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Daily Headline : Web-based Threats
10/26/2010 - Over the last month the retail sector has become the targets of spear phishermen, a particularly devious and hard to detect targeted attack, according to the cybersecurity firm MessageLabs Intelligence.
Technofile: Web-based Threats
10/21/2010 - By offerring free browser security software to customers, one bank improved safety across the board.
Daily Headline : Web-based Threats
10/06/2010 - The Department of Homeland Security's ICS-Cyber Emergency Response Team is helping owners and operators secure their industrial control systems.
Book Reviews: Web-based Threats
09/29/2010 - The sixth edition of Hacking Exposed is a good, solid reference for security professionals concerned about computer security.
Technofile: Web-based Threats
09/28/2010 - 73
The percentage of small and medium-sized businesses victimized by cyberattacks in the past year, according to Symantec’s 2010 Global Information Protection Survey. Thirty percent of those attacks were deemed somewhat/extremely successful.
Homeland Security: Web-based Threats
09/28/2010 - The U.S. government helps protect critical infrastructure by providing owner-operators with IT security research and support.
Daily Headline : Web-based Threats
08/31/2010 - A researcher at security software giant Symantec has discovered a new type of phishing attack that attempts to lure unsuspecting victims to give up financial information by using a survey.
Technofile: Web-based Threats
08/31/2010 - The time lapsed before an IT threat is detected by a company.
Technofile: Web-based Threats
08/31/2010 - 10
The number in millions of cyberattacks launched against U.S. Energy Department systems daily, the former agency CIO told Forbes.
Daily Headline : Web-based Threats
08/25/2010 - Unknown killers posted two hit lists on Facebook, listing 100 names from the Colombian town of Puerto Asis. Three teenagers on the list have met violent deaths.
Daily Headline : Web-based Threats
07/23/2010 - Spammers are increasingly using url shortening services to disguise links in spam and lure e-mail users to click on links they normally wouldn't, according to MessageLabs Intelligence.
IT: Web-based Threats
06/29/2010 - The energy sector's cybervulnerabilities have become more challenging with the rise of smart technologies, but government and industry have not taken the necessary steps to address these exposures and secure America's energy infrastructure. (Online Exclusive)
Technofile: Web-based Threats
06/28/2010 - 45
The percentage of IT professionals who say the risks of cloud computing outweigh the benefits, according to a study by ISACA, a nonprofit IT governance organization.