underground in white papers
Business Success in a Dark Market: An Inside Look at How the Fraud Underground Operates
White Paper The business of online fraud has developed into a sophisticated underground criminal operation that continues to evolve everyday. This white paper will examine how the fraudster underground operates, the... [05 Oct 2009]
The Fraudster Economy Model: The Dynamics of Operating a Business in the Underground
White Paper Phishing first gained traction in 1996 with hackers trying to steal America Online passwords from unsuspecting users. Today, it has evolved into a far more menacing criminal enterprise, with bands of fraudsters working together to create... [05 Oct 2009]
Tube Lines reaps rewards of upgrading to Intel®CoreÂ2 processor with vProÂtechnology
White Paper Tube Lines has a 30-year Public Private Partnership (PPP) contract with London Underground. It is responsible for the maintenance and upgrade of the infrastructure on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, including... [24 Sep 2009]
Underground Economy Report
White Paper This survey of cybercrime activity in the underground economy includes a discussion of some of the more notable groups involved, as well as an examination of some of the major advertisers and the most popular goods and... [02 Sep 2009]
Optimizing Business Outcomes With HP Secure Advantage Solutions
White Paper The overall security environment has changed with the increase of regulations and requirements whose breach has severe financial consequences for organizations - and with the rise of an underground economy that uses... [01 Sep 2009]
Super-Kamioka Computer System for Analysis
White Paper This equipment contains a SO 000-ton ultrapure water tank measuring 39.3 meters in diameter, 41.4 meters in height, and located 1000 meters underground. The Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR) of the University of... [30 Aug 2009]
HP Thin Clients Help Tube Lines Cut Costs and Use Less Power
White Paper Tube Lines maintains and upgrades half of London's underground system and finds Thin Clients the most efficient way to deliver crucial IT to over 90 remote depots. A cyclical refresh of the old environment was required. [30 Jul 2009]
True Zero Day Protection: The Only Defense Against Evolving Security Threats
White Paper The corporate losses are the criminals' gains, as compromised systems feed an underground cyber-economy worth millions and millions of dollars. Zero day attacks are a growing threat to corporate networks, because they... [12 Jul 2009]
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report
White Paper With a focus on "Botnets" the paper describes the various parties involved in creating and distributing malware and potentially unwanted software, explaining key techniques and technologies used to attack and compromise users, and giving... [01 Jul 2009]
SSAC Advisory on Fast Flux Hosting and DNS
White Paper A thriving underground business leases dozens to thousands of compromised systems to Internet miscreants as fast flux service networks. "Fast flux" is an evasion technique that cyber-criminals and Internet miscreants use... [01 Jul 2009]
Thwarting E-mail Spam Laundering
White Paper Laundering e-mail spam through open-proxies or compromised PCs is a widely-used trick to conceal real spam sources and reduce spamming cost in the underground e-mail spam industry. Spammers have plagued the Internet by... [30 Jun 2009]
The Role of the Internet in the Propagation of Malware
White Paper This is due to the overwhelmingly efficient propagation capabilities it naturally offers, as well as the underground community it inadvertently supports. Computer threats have been a part of daily computing lives since... [30 Jun 2009]
Spamalytics: An Empirical Analysis of Spam Marketing Conversion
White Paper Unfortunately, spammers do not file quarterly financial reports, and the underground nature of their activities makes thirdparty data gathering a challenge at best. Spam-based marketing is a curious beast. [30 Jun 2009]
Ghost Turns Zombie: Exploring the Life Cycle of Web-Based Malware
White Paper Once infected with web-based malware, an unsuspecting user's machine is converted into a productive member of the Internet underground. While the web provides information and services that enrich their lives in many... [20 Jun 2009]
2008 Internet Security Outlook
White Paper Fraudsters use schemes involving trickery and malware to steal valuable information from individuals and companies, which they use themselves or sell to others in the criminal underground. Malware is at an all-time high. [20 Jun 2009]
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