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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]

Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears

News B is for Botnets Viacom, owner of movie studio Paramount and MTV Networks, requested the information as part of its $1bn copyright infringement lawsuit against the popular online video service and its deep-pocketed parent, Google. [04 Jul 2008]

Security breaches down - but at what price?

News B is for Botnets The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published yesterday to coincide with the first day of the Infosecurity Europe conference, reveals that IT managers and board-level executives are trying to keep their organisations... [23 Apr 2008]

Beware the insider security threat

News Security experts at the RSA security conference in San Francisco last week warned of all manner of threats ranging from botnets to metasploit attacks. B is for Botnets But Jane Kimberlin, IT director at Domino's Pizza Group, argued that it is... [17 Apr 2008]

Insider security risks exposed

News B is for Botnets Malicious Malfoy is the external hacker who exploits security vulnerabilities to steal information and disrupt corporate networks. Vipin Samar, VP of database security at Oracle, said: "You see a whole range of people through which... [10 Apr 2008]

Call to increase online data protection for teens

News B is for Botnets Security from A to Z If heeded, the proposal could put a crimp in social networks' plans to tailor online advertisements to teenagers' behaviours. But as with most social networks, adults are free game. [10 Apr 2008]

Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'

News Botnets Security experts have hacked ATMs to show how easy it is to steal money and bank account details from modern cash machines. Security from A to Z Security vendor Network Box illustrated this threat by showing that only the PIN number was... [04 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]

Brunel University uses spam filter to fight cyber bullying

Case Study B is for Botnets Security from A to Z We have a duty of care to all of our students to make sure the college networks aren't being used in an abusive way to any of them. Because the system is so precise, Liddell is also using it to comply with... [11 Jan 2008]

FAA: Boeing's Dreamliner to cause "security vulnerabilities"

News B is for Botnets The report said: "It allows new kinds of passenger connectivity to previously isolated data networks connected to systems that perform functions required for the safe operation of the airplane. [07 Jan 2008]

Data encryption brought into focus by HMRC

Comment B is for Botnets When outsourcing, the public sector body must choose a supplier that can provide sufficient guarantees with respect to the technical and organisational security measures governing the processing of data. [21 Dec 2007]

iPhone, Gmail and blogs - a corporate security nightmare

News B is for Botnets Forrester highlighted Bluetooth, insecure home wireless networks and "evil twin" malicious public wi-fi hotspots as particular security risks to corporate IT security. Security options for these devices include restricting the... [15 Jun 2007]

Spam storm needs ISP action, urges security chief

News Speaking about the growing problem of botnets and the deluge of spam they create, David Rand, CTO of security company Trend Micro, told silicon.com: "I absolutely believe this is the ISPs' responsibility. [14 Mar 2007]

VoIP threats to watch out for

Comment Spit could be generated in a similar way to email spam with botnets targeting millions of VoIP users from compromised machines. Unfortunately from a security viewpoint, this means that it will also be affected by all the attacks that cripple data... [09 Mar 2007]

The A to Z of security

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