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“Social” malware ready for the Olympic Games 2012

20

Jul

2012

The Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games is exactly 1 week away and Websense Security Labs researchers are already seeing data-stealing malware that aims to capitalize on the Games. Malware piggybacks on the buzz surrounding current, high profile events like the Olympics in order to steal personal data. Olympics-themed content armed with malware is introduced mainly through social engineering-based […]

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Firewalls Can’t Keep up With DDoS Attacks

13

Nov

2011

Companies still rely heavily on firewalls to defend themselves against denial-of-service attacks despite the fact that this class of device is often not up to the task, a new survey by F5 Networks has found. The survey of 1000 medium and large organizations in ten countries found that up to 45 percent of respondents experience […]

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London Olympic Games to simulate cyber-attacks

11

Oct

2011

The London 2012 Olympic Games will open in nine months time, and – away from the glories anticipated on the track and field – consideration is being made about how to defend the world’s leading sporting event from cyber-attack. The Olympics’ Technology Operations Centre (TOC), located in Canary Wharf, was opened to the media yesterday. […]

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