Security can therefore be established by ensuring that potential attackers are made aware of the risks and of the existence of suitable protective mechanisms - rather like the way that shops emphasise the existence of CCTV and their intention to...
By disabling the service, AOL aims to stop the pop-up boxes and also protect users against a flaw in the service that could let attackers control a Windows user's PC. Mark Maiffret, chief hacking officer for network protection company eEye Digital...
As Dave Martin, principle information security consultant at LogicaCMG, puts it: "If you haven't undertaken risk analysis, then how can you know that you have spent your time and money covering the real threats rather than just your 'gut feel...
Probably the best way to describe it is that we never stop trying to think like our attackers. Any new technology is one that will have positives in its ability to protect itself and it will have new threats.
Because it can allow attackers to run code in the user's browser, the possibilities are limitless - attackers can hijack a web session, deface websites or introduce malware. Most analysts agree careless use of web 2.0 applications poses a serious...
Usher denies his creation is an irresponsible 'call to arms' for malicious employees and would-be data thieves and instead insists his scare tactics are intended to stir companies into action to protect themselves against the threat.