Mary Landesman
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Web malware: Is the Net burning?
Insight perspective As Web malware proliferates, it seems cybercriminals are always one step ahead, security expert points out.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, PC security, Data security, Adobe Systems Inc., ScanSafe, Malware, Security, Web Browser, Messaging
Sloppy risk assessment raises Web fear factor
Insight perspective Web security experts must separate actual risk from theoretical risk, says a security researcher.
Tags: Risk Management, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Security, IT Manager, Attack, Tool, Risk, computer, InfoWorld
Forget Conficker--focus on the real threats
Insight perspective Despite all the headlines, it is not the Conficker worm people should be worrying about, says industry watcher.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Business security, ScanSafe, Malware, Stock, Mary Landesman, intellectual property, financial service, researcher
Tackling the threat from compromised Web sites
Insight perspective Most Web-based malware now comes from genuine sites that have been compromised, but are site owners and visitors are addressing the problem, asks security expert Mary Landesman.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Data security, PC security, ScanSafe, Malware, Security, Internet Advertising, Risk, Password
Microsoft outlines pay-per-use PC vision
News A Microsoft patent application details a business model whereby the user gets a free or heavily subsidized PC but is charged for usage time, application and performance.
Tags: Patents, Personal Computers, Consumer Technology, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Performance Level, Graphics, Computer, performance, software
Vendor warns of 'Chinese' Web site attacks
News Security vendor ScanSafe has warned IT professionals of a fresh wave of SQL injection attacks.
Tags: Network security, Database management, Microsoft SQL Server, ScanSafe, Security, Yahoo! Inc., Attack, Password, Stock, SQL Injection
Hacked Web mail accounts used to send spam
News While Websense has seen a rise in spam following the compromise of 30,000 Web mail accounts, security experts are split over how the accounts were breached.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Phishing, Security, security consultant, Sophos Plc., Spam, Keylogging, Password, Websense Inc.
Phished or not, leaked passwords show lazy habits
News While researchers debate how passwords were stolen, analysis of the exposed passwords reveals some interesting trends.
Tags: E-mail servers, Spam and phishing, Data security, E-mail clients, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Phishing, ScanSafe, Malware, Password
'Gumblar' Web attacks spreading quickly
News Malicious code known as "Gumblar" or "Troj/JSRedir-R", which infects Web sites, was first detected in March. Defying security experts' expectations, it is growing rapidly instead of dying out.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Adobe Systems Inc., ScanSafe, Security, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Domain, Sophos Plc., Google Inc., Attack, Adobe Acrobat
Web-based malware on legit sites soars
News Security vendor ScanSafe reports more than 400 percent increase in the number of compromised legitimate Web sites in the past year.
Tags: Network security, Web sites, ScanSafe, Malware, Security, Password, security company, researcher, trojan horse, malicious code
Study: Malware risks are growing exponentially
News ScanSafe says the energy sector is the most exposed industry to Web-based malware, while the aviation and automotive industry is least exposed.
Tags: Security, Viruses and worms, Spam and phishing, Phishing, ScanSafe, Malware, MessageLabs Ltd., E-mail Message, Risk, Password
Hundreds of UK sites infected with dynamic malware
News Around 230 U.K. Web sites have been compromised as a result of a mysterious infection afflicting Web-hosting servers, warns security company ScanSafe.
Tags: Security
