Recent Articles
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Conficker Still Poses Significant Threat
Fortinet has announced findings from its March 2009 Threatscape Report, which is characterized by a persistent virus and a notorious worm: the Conficker. The report encompasses the threatscape in general and is segmented into different parts examining spam travel, IPS exploits, antivirus and malware movements, web traffic and web content filtering. "It is yet to…
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Surprising Security Shortcomings
Surprising Security Shortcomings After nearly a decade of threat warnings, evolving threats and billions of dollars in technology investments, you’d think that businesses have at least a baseline of IT security protections. Recent reports reveal some surprising security shortcomings in the business community. No Title While anti-virus software enjoys one of the highest penetration rates…
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Google Launches New Java Development Tools
If you attended President Obama’s March 26 online Town Hall meeting, you were likely more interested in how the president would answer questions about the economy, health care and higher education costs. But what you might not have noticed was that the White House was using an application called Google Moderator, hosted on the application…
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Fiber Cable Sabotage Underscores Physical Security Vulnerabilities
The slicing of four fiber optic lines in Silicon Valley yesterday, along with the recent revelations of hacks against the U.S. electric grid, underscore the interconnectivity of the digital and physical worlds and the potential to disrupt daily life through coordinated attacks. Authorities in the San Jose area say the deliberate cutting of fiber optic…
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Conficker, Cut Cables Show Digital World’s Fragility
In the last few days, a collection of events has spelled out how susceptible our data infrastructure really is. It all started with tales of the Conficker worm and has now come to a head with the reported sabotage of fiber-optic cables that blacked out much of Silicon Valley. Add to that the recent intrusions…
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Power Grid Compromise Underscores Government’s Need for Security Help
Reports that the U.S. electric grid was penetrated by foreign spies may on the surface seem shocking. But as Brightfly Managing Director of Research Brandon Dunlap knows, attempts at cracking the networks of U.S. utilities are not new. Brightfly is a consulting company specializing in advising on security and governance, risk and compliance. "While I was…
