computer security botnets
OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw
News B is for Botnets Another problem with OpenID was highlighted in a security advisory published last week, which quoted findings by Google researcher Ben Laurie, and Richard Clayton, of the Cambridge University Computer Labs. [14 Aug 2008]
Photos: Waging war on the web's bad guys
Photo The centre also has a regularly updated list of the IP addresses of the servers that command botnets, allowing it to spot attempts to connect to systems by botnet command servers. Symantec's security operations centre analyses more than one billion... [21 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News B is for Botnets Paris-based computer security firm Intego said late last week it had released the first antivirus software for Apple's iPhone handset. Security from A to Z Files stored on the iPhone are copied to the Mac for a security check. [21 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News B is for Botnets This would provide the attacker with as much access to and rights on the computer as the logged-in user has. Microsoft issued a security advisory on Monday warning about targeted attacks that exploit a hole in the ActiveX control... [08 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News B is for Botnets Judge Louis Stanton of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered Google on Tuesday to turn over as evidence a database with usernames of YouTube viewers, what videos they watched when, and users' computer... [04 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News B is for Botnets So, although we can now proactively block any future downloads, we can't yet say what risk the link poses to an unprotected computer. In other words, the next security threat that hits your organisation could be a keylogger, Trojan... [02 Jul 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News B is for Botnets According to Paul Simmonds, chief information security officer for AstraZeneca, one of the root causes of computer security issues is funding. According to Simmonds, computer criminals are in a far more lucrative trade than... [23 Jun 2008]
Cabinet minister's laptop stolen
News B is for Botnets Secretary for local government Hazel Blears has had a computer stolen from her constituency offices in Salford. The spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that there was no sensitive information on the computer. [18 Jun 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News B is for Botnets He said there are several layers of defence on the domestic front, ranging from computer emergency response teams protecting the public sector, to the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) security response... [16 Jun 2008]
ANPR "ring of steel" watches over Manchester
News B is for Botnets The databases that GMP run checks against include the Police National Computer, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA's) system, as well as other local police logs. Security from A to Z [05 Jun 2008]
Warning: The Storm still rages on
News B is for Botnets Fast-flux service networks are networks of compromised computer systems with public DNS records that are constantly changing, making it more difficult to track and control criminal activities. [07 May 2008]
Security breaches down - but at what price?
News B is for Botnets According to the report, four-fifths of companies that have had a computer or laptop stolen did not have the data on the computer encrypted. The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published yesterday to coincide with the... [23 Apr 2008]
FBI cyber crime chief on botnets, web terror and the social network threat
Comment It will be botnets. The marketing of cyber crime in general and botnets in particular is a growing threat. We are concerned we do see that because botnets are by nature a force multiplier. Scott O'Neal oversees the FBI's response to computer... [15 Apr 2008]
Thieves foiled by 'phone home' computers
News B is for Botnets Alan McInnes, general manager with the Association of Chief Police Officers crime prevention initiatives, told silicon.com the technology will help stamp out computer theft. McInnes said: "The more widely this technology is used... [14 Apr 2008]
Nato allies form cyber defence command
News B is for Botnets It is a shift away from Nato's policy of mainly focusing on the defence of its own internal systems using the Nato Computer Incident Response Capability (NRIC). Security from A to Z The Cyber Defence Management Authority (CDMA... [08 Apr 2008]
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