Security expert Wray said although most companies are aware of viruses, worms, Trojans and Denial of Service (DOS) attacks, many IT departments have never heard of such threats as input validation attacks, SQL injection or reverse channel Trojans.
It was the reason why we saw many of the threats we did and a portentous coming together of the usual suspects. And it's the reason why many of those threats and their perpetrators are joining forces.
Responding to a Russian security company's claim that it found a way to beat a protective element of Microsoft's Windows XP Service Pack 2, the software giant on Tuesday said it does not believe the issue represents a vulnerability.
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Mark Foulsham, head of IT at esure, said ISPs should look at the marketing advantages of selling the fact that they cleanse their networks of these security threats to customers. Internet service providers (ISPs) are failing to do enough to stem...
He said: "One of the most fundamental gaps is simply the asset inventory and then understanding not just how many of what you've got and what's on it but what business purpose those machines serve and that drives the prioritisation of your...