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January marred by 'vicious and varied' virus attacks

January marred by 'vicious and varied' virus attacks

Internet users were subjected to "vicious and varied" virus attacks in January, including a multi-wave attack of seven viral mutants and several devastating zero-day assaults, a newly published threat monitoring report has revealed.
William Eazel Feb 20 2006 10:34AM Security
Significant Kama Sutra infections remain in U.S, India and Peru

Significant Kama Sutra infections remain in U.S, India and Peru

Significant concentrations of PCs infected with the Kama Sutra virus (also known as Blackworm, CME-24 or Nyxem.E) remain in Peru, India and the United States, a security firm warned today.
William Eazel Feb 13 2006 10:16AM Security
Four months and $50 for OneCare

Four months and $50 for OneCare

OneCare Live, Microsoft’s new security software, will hit the market in June, the Redmond, Wash.-computing giant announced Tuesday.
Dan Kaplan Feb 8 2006 9:48PM Security
Me and my job

Me and my job

What do you like most about your job? It’s a position of perpetual changes and new learning opportunities on a daily basis. I get to thoroughly evaluate every new device, technology, security strategy and attack that comes along. Vendors listen to my opinion.
Lane Timmons Feb 7 2006 8:14PM Security
SAML and SPML arrive

SAML and SPML arrive

With the growing prevalence of web-based applications and a growing demand for interoperability among identity-related services, a call has emerged for standards to facilitate this interoperability.
Rami Elron Feb 7 2006 8:03PM Security
Debate: Anti-virus products just don’t work and vendors are not helping their customers

Debate: Anti-virus products just don’t work and vendors are not helping their customers
Andy Campbell Jan 25 2006 3:56PM Security
Dan Newman, Instructor and hacking expert on the Ethical Hacking course (CEH) at The Training Camp

Dan Newman, Instructor and hacking expert on the Ethical Hacking course (CEH) at The Training Camp
Staff Writers Jan 25 2006 2:36PM Security
The IT pro's likes and gripes

The IT pro's likes and gripes

Information security professionals enjoy an atmosphere of trust and independence in the workplace but also believe management must improve its long-term vision, a recent survey by the SANS Institute has pointed out.
Frank Washkuch Jan 18 2006 8:53PM Security
IT asset dollars and sense

IT asset dollars and sense

When truth is stranger than fiction — as it often is in enterprise IT departments — managing technology assets securely can require a powerful imagination. Indeed, how IT departments cope with issues such as the obsoleting of hard drives and eliminating so-called “double-campers ” from their resources might well determine whether or not they can claim their IT assets are truly secure.
Jim Carr Jan 13 2006 9:59PM Security
IM and P2P network attacks increase 2200 percent

IM and P2P network attacks increase 2200 percent

The number of attacks on instant messaging and peer-to-peer networks have increased over twenty-fold in one year, according to new research.
René Millman Jan 13 2006 3:25PM Security
Dangerous MSN trojan blends spyware and keylogger threats

Dangerous MSN trojan blends spyware and keylogger threats

IT security watchers today warned of a newly intercepted malicious trojan that disguizes itself as MSN Messenger in order to prevent detection.
William Eazel Jan 12 2006 11:39AM Security
Efficiency and effectiveness

Efficiency and effectiveness

I had the pleasure of attending a session with a "guturist" recently — a gentleman by the name of Michael Tchong. He spends much of his time analyzing trends and patterns in technology, human behavior and other areas and uses that information to forecast future trends and directions. While his technology and business predictions were fascinating, one of the comments he made struck me as particularly appropriate to those of us in information security: "If you can't do it for the same cost or lower — outsource it."
Dave Cullinane Jan 11 2006 10:26PM Security
Me and my job

Me and my job

What does your job entail? Anything involving the network – basically making sure people get the information they are looking for. We have 400 restaurants and all of the information captured there needs to find its way to headquarters.
Chris Cahalin Jan 11 2006 10:02PM Security
Parents and enterprises warned of ‘Podporn’ problem

Parents and enterprises warned of ‘Podporn’ problem

Security experts issued a warning about the fast growing problem of pornography being accessed via devices such the new video-enabled Apple iPod or Sony PSP.
William Eazel Jan 10 2006 11:00AM Security
IM and P2P threats reach 'critical levels'

IM and P2P threats reach 'critical levels'

The number of security threats propagating via instant messenger and peer-to-peer networks increased last year by more than 2,200 percent over 2004, newly published research has claimed.
William Eazel Jan 9 2006 11:20AM Security
Firms warned over adware promising video and music

Firms warned over adware promising video and music

Security experts have warned of a fast spreading adware file designed to tempt unwitting recipients with the promise of free music and videos.
William Eazel Dec 19 2005 9:05AM Security
Social engineering and other threats to internal security

Social engineering and other threats to internal security

How difficult would it be for a good looking woman dressed in a provocative outfit to gain access to your internal network?
Ari Tammam Dec 16 2005 11:46AM Security
Spyware and users are your top demons

Spyware and users are your top demons

As usual, the SC Magazine readership survey has proven to be a most revealing exercise. Now in its fourth year, the end-of-year survey gives an insight into the mood and daily lives of our readers.
Ron Condon Dec 15 2005 11:02PM Security
Me and my job

Me and my job

How did you get into security? I came from the physics field to begin with. I jumped in here about 11 years ago. I started as a programmer — Visual Basic, web applications, that sort of thing, and decided after a year or so that I didn’t enjoy that. So I switched over to IT administration…and from there started doing system administration and part of that has to be security. I just sort of moved more and more and taught myself more and more about security as part of system administration. I just took an interest in it.
Bradley Dinerman, Dec 15 2005 7:28PM Security
Spammers and criminals working hard to trick Christmas shoppers

Spammers and criminals working hard to trick Christmas shoppers

Security fears have made 69 percent of shoppers more cautious about purchasing goods online, a newly published survey has claimed.
William Eazel Dec 14 2005 9:47AM Security

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