008]
whitepaper Public key cryptography can reduce this risk of attack, because authentication using PKI is designed to not give away sensitive data. As evidenced by the proliferation of phishing attacks and keystroke loggers, everyone knows that human beings are...
[02 May 2008]
Photo This small receiver and loudspeaker was used as an early warning system in the event of a nuclear attack in the 1960s. Historian professor Peter Hennessy said the exhibition of post-war tech embodied public opinion of technology at the time, torn...
[01 May 2008]
whitepaper The signaling is also vulnerable to attack, which can include misdirected or counterfeit signaling messages that may be difficult to detect. It's important to understand that VoIP is vulnerable to specific types of attacks.
[30 Apr 2008]
whitepaper This white paper explains the reasoning behind this "minimalist" approach to Server 2008 Core Edition that can be simpler to maintain, more reliable, and more resistant to attack than "full-boat" Server 2008 systems.
[30 Apr 2008]
News 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 cyber security...
[24 Apr 2008]
Comment Mac attack The topic that got readers turning to their keyboards this week was silicon.com's latest poll: What was your first home computer? Comments came flying in on this, some cheering for the winner, while some were a little miffed their...
[24 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Typically, a network administrator cannot stop a denial of service attack without contacting the Internet service provider. If an overwhelming amount of traffic is coming into the ISP and being dropped, then only the ISP can effectively filter out...
[24 Apr 2008]
whitepaper Firewall vulnerability is defined as an error made during firewall design, implementation, or configuration that can be exploited to attack the trusted network that the firewall is supposed to protect.
[24 Apr 2008]
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