Recent articles by William Eazel
October 2005 worst ever month for new viruses
Security experts have reported that this October saw biggest ever recorded increase in new viruses. According to Sophos, last month's total of 1,685 newly discovered viruses marked the greatest month-on-month jump since the firm first began regular malware monitoring in the late 1980s.
Nov 2 2005 10:22AM
Security
Hackers up pressure on P2P networks
A newly published security report has identified 22 previously undocumented Peer to Peer (P2P) attacks in October which were targeted at networks including Kazaa and eDonkey. The study from Instant Messaging (IM) security firm Akonix Systems indicates a 19 percent increase in malicious P2P exploits compared with the volume recorded in September 2005.
Nov 1 2005 10:49AM
Security
One third of large enterprises admit being hacked
A third of large enterprises admit they have been victims of intrusions to their office networks and office servers in the last two years, research has claimed. According to a poll of 360 enterprise IT security professionals published today, more than 40 percent of companies with 20,000 or more employees indicate that they have fallen victim to hackers during the same time period.
Nov 1 2005 10:07AM
Security
Canadian University takes IT security back to school
Ryerson University, a Toronto, Ontario-based university, has completed a wide ranging IT security infrastructure upgrade centering on deployment of over 40 enterprise security appliances to protect its IT network, which supports over 50,000 student, employee and alumni users.
Oct 31 2005 10:27AM
Security
Microsoft and U.S. government aim to kill zombies at Halloween
Microsoft, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Consumer Action, a public watchdog and education group, have launched a campaign aimed at helping consumers prevent their computers from getting turned into zombies.
Oct 31 2005 10:19AM
Security
UK government declares war on cyber-criminals
Millions of U.K. internet users are putting themselves at risk of attack from internet criminals because they don’t understand threats to their computer or the ways to protect against them, a newly created government-backed campaign has warned.
Oct 27 2005 11:25AM
Security
Spear phishing reaches epidemic proportions
The global plague of highly targeted "spear phishing" is reaching epidemic proportions with new research claiming that some firms are even resorting to launching fake attacks against their own employees to test network security levels.
Oct 26 2005 11:55AM
Security
Experts warn of highly critical Skype vulnerabilities
Security experts today warned of a trio of “highly critical” vulnerabilities that has been discovered in Skype’s VoIP client software, which can be exploited by malicious hackers to cause DoS attacks, or to take remote control of compromised systems.
Oct 26 2005 10:12AM
Security
Storage managers in the dark over Continuous Data Protection
Although many enterprises are enthusiastic about rolling out continuous data protection (CDP) systems to improve the effectiveness of their data backup services, many do not understand how the technology actually works, according to IDC.
Oct 25 2005 10:56AM
Security
