Companies are putting themselves increasingly at risk by letting hackers in via poorly designed software, according to security experts. Gunter Ollman, principal consultant at Internet Security Systems (ISS), claimed most UK companies are not aware...
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.
In an email message to silicon.com's sister site CNET News.com, Microsoft representatives said the company would continue to modify the technology and would evaluate ways to mitigate the reported method of bypass.
The Sumitomo example serves as a salutary lesson to any organisation and not just banks, that investing in perimeter defence against internet threats while necessary and sensible does little or nothing to mitigate the equal risk presented by an...
The agency should be a unified national cyber-security agency, which would be a single point of cyber-security information, guidance and advice for the nation," Pritchard argued. Pritchard said: "The rise in aggressive viruses and cyber-security...
Good network practice, such as changing login defaults and using firewalls, can help mitigate the impact of these attacks. DoS would be an extremely effective tool for hackers wanting to bring down an organisation's entire communications system.