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The anonymity and universal access of cyberspace makes cybercrime attractive and easy. Security experts give mixed reviews about Google’s inaugural web browser, Chrome. Protecting users from internet-borne threats falls on trusted websites, says Overstock's Sam Peterson. Dan Kaplan reports. Imagine you are sitting in front of your computer and all of a sudden you hear weird sounds coming from your hard drive. Will ICANN's domain name expansion affect internet security? Global security experts gathered in Malaysia last month to help ramp up the world’s defenses against cyber-terrorism. We can't just blame clever hackers for security breaches, infosec professionals need to get their act together. Researchers have uncovered a number of ways attackers could force a PC to cold boot. Better keep that heating on. To provide a safer internet browsing experience, recursive services are being provided free of charge. To ensure the success of their new IPTV/VoD services, providers must build into their networks a comprehensive, network-centric security strategy right from the start. Employers must face the fact that a lot of online shopping takes place at the office, and it can put an entire business network at risk. What happens when "good enough" just isn't good enough anymore? What are the potential security implications of virtualisation? The answer is: they are considerable. In this SC Magazine online exclusive, Mark Mayne questions Panda Security's CEO, Jorge Dinares. The Web is now a participatory medium. The downside to this ubiquitous connectivity and user participation is a new slew of security threats many IT professionals have yet to fully grasp. Northrop Grumman has grown to a $30-billion-a-year company by designing and building some of the world's most sophisticated war-fighting tools, be it stealth bombers, airborne surveillance systems or nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines. Consumer peer-to-peer (p2p) internet applications are growing at a blistering pace. Evidence is everywhere: worldwide, users send more than 10 billion instant messages every day (J.D. Powers and Associates); Skype's 136 million users account for 7 percent of international long-distance traffic (Morgan Stanley); video file sharing may account for up to 60 percent of all internet traffic (CacheLogic). IT security vendors are acquiring companies that make point products. But what you really need are integrated security solutions. Here’s how to choose your suppliers wisely. By all measures, we live in an age of consolidation.
The new year is supposed to signal a fresh start for us all, but web threats will continue to reign in 2008, wreaking havoc just as they did this year TOP 5 CYBERATTACKS:

1. The Storm Worm
What began as an email-spawned trojan attack using fake news stories to lure victims became the most widespread cyber-assault in recent memory. Still replicating, and exploiting a number of patched vulnerabilities, the botnet-fueled, socially engineered attack may make next year's list as well.