Security Bytes
September 2009
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Twitter gets condemned by CISOs at Forrester forum
- TechTarget 30 Sep 2009 -
Video shows Twitter attacks using shortened URLs
- TechTarget 25 Sep 2009 -
Successful rogue antivirus hinges on social engineering
- TechTarget 17 Sep 2009
Security professionals are worried the social network could cause security problems for their companies. CISOs attending Forrester Research Inc.’s security forum held Sept. 10-11 in San Diego must ...
Symantec video highlights shortened URL problems on Twitter. Back in June, I wrote about URL shortening services and how they could contribute to sending the Internet out of control. In short, ...
Attackers are getting better at social engineering because Internet users are ignoring privacy. Attackers have gotten very good at tricking end users into clicking on links to malicious content and ...
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Zeus Trojan evades antivirus software, Trusteer says
- Editor 16 Sep 2009 -
VeriSign extends DDoS attack protection service
- TechTarget 15 Sep 2009 -
ShmooCon soliciting papers
- TechTarget 14 Sep 2009 -
Security industry remains resilient to tough economy
- TechTarget 08 Sep 2009 -
TJX thrives following breach, bucks sour economy
- TechTarget 04 Sep 2009
A study of 10,000 PCs infected with the Zeus showed that the machines had antivirus installed. The Zeus Trojan has already proven itself to be one nasty piece of malware in its quest for banking ...
VeriSign has entered into the DDoS protection market, hoping the latest spate of DDoS attacks have raised enough concern among companies that they are shopping for solutions. The firm is using the ...
Organization announces an open call for papers and presentation proposals for the annual ShmooCon event. The Shmoo Group is soliciting papers and presentations for the sixth annual ShmooCon. The ...
A new survey from Gartner Inc. is confirming what industry analysts and experts have said over the last year and a half: The Security industry is resilient to the tough economy. Gartner is ...
The message to those who have been watching TJX closely since its massive data breach: You can survive and even thrive following a massive breach. Retailers have been struggling over the last year ...