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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. It is essential that we not only protect Mac users from malware but also protect their iPhone... [21 Jul 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: Cyber terrorism 'as dangerous as missile attack'
News B is for Botnets Nato's cyber defence chief has warned that computer-based terrorism poses the same threat to national security as a missile attack. Suleyman Anil, head of Nato Computer Incident Response Capability Co-ordination Centre, said a... [07 Mar 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment Companies have been developing their security counter-measures to deal with the more common, asymmetric mass attacks launched through spam, phishing, botnets, denial of service and all manner of other exploits. [27 Feb 2008]
Google Apps hosts one big team talk over the web
News B is for Botnets For instance, a group working on a team project could use Google Apps Team Edition and be able to access the shared documents from any computer over the internet. Google Apps Team Edition is a free service that lets people within... [07 Feb 2008]
Police close in on NZ botnet ringleader
News B is for Botnets FBI Director Robert Mueller said botnets are the "weapon of choice" for cybercriminals. In Bot Roast II, we see the diverse and complex nature of crimes that are being committed through the use of botnets. [03 Dec 2007]
Storm botnet 'services' for hire?
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, according to the Honeynet Project... [17 Oct 2007]
Trojan targets companies' top brass
News B is for Botnets Once activated, the RTF file starts a chain of downloads which establish a secure connection between the attacker's server and the infected computer. Heuristic or behavioural-based monitoring is proving to be more effective at... [26 Sep 2007]
Is this the malware mother of all botnets?
News He said: "The SETI@home network is quite different because the owner has full knowledge of any use of their computer. Peter Guttman, a computer sciences security researcher wrote in an email posted on insecure.org's website: "This may be the first... [12 Sep 2007]
Crime pays - and pays very well in cyberspace
Comment At the same time, the daily impact from online crime spreads like a brushfire, leading one of the architects of the internet, Vint Cerf, to warn recently of a pandemic with up to a quarter of computers on the net available to cyber criminals in so... [07 Mar 2007]
Gangs groom kids for cyber crime
News B is for Botnets Cyber crime groups are using "KGB-style" recruitment tactics to snare whiz-kid computer students, a report from security technology company McAfee has revealed. Dave Thomas, section chief of the FBI's cyber division, said if people... [08 Dec 2006]
Porn spam spike due to Windows hole - CipherTrust
News In June, Microsoft warned that the threat posed by botnets and zombies was growing fast. Any computer infected by Mocbot will become part of a botnet, a large network of compromised PCs that can be controlled remotely to carry out tasks such as... [23 Aug 2006]
Opinion: So why can't Microsoft build in security?
Comment In my own experience, Microsoft wants to be able to deliver the best possible security to the weakest link in its business - the millions upon millions of consumers who are unwittingly breeding tens of thousands of botnets and other nasties that... [12 Oct 2005]
Zotob author linked to credit card fraud ring
News Criminals could use this backdoor to install software that spies on users or to install "bot" programs that create "botnets", networks of hijacked PCs that are rented out to relay spam or attack other systems. [31 Aug 2005]
Is latest can of worms a cyber-crime turf war?
News Criminals have typically organised these hijacked systems in networks called "botnets". These botnets are rented out to relay spam and launch phishing scams, which attempt to steal sensitive personal data for fraud. [18 Aug 2005]
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