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Microsoft, Researchers Team Up And Tear Down Major Spamming Botnet
Unprecedented court order helped dismantle Waledac, the second-gen iteration of the Storm botnet; here's how the undercover operation went down
FBI Investigating Web Spycam
As a federal investigation begins, a security researcher has uncovered evidence related to the case and provided a way to identify the surveillance software
Attack Unmasks User Behind The Browser
Researchers develop proof-of-concept that exploits social networking patterns to 'deanonymize' online users
Researchers: Rootkits Work Nicely On Smartphones, Thank You
Rootkit-based exploits could include eavesdropping, user locator, Rutgers study finds
The Top 10 Enterprise Botnets
A Zeus botnet was one of the most prevalent to infiltrate U.S. enterprises last year, according to new data culled from Damballa customer networks
Shell Employee Directory Leaked, Allegedly By Activist Workers
Oil company acknowledges leak, but says it isn't sure current employees did the deed
New Technology Offers Secure Electronic Payment Via Mobile Phones
Oxford University's technology provides secure channel for making peer-to-peer and person-to-person payments
New Banking Trojan Discovered Targeting Businesses' Financial Accounts
Bugat Trojan spread via the Zbot/Zeus botnet, say SecureWorks researchers
China Nudges Out U.S. For Most Bot-Infected Machines
More than half of all SQL injection attacks in Q4 2009 came out of China, new McAfee report says
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Everything You Need to Know About DNS AttacksIt's important to understand DNS, potential attacks against it, and the tools and techniques required to defend DNS infrastructure. This report answers all the questions you were afraid to ask.
Domain Name Service (DNS) is a critical part of any organization's digital infrastructure, but it's also one of the least understood. DNS is designed to be invisible to business professionals, IT stakeholders, and many security professionals, but DNS's threat surface is large and widely targeted.
Attackers are causing a great deal of damage with an array of attacks such as denial of service, DNS cache poisoning, DNS hijackin, DNS tunneling, and DNS dangling. They are using DNS infrastructure to take control of inbound and outbound communications and preventing users from accessing the applications they are looking for. To stop attacks on DNS, security teams need to shore up the organization's security hygiene around DNS infrastructure, implement controls such as DNSSEC, and monitor DNS traffic
Incident Readiness and Building Response Playbook
In this special report, learn the Xs and Os of any good security incident readiness and response playbook.
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