Emerging information security threats
Hackers are now attacking RFID tags and readers, mobile devices and hardware drivers and using advanced techniques such as rootkits and self-morphing Trojans to gain control of PCs.
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Attacks based on vulnerabilities in websites are skyrocketing, and not many solutions are available to protect organizations against them. How do you deal with this and other key security issues today?
With the support from a federal judge, Microsoft takes legal actions to cut off 273 domain names believed to be in control of the Waledac botnet.
This year's RSA conference will cover issues covering security in cloud computing as well as how to defend your networks against the recent spur of web attacks.
With the recent crack in the GSM encryption algorithm, more and more mobile threats are being discovered increasing the risk of stolen personal information and intellectual data.
David Endler, senior director of DVLabs at TippingPoint, believes that security threats are evolving but that the evolution is not a surprise because while threats may vary, mostly because of mutation, the techniques by which threats are created are similar. Endler offers practical advise on how to stay ahead of the threat environment.
