Security threats such as viruses evolve continually; technology companies need a dedicated resource to ensure that they can react and protect their changing business from those threats. But one oft-overlooked angle is that of security.
But as a more level-headed security type, Simon Perry at Computer Associates, advised us: "If you have in place security to protect you from hackers, virus writers, script kiddies and the very real threats which exist you will, by default, be...
Like other threats, part of the problem is the tendency for the scams to evolve faster than awareness and solutions. The phenomenon of phishing attacks, which were the security story of 2004, continues to flourish unchecked while other threats have...
As mobile threats continue to evolve, it's likely that we will see further attacks similar to this, but utilizing more robust propagation techniques and therefore carrying a higher potential for infection.
The SANS Internet Storm Center, which tracks network threats, said on Tuesday: "This could be really bad. Mac OS X users can protect themselves by disabling the "Open safe files after downloading" option in Safari.
Security threats continue to evolve as hackers find new targets for malware - and businesses have been urged to improve their internal communications to combat threats. Speaking at the RSA Conference Europe 2007, Ben Fathi, corporate vice president...