Using the SIP protocol, PCs can signal each other in real time to handle instant messaging, indicate presence, notify events, set up phone calls and initiate videoconferencing. Today we have desk phones, email, mobile phones and instant messaging...
One of the most common ways of disseminating these attacks is through emails that include a link to a malicious web server. Browser-based security threats are on the rise and may pose the next significant risk to information technology operations...
The creation of a botnet can prove a great money spinner, with capacity being rented out for around $10 per hour, according to MessageLabs. Mark Sunner, CTO of MessageLabs, said: "Botnets are the primary delivery mechanism for around 70 per cent of...
Christopher Linfoot, IT director at LDV Vans, slammed Microsoft for failing to do anything to stop the flood of 419 spam emails from domains hosted by Hotmail servers and said ISPs generally need to do more.
Pescatore added: "We knew as soon as we saw the iPhone that [company] managers would want one and read [corporate] emails on this device. With data breaches hitting the headlines more regularly, Bob Gleichauf, VP and CTO for the Cisco Security...
Although instant messaging (IM) has been relatively free of spam, this could change in 2008 if MessageLabs is to be believed. Mark Sunner, chief security office at MessageLabs, says: "You wouldn't be expected to clean your own water - but in...