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Malware targeting Linux on the increase

Malware targeting Linux on the increase

The number of malicious programs that attacked Linux operating systems during 2005 was more than double the previous year’s figure, according to new research.
William Eazel May 8 2006 10:03AM Security
Report: Non-Windows attacks on the rise

Report: Non-Windows attacks on the rise

Attacks against platforms other than Windows, particularly Linux, are growing quickly, according to a Kaspersky Lab report released today.
Dan Kaplan Apr 21 2006 9:36PM Security
Experts warn of the rise of the rootkit

Experts warn of the rise of the rootkit

The use of rootkits to conceal both malware and commercially viable Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) is on the rise, new research warned today.
William Eazel Apr 18 2006 10:30AM Security
Your invitation to the SC Forum

Your invitation to the SC Forum

At the SC Magazine Forum, you could gain information, advice and great contacts to help you more readily achieve your goals as an IT security pro. Read on to see if you qualify for a free delegate place.
Staff Writers Apr 14 2006 8:14PM Security
Controlling the endpoint

Controlling the endpoint

There’s yet another IT security bandwagon onto which any number of vendors are jumping. And, whether companies refer to it as network access management (NAM), network access control (NAC), or network access protection (NAP), the main question is: Who has the real deal?
Jim Carr Apr 14 2006 8:14PM Security
Taking on the protection challenge

Taking on the protection challenge

It is an old truism that crime goes where the money is. And today, the money is in the data, so that’s where we find the electronic crime.
Tim Mather Apr 14 2006 8:14PM Security
Paying the cost to be the boss

Paying the cost to be the boss

In our organizations, we need to take a strong lead in many areas. The first area is awareness. There used to be a commercial where an executive, with a bit of a smirk, tells an IT engineer that he just opened an email attachment — like he was told not to. In our organizations, we know that sort of thing is happening somewhere in the company.
Peter Stephenson,CeRNS, Apr 14 2006 8:14PM Security
The worm turns on Apple

The worm turns on Apple

Macintosh enthusiasts have long used the security of their systems as a flag to wave in the faces of their Windows-using counterparts. With the recent announcement of some key holes in Mac OS X, that flag is drooping.
Ericka Chickowski Apr 14 2006 8:14PM Security
Debate: Federated identity will become a reality in the not too distant future

Debate: Federated identity will become a reality in the not too distant future

For, by Nishant Kaushik, architect, security and identity products, Oracle
Staff Writers Apr 14 2006 8:14PM Security
A new kid on the training block

A new kid on the training block

So what proof is there that IT security professionals are truly armed with the know-how they may promote?
Illena Armstrong Apr 14 2006 8:14PM Security
Rootkits, blackmail scams on the rise

Rootkits, blackmail scams on the rise

Online blackmailing grew in frequency during the first quarter of 2006, according to a study by one security vendor.
Frank Washkuch Apr 13 2006 9:38PM Security
Debate: Should the UK government have access to search engine records to help fight crime?

Debate: Should the UK government have access to search engine records to help fight crime?
Conleth McCallan Apr 7 2006 5:21PM Security
Bad news from the DTI

Bad news from the DTI

The latest Information Security Breaches Survey from the DTI threw up worrying statistics on the nature of security breaches in UK businesses.
René Millman Apr 7 2006 4:35PM Security
The too long arm of the law

The too long arm of the law

The UK’s main law against IT criminals, the Computer Misuse Act, is 16 years old this year. The Act has received plenty of criticism, and led to only a few prosecutions, but recent interpretations and proposed changes are worrying.
Nick Barron Apr 7 2006 12:44PM Security
Breaking up the attack

Breaking up the attack

The industry must learn about packet fragmentation techniques, writes Gunter Ollmann
Gunter Ollmann Apr 7 2006 12:44PM Security
The engineer of change

The engineer of change

Rolls-Royce’s Nick Bleech tells Ron Condon why, as business embraces collaborative and mobile working, new rules need to be applied
Ron Condon Apr 5 2006 2:32PM Security
Security on the shop floor

Security on the shop floor

Network security has always been an important consideration in office environments but it has been largely overlooked in manufacturing. But as the shop floor has become increasingly linked to the back office and with the expansion of industrial Ethernet, production managers are now taking network security more seriously.
Olaf Siemens Apr 5 2006 12:18PM Security
Send the IRS taxing phishing emails

Send the IRS taxing phishing emails

With tax-time scammers prowling, the IRS wants to take a look at phishing emails being sent to Americans setting up their tax paperwork.
Frank Washkuch Apr 4 2006 8:14PM Security
Keeping the neighborhood safe from phishers

Keeping the neighborhood safe from phishers

An IT security firm has unveiled an online "neighborhood watch" website in a bid to clamp down on phishers.
William Eazel Apr 4 2006 10:00AM Security
U.K. firms suffer from the enemy within

U.K. firms suffer from the enemy within

Staff misuse of the internet is the second largest cause of reported security incidents for large U.K. companies.
William Eazel Mar 28 2006 9:36AM Security

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