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Stark warning over cyber attacks on UK businesses
News B is for Botnets But he added the UK government felt the risk of a cyber terrorist attack was low due to a "lack of capability and difficulties with understanding the vulnerabilities in the infrastructure". [29 Oct 2008]
Virtualisation: At risk from attack
News B is for Botnets Acknowledging that it would be a matter of time before hackers act on "unprotected vulnerabilities that the technology presents", he warned: "Virtualisation may become the next frontier... [20 Oct 2008]
Google's Android: Beware the malware?
News B is for Botnets Speaking at a recent roundtable discussion in London, Symantec COO Enrique Salem agreed that the open nature of the OS will present new vulnerabilities for users. Google's mobile... [14 Oct 2008]
Oyster card security vulnerabilities uncovered
News B is for Botnets Details of vulnerabilities in the chipset used in London's Oyster travel smartcard have been released by Dutch researchers. An academic paper with details of the cryptographic... [08 Oct 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News B is for Botnets But the analyst adds that criminals will also make use of the cloud to reduce the cost of heavy processing in attacks such as breaking encryption keys or finding vulnerabilities in... [17 Jul 2008]
Warning: The Storm still rages on
News B is for Botnets However, modifying the URL runs a script which attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in various applications, including AOL, Microsoft Internet Explorer, MySpace and RealNetworks RealPlayer. [07 May 2008]
Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'
News B is for Botnets He said: "I think that the fact that businesses depend on applications to make them successful, but they're also the biggest weaknesses because of the vulnerabilities that we have in... [24 Apr 2008]
Virtualisation: IT managers warned of security challenges
News B is for Botnets Infrastructure vulnerabilities introduced through misconfiguration should be a concern for IT professionals, according to Herrod. Stephen Herrod, chief technology officer for VMware, who... [16 Apr 2008]
Insider security risks exposed
News B is for Botnets Samar said the use of code-scanning technology to detect problems and the separation of approval roles so code is checked a number of times could iron out these vulnerabilities.... [10 Apr 2008]
How Google keeps its tech security tip top
News B is for Botnets Google also uses a neighbourhood watch approach asking people to confidentially report vulnerabilities they discover. One way in which Google tries to reduce the risk it's exposed to is... [10 Apr 2008]
Call to increase online data protection for teens
News B is for Botnets The letter said: "Although adolescents are more sophisticated consumers than young children are, they face their own age-related vulnerabilities regarding privacy. The group - which... [10 Apr 2008]
Phishers attack social networking generation
News B is for Botnets The report also notes vulnerabilities in websites are increasingly popular malware vectors as they allow for more sophisticated and multi-stage attacks. The report reveals that, for the... [09 Apr 2008]
Google warns: Malicious 'drive-by downloads' on the up
News B is for Botnets Drive-by downloads, in which malicious websites exploit browser vulnerabilities to execute malicious code, have increased since April 2007, Google researchers have warned. The malicious... [20 Feb 2008]
Microsoft's 'patch Tuesday' releases six 'critical' plasters
News B is for Botnets Alan Bentley, Lumension's European vice president, said: "Attackers have shown in recent years that they'd rather target applications than go directly for the throat of the operating system, placing... [14 Feb 2008]
FAA: Boeing's Dreamliner to cause "security vulnerabilities"
News B is for Botnets Because of this new passenger connectivity, the proposed data network design and integration may result in security vulnerabilities from intentional or unintentional corruption of data... [07 Jan 2008]
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