Expert analysis
Experts Comment On The Top Security Threats In 2006
At the Infosecurity Europe 2006 Press Conference a panel of speakers from MessageLabs, Centennial Software, (ISC)2, Black Spider, Juniper Networks and Insight Consulting …
Microsoft Talks About Security Developments
Microsoft realized that phishing, pharming, botnets and rootkits show that attacks are becoming more sophisticated. This situation makes traditional defenses to be inadequate …
Convergence And The Rise Of Botnets
At the recent Infosecurity Press Conference in London, Mark Sunner, CTO of MessageLabs, presented the results of the MessageLabs Intelligence Annual Report that provides us …
Computer Security Today: A Report From The Infosecurity Europe 2006 Press Conference
Infosecurity Europe 2006 is just around the corner. Taking place at the Olympia in London 25-27 April 2006, it is the most important gathering of security professionals in …
MSNPawn – Footprinting, Profiling and Assessment with MSN Search
Any search engine database is a very powerful source of information for web applications. We are interested in the searching interface and criteria these engines provide. Now, …
MP3s – The Big Security Risk In 2006
Once again the problem of mobile device security is raising its head. Yet that is the world we live in. Like it or not, the miniaturisation of disk storage technology means …
New FBI Computer Crime Survey
Want insight into the cyber attacks that U.S. organizations are facing, what defenses they’re using against these assaults, and the implications for industry and …
Tips For Staying Secure in 2006
So 2005 has gone down as the worst year for data security breaches. I suppose the good news is that we seemed to be less troubled by viruses, so either the virus developers …
Malware – Future Trends
Malware has truly evolved during the last couple of years. Its potential for financial and network based abuse was quickly realized, and thus, tactics changed, consolidation …
Interview with Dr. Horst Joepen, Senior Vice President Strategic Alliances CyberGuard
In your opinion, what is the single biggest security threat on the Internet today? This is exactly the problem: there is no single biggest threat, but a huge and ever growing …
Florida Spammer Receives 6.5 Billion Pounds Fine
According to media reports, an US-based ISP has been awarded the amount of 6.5 billion pounds in a judgement against a Florida man who sent millions of unsolicited spam …
Why Asset-Based Security Makes Sense
On November 22, 2005, the SANS Institute released its annual report of the top 20 vulnerabilities of the year. As has been noted elsewhere in the security industry, the 2005 …