Threat of the month: Morto worm
Morto recently rose to fame as the first worm to leverage the Microsoft RDP protocol to propagate.
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Print Issue: October 03, 2011
Debate: Operation Shady RAT, a cyberespionage offensive chronicled by McAfee, is a botnet.
Operation Shady RAT, a cyberespionage offensive chronicled by McAfee, is a botnet.
DigiNotar certs revoked, Anonymous exposes more data, and other briefs
A roundup of what’s making news in IT security.
It’s all about the data
If we didn’t care about who sees, damages or alters our data, we wouldn’t need to waste millions of dollars on the tools of our trade, says Peter Stephenson, technology editor.
Cloud management practices
Developers can now turn to third-party platforms to meet their credential management needs, says Michael Ginsberg, CEO, Echoworx.
Bring Android to work, safely
Securing Android – or any mobile device – will go beyond standard protection methods, says Gareth Maclachlan COO, AdaptiveMobile.
Cloud: A risk/reward proposition
Assessing what level of risk is acceptable to one’s business is key to any move to the cloud, says Siobhan Byron, president of Forsythe Technology Canada.
Cutting the red tape: SC Roundtable
As agencies are forced to do more with less, government security pros at a recent SC Magazine Roundtable discussion said they are being challenged to fight emerging threats and secure new technologies.
Making the grade: Privacy maturation
The work being done by Kathleen Styles at the U.S. Department of Education is emblematic of a growing surge of privacy-led initiatives within the public and private sector. But many other firms are still falling short.
Keeping up the guard: Protecting credit cards
Increased compliance and improved data-protection methods have helped ward off a major credit card breach this year. Yet plenty of holes at the merchant level still remain for a class as dedicated as criminals.
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