The worms infect vulnerable systems by establishing a remote connection to the targeted computer, installing a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server and then downloading themselves to the new host. While Symantec and other organisations that rely on...
The latest variants of the Bagle worm have alarmed antivirus vendors because of the multi-stage process they use to attack PCs. The latest attack has been very effective. Computer Associates Australia security architect Chris Thomas said: "We've...
In one type of attack, a domain is targeted and then deluged with randomly addressed emails. Darkmail is speculatively targeted, unsolicited mail, and its rise threatens the efficiency of UK computer systems as well as their security.
Also speaking at Virus Bulletin 2005, Dmitry Gryaznov, from McAfee, said the potential will always exist for a DDoS attack "powerful enough to take down any website - no matter how powerful their servers are" - a claim which is at odds with those...
For an attack to be successful, victims have to type the full path of files the attacker wants to download. Security company Symantec said: "This may require substantial typing from targeted users. Microsoft and Mozilla have acknowledged that a...
Winston Churchill once said: "Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement. We know from our own experience how rapidly the many different threats and attack platforms have...
Did you find this white paper useful? 
White Paper RSS
Download
Register
