Monday, 21 May 2012
According to security expert Michael Cobb, the likelihood of your enterprise being compromised by a botnet is not a question of if, but when. Cobb discusses how spammers use botnets to corrupt enterprise systems, and offers advice on how security pros can thwart their attacks.
Email has long been a favorite method for malicious hackers looking to launch attacks, and one of the first steps in defending against vicious email threats lies in developing a strong email authentication strategy. In this tip, contributor Noah Schiffman discusses the two most popular and effective types of authentication systems, and unveils the positive and negative aspects of each approach.
With 63% of Internet users routinely accessing blogs, spammers and malware writers have started abusing blog sites to take advantage of the easy access to unsuspecting Web users.
Symantec reintroduces Brightmail branding for Symantec Mail Security Series solutions, as part of its information risk management (IRM) strategy to secure and manage unstructured information.
Spammers often use the issue du jour in their spam campaigns, so it is not surprising that they are continuing to use the economy as a ruse to deliver their spam messages last month.
Sophos reports that Facebook has won a US$873 million judgement against a Canadian man who bombarded millions of the social networking site's members with unsolicited spam messages.
In an excerpt from Voice over IP Security, author Patrick Park reviews VoIP threats, including spam, phishing and other threats against social context.
November 2008 saw spam dropping significantly due to the shutdown of web-hosting company McColo, which was allegedly hosting a significant number of botnet command-and-control systems. But recent spikes in spam volume indicate that spam activity is back in the works.
McAfee report paints a bleak picture of Internet law enforcement.
A Hong Kong businessman has pleaded guilty for his part in a scam where tens of millions of spam messages were sent, artificially pumping up the stock prices of Chinese companies between 2004 and 2006.
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Trusted Mobility Index
The mobile ecosystem of devices, services and networks is at a critical inflection point.While the mobile revolution is unleashing massive opportunities in both emerging and mature economies, it is also increasing in complexity and confusion. The reality is the lightning-fast adoption of powerful, smart devices is outpacing society’s ability to secure them. Today, trust in mobility hangs in the balance.
MasterCard tackles BYOD with strict conditions
More than a year into its bring-your-own-device program, MasterCard Worldwide continuously assesses the security technology and policies that allow 30 percent of its employees worldwide to use their personal iPhones, iPads and Android devices at work.
HID Global deploys a centralized, web-based IP access control solution at Fuxi Power Plant
Unable to meet the needs for real-time monitoring with its traditional patrol system, China's Fuxi Power Plant has deployed HID Global's VertX V2000.
