New Twitter worm targets celebrities
A worm referencing celebrities such as Ashton Kutcher and Oprah Winfrey is rapidly spreading across microblogging site Twitter, security firm Sophos said on Friday.
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UC security: When the shoe won't fit, compress the foot
If your security model is location-centric and depends on keeping things separate, how do you respond to a disruptive technology like unified communications? This is a pattern that keeps repeating in many different areas: the security paradigm looked good until a technology comes along, changes the assumptions and reveals the inadequacy of the model.
Security Software: Protection or Extortion?
As the Conficker worm sprang to life on April 1, talk here at the PC World offices turned to some interesting debates about how best to protect PCs from malware threats. In recent weeks we've run several helpful articles offering tips, tricks, and insights to keep you and your PC safe from Conficker and other malware on the Internet. At the same time, a few among us have revealed that they don't run any security software at all on their own machines--and have no intention of starting now.
Does Social Networking Require User Policy Changes?
IT security administrators have had a fairly easy case to make against such social networking sites as Myspace in the past. Myspace in particular tends to be a place for the mostly personal, and some profiles are simply front companies for online mobsters and malware pushers. [Read more about the challenges faced by MySpace's CSO in Hemanshu Nigam: Mr. Safety for MySpace.]
Conficker, IBM-Sun redux, Italy quakes
Security researchers have found that the Conficker worm has been updated to make it harder to fight, and it is also aiming to invade more PCs (3 million to 12 million not being enough, obviously). While security vendors work to fend off the worm, analysts say that Sun is not likely to fend off other suitors now that it has rejected IBM. A major earthquake in central Italy underscored once again how important mobile communications and the Internet are in helping survivors appeal for help and in getting out information.
Re-perimeterization, Part 2
In Part 1 of this article we examined how enterprises could gain application visibility and control to accommodate programs hosted outside the enterprise, and where they might implement that.
Conficker, the Internet's No. 1 threat, gets an update
Security researchers say a worm that has infected millions of computers worldwide has been reprogrammed to strengthen its defenses while also trying to attack more machines.
Reputation scoring changes the enterprise security game
Reputation-scoring services are headed for playing time in perimeter devices and alongside identity and authentication programs.
Turning tough times to your advantage
Although vendor-written, this contributed piece does not advocate a position that is particular to the author's employer and has been edited and approved by Network World Editor in Chief, John Dix.
Diary of a Data Breach Investigation
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Conficker Worm Is Much Ado About Nothing
The Conficker Worm is like the Paris Hilton of computer security: Famous solely for being famous. Neither has actually ever done anything of note. But, at least Paris has a sense of humor about her celebrity. Conficker just wastes people's time.
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