Domain-hoarding may have hamstrung Conficker 

Domain-hoarding may have hamstrung Conficker

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 6 April 2009 10:13 AM
Prior to the April-1st update for the Conficker worm, security researchers scrambled to snatch up domains which the botnet's controllers were thought to be targeting.
Guessing ahead of cybercriminals is crucial to prevent infection 

Guessing ahead of cybercriminals is crucial to prevent infection

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 25 November 2008 9:53 AM
Companies need to step up their ability to guess where cybercriminals will strike next.
Hackers prevent research on malicious code 

Hackers prevent research on malicious code

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 18 September 2008 12:41 PM
Cybercriminals are randomizing content served from malicious web pages so that they can prevent security researchers from doing proper analysis.
ENISA warns Europe to step up to prevent 'digital 9/11' 

ENISA warns Europe to step up to prevent 'digital 9/11'

In Risk - By Richard Thurston, 30 May 2008 9:58 AM
The European Commission's security advisor says that imbalances between member states must be ironed out and the reporting of security breaches must become mandatory in order ...
Adobe patches prevent cross-site scripting attacks via Flash 

Adobe patches prevent cross-site scripting attacks via Flash

In Applications - 18 January 2008 4:10 PM
Adobe on Wednesday released two patches to protect against cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Feinstein calls for more laws to prevent identity theft 

Feinstein calls for more laws to prevent identity theft

By Marcia Savage, 30 March 2005 8:20 PM
In the wake of the latest security breach compromising personal data, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined law enforcement, consumer groups and identity theft victims ...
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