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A convicted AOL junk mailer, who tried to strike a spam business deal over instant messenger with a confidential informant, was sentenced on Friday to 27 months in prison. The former chief executive of anti-virus software vendor CA was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison this week for his role in an accounting scandal at the company. Scientists may have found a new way to combat random scanning internet worms such as the notorious Code Red and SQL Slammer infections.
Two more months in the slammer for spammer. Full Disclosure is dead. Let me explain why. The information security world has changed, even if some don't see it or are unwilling to accept it. The internet has come under a sustained and significant threat from network malware, especially since the emergence of the global Windows network worm in 2001 with Code Red and Nimda. Prior to this, most network worms were on a small, localised scale. Buffer overflows have long been a primary vector of attack against computer systems — and the rise of local buffer overflow vulnerabilities and zero-day attacks makes it a problem that's likely to grow more troublesome. A Florida man convicted of one of the largest data-intrusion crimes ever committed was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison. Nine experts from Australia and around the world sound off on where security threats are headed, and what we can do about it. Negar Salek asks the experts for advice. Microsoft's release today of seven much-anticipated patches highlights the continued trend of client-side vulnerabilities – but the most important fix of all corrects a high-risk flaw that malicious users can take advantage of with no user interaction. By June, Microsoft will initiate a changing of the guard within its security group. As the global chief security officer at a leading multinational insurance company, Thomas Dunbar has a lot of data to protect, a range of regulations with which to comply and a huge number of employees whose access to corporate IT assets he must manage. Life would be easier if we didn’t have to patch our operating systems and apps. Patrick Gray explores the real reasons why updating is important. Predictions, like fog, are hard to get your arms around, but here is one that will prove more than just a mere exercise in prophesizing: The next wave of security threats will be targeted attacks aimed at specific organizations or individuals within enterprises. Enterprise database infrastructures, which often contain the crown jewels of an organization, are subject to a wide range of attacks. The most critical of these are listed below, followed by recommendations for mitigating the risk of each. Security and vulnerability patching has become one of the top concerns for IT managers, but has also left many IT teams fighting a losing battle as the job of patching competes with daily system maintenance and security tasks. Hackers are more likely to make regular, small-scale attacks on networks instead of trying to cause complete system shutdown, according to new research. Information technology is too focused on bandwidth and speed and not helping internet security, according to the head of information security at a Fortune 500 company. August’s exploits point to a new level of ability in worms and hackers, says Gunter Ollmann