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Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News B is for Botnets Advances in technology could put the UK on the road to a Minority Report-style future, a security expert has warned. The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding increasing amounts of data - such as proposals to... [10 Jul 2008]
Security experts criticise Phorm
News B is for Botnets Dr Richard Clayton, a security expert from the University of Cambridge, published a paper earlier this month detailing Phorm's infrastructure. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [18 Apr 2008]
Security threats revealed: Beware the metasploit
News While not new, the development of botnets remains a big security concern because the "fast flux" approach used by attackers to protect their robotic networks is making the life of botnet investigators difficult. [09 Apr 2008]
Box-tickers risk serious data breaches
Comment B is for Botnets Expert opinion from lawyer Stewart James: Unfortunately, governance expert Michael Parent says that those senior managers are asleep at the tiller in many cases, meaning the integration between IT risk management and enterprise... [28 Mar 2008]
Cyber-extortion on the rise - but targets the 'fringe'
News B is for Botnets Security expert Bruce Schneier has warned that cyber-extortion is on the rise, but gave the caveat that it mainly affects "fringe" industries, such as online gambling, rather than critical national infrastructure organisations. [24 Jan 2008]
CPS hack attack guidelines: 'Confused'
News B is for Botnets Guidelines published this week by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on how to interpret amendments to the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) have been branded "confused" by a renowned security expert. [04 Jan 2008]
Top 10 security stories of the year
News B is for Botnets This year has seen a shift from viruses, botnets and spam swamping the security headlines, to the loss of personal information by private and public organisations - leading to calls for better data protection and privacy laws. [13 Dec 2007]
Webcast: Why Today's SMBs Need Web Security
White Paper Exposure to malware like botnets, spyware, and other potentially harmful or unproductive Web applications can impact both your organization's security and performance. So check out this Sophos-sponsored Webcast, now available on demand, for expert... [13 Dec 2007]
Malware: From bedroom to boardroom
Comment The botnets grew too quickly, were difficult for them to control and were large blips on the radar screens of the antivirus vendors. Botnets gave them the anonymity they required and the increasing penetration of always-on home broadband networks... [19 Nov 2007]
Storm botnet 'services' for hire?
News B is for Botnets While it has continued to grow since then, it is difficult to gauge its true size as a large percentage of the infected machines are on 'stand-by', according to security expert Bruce Schneier. [17 Oct 2007]
Cyber criminals building more but smaller botnets
News Cyber criminals are downsizing their botnets to try and trick software security companies. But researchers at antivirus company F-Secure have reported seeing these large networks being broken down into smaller groups of compromised computers... [28 Sep 2007]
Trojan targets companies' top brass
News B is for Botnets F-Secure security expert Patrik Runald recently postulated that the perfect attack would be a zero-day attack using a rootkit-cloaked Trojan sent to an HR manager who, due to company policy, would be compelled to open the document. [26 Sep 2007]
Data theft scam targets CEOs
News B is for Botnets Senior execs such as CIOs and CEOs are being singled out by increasingly sophisticated email attacks which one expert predicts could drive a wave of corporate data theft. According to MessageLabs, emails carrying executable code... [02 Jul 2007]
Spam storm needs ISP action, urges security chief
News The session, which follows the submission of a written response, coincides with claims the number of compromised PCs - known as botnets - in the UK has tripled over the past year. Speaking about the growing problem of botnets and the deluge of spam... [14 Mar 2007]
Video: The biggest security threats today
Video At the 2007 RSA Conference in San Francisco, silicon.com sister site ZDNet editor-in-chief, Dan Farber, talks with security expert Howard Schmidt about topics ranging from Windows Vista to the US government's role in fighting cyber threats. [13 Feb 2007]
