Security Trends: Archive: June 2005

Industry Groups Push For Cyber Crime Treaty

The coalition puts pressure on Senate for ratification.

UConn Finds Hacking Program in Server

University discovers breach two years later.

Security Execs: Under Pressure and Under Prepared

A survey of corporate security executives say they're not prepared to prevent inadvertent loss of data or social engineering attacks. And most say their job is more difficult than it was last year.

Beware E-Card that Delivers Trojan Horse

A new spam campaign poses as an announcement of an e-card, but actually is just a ruse, tricking users into visiting a malicious Web site where their computer is infected with a Trojan horse.

Virus Poses as Breaking News on Pope, Bin Laden

A new virus is being masked as breaking news about the capture of Osama Bin Laden and conspiracy theories about the death of Pope John Paul II.

Encrypt Data or Invite Disaster

Just as your organization should have a disaster recovery plan, it's crucial to have a data encryption plan.

Malware Named Top Threat, but Other Issues Over-Hyped

While analysts agree with IT administrators that viruses and worms are the bigges threat to corporate networks, a new Gartner report names the Top Five most over-hyped security issues.

Australian Charged With Sending 56 Million Spams

Australian authorities, using the country's anti-spam legislation, are charging a Perth man with using a global server network to send out 56 million spam messages.

Veritas-Symantec Merger Gets Shareholder Nod

Shareholders approved the merger of Veritas and Symantec on Friday, clearing the way for one of the largest software mergers ever.

eBay's Safety Chief Talks Security

Rob Chestnut, senior vice president of Rules, Security & Safety for eBay, sat down with ECommerce Guide during the annual eBay Live! Conference being held in San Jose. He discusses the measures both eBay and PayPal are taking to combat the barrage of online fraud.

Confidence in E-Commerce Waning

Gartner survey shows one of out three Internet users buying less online.

Is Firefox Ready for Prime Time in the Enterprise?

Firefox may be gaining in both market share and cult standing, but is it ready for a major corporate system? Some say it's not, but others are making it work.

Fronting The Fix on Data Breaches

Industry pointing fingers, looking for answers as investigation into recent leak of credit card accounts unfolds.

Few Browsers Safe From Latest Spoofing Flaw

Newly reported flaw could lead to phishing attacks against almost all major browsers.

MasterCard: 40M Credit Card Accounts Exposed

Credit card companies say sensitive information of millions of accounts was laid bare through third-party processor.

Hospital Treats its Own Spyware Infection

A Seattle hospital had a serious spyware issue, and IT administrators knew they needed to treat it quickly before confidential information was put at risk.

E-commerce Rolls, So Do Threats

VeriSign says e-commerce made impressive gains in the first quarter, but pharming and other threats did too.

U.K. Under Cyber Attack

Government agencies and companies in the U.K. are reportedly under attack by a series of Trojan horses working in conjunction to steal information.

Senate Takes up Data Security Law

FTC commissioners set to testify before panel considering forcing data brokers to disclose breaches of personal information.

AOL The Most Infected? That's 'Silly'

AOL said a report calling it the most-infected network on the Internet is actually great news. Just look at the numbers.

Trend Micro Acquires Kelkea

The firm hopes to tackle more security issues with the buy.

Liberty Aims to Contain Identity Theft

The federated identity group forms a task force to thwart fraudsters who steal Web users information.

Bad Actors Safe Under Spyware Legislation?

Webroot official says Washington should increase penalties but avoid narrow spyware definitions.

Gartner: National Data Breach Law Inevitable

Continuing failure of private enterprise to adequately protect data makes problem impossible to ignore.

Former Cyber Chief Raises 'Perfect Storm'

The Bush administration's old security crew blames security holes on private enterprise.

To Go Corporate, the Grid Must be Secured

As companies increasingly begin to look to grid computing, major security concerns will need to be addressed. What are the problems, and how can they be fixed?

Is Tape Winding Down as a Backup Option?

Recent well-publicized backup tape losses appear to be pushing some storage users to consider disk-based alternatives.

Hackers Hit MSN Korea

Booby-trapped site knocked offline for 10 hours after suspicious code discovered.

Study: 35% of Corporate Users Click on Spam Links

And 13 percent admit to buying products and services advertised in spam.

Latest Espionage Case Underlines Threat

One of the biggest cases of industrial espionage in Israel throws a spotlight on the shadowy world of corporate competition and how easy it is to fall victim.

Creating a Resilient IT System

If something knocks your system off line, will it immediately come back up and work as planned? If not, you've got some planning to do.