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RSS mi2gOpinion: Beware of company insiders
Comment These days most businesses know they need to protect their networks from outside attacks. But, says Simon Moores, few are paying attention to a threat a bit closer to home. When the news of last week's £220 million attempted robbery of Sumitomo... [21 Mar 2005]
Anatomy of a Hack: An Exploration of the Effects of Asymmetric Attack
White Paper Any threat, which is disproportionate, such as the risk of a small group attacking a large country or a few individuals killing thousands is described as asymmetric. The perpetrators of terrorism on the US were a group of individuals with different... [15 Feb 2005]
Leader: Cyber-terror... who do you believe?
Leader Today we have heard of a plan to launch a World Security Organisation which will be "bigger than Interpol" and "more effective than the World Health Organisation". We await news as to how. But all will apparently become clear when security company... [09 Feb 2005]
Cyber-terror plan panned as "barmy"
News A controversial UK security vendor is calling for the creation of a World Security Organisation (WSO) to crack down on 'cyber-terror' as well as real world threats by air, land, sea and space. Yet some in the industry have criticised the 'cyber... [09 Feb 2005]
XP SP2: Raises IT managers' blood pressure
News Most IT managers believe that upgrading systems to Microsoft's latest security patch for Windows XP could generate problems, according to a recent survey. The InsightExpress study, which polled IT managers in the United States, found that 63 per... [25 Aug 2004]
Virus alert: Netsky and MyDoom get updates
News New variants of old viruses are causing headaches for computer users this week. Both MyDoom and Netsky have been altered to continue assaulting vulnerable users. Despite requiring the computer user to actively run an attachment, Netsky.C seems to... [26 Feb 2004]
Counting the cost of Slammer
News Analyst firms have begun to weigh in with initial estimates of the damage done by the SQL Slammer worm, the virulent program that spread quickly throughout the internet last week. On Thursday, security specialist Mi2g said that the worm caused... [03 Feb 2003]
Hack attacks on Linux sites rocket
News Attacks on Linux-based websites have risen dramatically over the past year. A study by UK security consultancy mi2g found 7,630 attacks on Linux systems during the first half of 2002 in comparison to just 5,736 for the whole of 2001. [18 Jul 2002]
Cyber-terrorists take to the internet
News Politically motivated hacking is on the increase as anti-capitalist and anti-war protestors take to the web. UK government websites have experienced a 378 per cent increase in defacements in the past year. [08 Jan 2002]
Viruses cost businesses $7bn in 1999
News Viruses like Melissa and Chernobyl have cost businesses around $7bn (£4.4bn) so far this year, according to software security specialist, Mi2g. The company reports that in the last six months alone, 1,700 serious incidents were recorded in... [27 Aug 1999]
London firms warned of Serbian cyberattack
News Security experts have warned that London's corporate servers risk attack from Serbian hackers retaliating against Nato air strikes. Until now, Serbian information warfare has been limited to government and military targets, such as Nato email... [09 Apr 1999]
