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, D.C.—The U.S. departments of Commerce and Homeland Security (DHS) today discussed with other federal agencies and private-sector leaders in the information technology industry the need to create a voluntary industry code of conduct to address the detection and mitigation of botnets. Botnets are collections of computers that are secretly infected with malware and then [...]

Joe Stewart, Dell SecureWorks’ Director of Malware Research, and the Counter Threat Unit (CTU) research team have long been researching Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) hacking activity. Since different entities may use the term APT differently, it is important to define the term as used in this analysis. According to Stewart , APT is best defined [...]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.– The APWG reports in the H2 2010 Phishing Activity Trends Report this month that the development of crimeware surged in the half-year period ending in December, 2010 with one data contributor registering more than 10 million new malware samples in the period, while other analysts describe important shifts in approaches to crimeware deployment [...]

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“As multinational enterprises face an ever-increasing number of security threats to their networks, Global Crossing recognizes the need to address – in a holistic manner – the entire spectrum of these potentially revenue-impacting attacks,” said Dave Carey, Global Crossing’s chief marketing officer. “Global Crossing Security Solutions cost-effectively extends our customers’ limited IT and security resources, and lets them concentrate on their core business while we keep their networks hardened and secure.”

As the result of a criminal cyber attack on the company’s data-center located in San Diego, California, U.S.A., SNEI shut down the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services on April 20, in order for the company to undergo an investigation and make enhancements to the overall security of the network infrastructure. Working closely with several respected outside security firms, the company has implemented new and additional security measures that strengthen safeguards against unauthorized activity, and provide consumers with greater protection of their personal information.

This scam is unique because it is spreading differently than the usual scam and when you tag a friend in a photo, their friends also see it, and so it increases the spread more than the traditional scam post would.

My latest blog post for CIOUpdate.com went live this morning.  I talk about some of the trends I saw at RSA last week including emphasis on securing virtual and mobile environments.
RSA 2011- Industry Focusing on Virtualization, Mobility and Data — CIOUpdate.com.