A summer of security consolidation continued today with news that Computer Associates has bought privately owned vulnerability management firm Pest Patrol for an undisclosed all-cash sum. Simon Perry, VP security strategy at CA, told silicon.com...
According to the company's Pest Patrol research, Kazaa created a greater threat than other programs in its top five spyware list because of its widespread popularity. Pest is a broader category. Perry said the difficulty in exactly defining spyware...
And it's not just the bookmakers who are paying up, Overton said, explaining that one compelling incentive employed by the criminals is to ensure their ransom demands undercut the cost of preventing or cleaning up such an attack.
Presenters urged greater concentration on preventing and going after generators of spam content, rather than just keeping spam email from entering users' in-boxes. Though researchers are just scratching the surface of spam prevention, progress has...
For sure the reaction of the government and its servants was fast, conclusive and very effective indeed in the initial phase of preventing a flying bomb escaping the UK. First, the use of disparate fluids, powders or other materials to build...
Fundamentally, prevention is cheaper, and less damaging to your reputation than cure, and the best path to prevention is operational excellence. Life would be simple if curing security headaches were just a matter of buying some new technology.
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