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The mastermind behind the 2006 DDoS attack on the Philadelphia University which infected 50,000 computers has been identified as an 18-year-old New Zealand man, nicknamed ‘AKILL’. Authorities believe the recent arrest of a Ukrainian man in Turkey on identity theft charges could lead police to the brains behind the TJX data breach. IronPort's charismatic CEO puts his success down to having tasted failure in the past. He talks to Paul Fisher SC Magazine's UK editor about living with Cisco. No matter how sophisticated a company's IT system is it is impossible completely to protect sensitive information, UK researchers warned today.. The widespread dissemination of information and processing power has created a constantly evolving security dilemma: how to create and provide access to secure networks. Human beings aren't evolved for security in the modern world, and particularly the IT security world, according to security guru Bruce Schneier. How can you be sure your security works unless someone tried to crack it - and failed? Rob Buckley delves into the world of penetration testing. If you saw someone buying 20 candles for a cake today, he or she could have been a hacker. That's because today marked two decades since the detection of boot sector virus “Brain” – regarded by many experts as the first PC virus. January is the newest worst month on record for PC viruses, according to a report released by Sophos. Instant messaging platforms have been hit by a flurry of virus activity over the last week. The internet plays a prevailing role in today’s workplace, and its use continues to grow - from personal web-based email, to the growing popularity of public instant messaging (IM). Despite the benefits the web provides for employees, including convenience and accessibility, its use has opened a back door for viruses to bypass existing email anti-virus security measures and infect the network. Vulnerability management firm Skybox Security is recruiting reseller partners to expand its worldwide sales. The Four Basics