malware in comment and analysis
The Weekly Round-Up: 30.09.09
Round-Up According to antivirus companies, there's been a spike in Halloween-themed viruses as malware merchants attempt a spot of trick or treating: offering their intended victims the treat of what appears to be a Halloween... [30 Oct 2009]
Windows 7 to trump Snow Leopard?
Comment Performance in particular has been improved in the latest Windows - and the number of profoundly irritating system messages from the much-maligned User Account Control technology (which aimed to eliminate threats from... [20 Oct 2009]
Five ways to tempt and tame Gen Y
Comment Ideally, access to the militarised and demilitarised zones would be governed by the account that the user logs in with - which should be a non-administrative account, limiting the potential for malware to infect the system. [05 May 2009]
Inbox: 'Microsoft - focus on what you do do, not what you don't do'
Comment The number of PCs that get 'dumped'/ upgraded by users because of viruses/malware is unbelievable. Apple just works Anonymous in Australia.you are a consultant with the ability to keep malware and... [05 May 2009]
Minority Report: Macs threatened by virus terror?
Comment Firstly, as the Mac continues its market share renaissance we're seeing a rise in the amount of malware targeting the system. Besides, even if the virus risk for Macs is low a Mac can still pass on Windows... [03 Dec 2008]
Are we losing the security war?
Comment Now security experts admit traditional approaches can't keep pace with the growth in malware. Today, I look at my slide deck from Milan and see that we have entire internet relay chat networks controlled by the criminal... [29 Apr 2008]
Web 2.0 threat looms
Comment Existing vulnerabilities in browsers and Java can allow hackers to compromise users' machines through malware and access confidential information. Because it can allow attackers to run code in the user's browser, the... [26 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... Data breach row, hotel iMac, wi-fi piggybacking: yay or nay?
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ From CIO to consultant: Knowing when to say no ¦ Photos: Six unusual power sources ¦ Malware: From bedroom to boardroom ¦... [22 Nov 2007]
Malware: From bedroom to boardroom
Comment Once the preserve of bedroom-bound teenagers, malware is now big business and aimed at financial gain rather than peer group recognition. By the end of the decade, the growth of email gave malware an... [19 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... modern malware, Vista sales, Bluetooth ads...
Comment Ask any network administrator and they will tell you virus, malware, malicious cookies etc are alive - its just we have got bettew at stopping them. This step-change in financial markets is less than a month away, which... [04 Oct 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 31.08.07
Round-Up In a world of rampant malware and malicious hackers there's also a need for a 'chief inoculation officer'. At least that's according to the latest silly season whitepaper from EDS to land in the silicon.com inbox. [31 Aug 2007]
How to insure your IT
Comment TJX Group, which lost millions of credit card records after malware was installed on its server, could have been insured, but such insurance would need a dialogue between the client, the broker and the underwriter. [17 Jul 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.04.07
Round-Up We live in an age where malware is increasingly proving a threat across device platforms and not solely for web-connected PCs. 'What do we want? Windows XP! When do we want it? NOW! A few years back Microsoft could have... [27 Apr 2007]
The dos and don'ts of VoIP security
Comment Make no mistake, says Anthony Plewes, VoIP is an attractive target for hackers and malware writers. Though there is precious little evidence of VoIP security attacks, organisations cannot afford to be complacent. [04 Apr 2007]
Is Skype secure enough for businesses?
Comment Mark Osborne, chief information security officer at carrier Interoute, says: "The biggest risk that Skype presents is not the breaking in to steal corporate assets, it's the threat from viruses and keyword loggers in... [02 Apr 2007]
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