Malware Analysis & Insight

Security exploits

Cyber crime: Exploit kits in the enterprise

Analysis & Insight 6 Mar, 2013 Davey Winder

Cyber crime is big business and exploit kits represent one of the most critical security challenges facing the enterprise today...

Challenger Tank

Defending the defenders

Analysis & Insight 10 Jan, 2013 Stephen Pritchard

Inside the Enterprise: MPs question the armed forces' readiness to deal with cyber security attacks. Businesses should pay attention too.

Security

How secure is Windows 8?

Analysis & Insight 7 Dec, 2012 Davey Winder

The latest addition to the Windows operating system family has been out for a while now, but is it secure enough for business users? Davey Winder investigates...

Powerlines

CNI: employers, not hackers, are the real risk

Analysis & Insight 20 Sep, 2012 Stephen Pritchard

Inside the enterprise: Carelessness, not conspiracy, could prove the greatest threat to national infrastructure.

Spooks!

Talking to the spooks about cyber security

Analysis & Insight 6 Sep, 2012 Stephen Pritchard

Inside the enterprise: Government agency GCHQ is the latest to lend its weight to a cyber security campaign.

Malware

The Stuxnet legacy

Analysis & Insight 29 Aug, 2012 Davey Winder

Can it really be more than two years now since the Stuxnet story broke to shine a light on state-sponsored malware attacks?

security threats

Macs under attack?

Analysis & Insight 7 May, 2012 Davey Winder

It's arguable that the recent Flashback Trojan episode has been the tipping point when it comes to changing the face of the Mac security threatscape.

over spending

Are you spending too much on IT security?

Analysis & Insight 6 Apr, 2012 Davey Winder

Fed up with enterprises using lack of budget as an excuse for not securing data properly, Davey Winder investigates whether organisations could actually do more with less.

Spam

The truth about spam

Analysis & Insight 29 Mar, 2012 Davey Winder

It's very easy these days to think that spam has been filtered out of existence and is no longer a problem for your business. Davey Winder argues it's more of a problem than ever.

Patricia Titus

Q&A: Symantec’s CISO on the source code hack

Analysis & Insight 1 Mar, 2012 Tom Brewster

We chat with Symantec's CISO to talk about what happened during and after the source code leak saga earlier this year.

FBI

Will the FBI close down your online business this March?

Analysis & Insight 17 Feb, 2012 Davey Winder

In tackling the DNSChanger botnet, the FBI may take a load of businesses offline. Davey Winder is, unsurprisingly, anxious...

Police

Do British police get cyber security?

Analysis & Insight 9 Feb, 2012 Davey Winder

Davey Winder listens to telephone conversations between the FBI and the Metropolitan Police, courtesy of Anonymous, and isn't impressed.

Security

Who to trust after the VeriSign hack?

Analysis & Insight 6 Feb, 2012 Davey Winder

Davey Winder questions what data was stolen from VeriSign and wonders why the company hasn't been more forthcoming.

Security

Striving to solve the security skills crisis

Analysis & Insight 2 Feb, 2012 Tom Brewster

The Cyber Security Challenge is doing a fine job, but flat registration growth and weak Government funding are cause for concern, Tom Brewster discovers.

Phishing

My email address is [CENSORED]

Analysis & Insight 20 Jan, 2012 Davey Winder

In this week's column, Davey Winder looks at whether businesses should keep email addresses secret.

2011

2011: The year in news

Analysis & Insight 28 Dec, 2011 Tom Brewster

We take a look back at a year which saw corporate carnage, industry in-fighting and the passing of an industry legend.

Botnets

The war on botnets

Analysis & Insight 11 Nov, 2011 Tom Brewster

After the major DNS Changer takedown, Tom Brewster looks at how the pendulum has swung in favour of the anti-botnet warriors.

computer security

Business of IT: Building a business case for security

Analysis & Insight 9 Nov, 2011 Stephen Pritchard

Security can be both the unseen hero and the weakest link in an organisation, so how do you make the case to spend enough to protect your organisation's most vital assets?

Cyber spy

The poisonous rootkits rocking the security world

Analysis & Insight 4 Nov, 2011 Tom Brewster

There are some seriously stealthy rootkits running on computers today. Tom Brewster investigates the extent of the problem...

Mobile security

Why it’s time to worry about mobile security

Analysis & Insight 21 Oct, 2011 Tom Brewster

We may not have seen a major mobile attack yet, but IT departments should get ready for some serious trouble ahead.

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