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| A day in the life – Fraser Howard, principal virus researcher, Sophos |
Posted by SecExtra on March 04th, 2008
 6am: Woken either by clock radio (FiveLive) or youngest daughter, whichever makes sufficient noise first. Shortly afterwards I wander downstairs and call our two dogs. Time for their morning walk. After a quick shower I grab some breakfast, before driving to the office.
8.30am: Arrive at the office. While logging on, fetch a cup of tea (Earl Grey, weak). I work from the office for the majority of the time. After dealing with any email that needs my attention, I try to spend a little time reviewing various mailing lists, blogs and other sites for any recent updates of interest. Keeping in touch with information from a wide variety of sources is important. Aside from helping us to pre-empt questions the lab may …
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| Alleged teen botnet boss appears in court, sophos reports |
Posted by SecExtra on March 04th, 2008
 Sophos is reminding organisations of the threat posed by zombie networks after a teenager in New Zealand was accused of being at the centre of an international cybercrime network.
18-year-old computer programmer Owen Thorn Walker, has been charged with two counts of accessing a computer for dishonest purposes, damaging a computer system, possessing software for committing crimes, and two counts of accessing a computer system without permission. If found guilty, Walker could face up to ten years in jail.
When arrested in November 2007, it was alleged that Walker - known by his online handle ‘AKILL’ - was the boss of a gang that had infected 1.3 million computers around the world, stealing banking and credit card information.
“Hackers can use zombie networks of innocent people’s …
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| Have You Ever Been Mis-Sold Security |
Posted by Jason Hart on March 03rd, 2008
Information security does not need to be complicated in order to be robust, nor does simplicity equate to an inferior defence. So, have you been mis-sold security?
A lot of the hyperbole stemming from many info security vendors suggests that, in order to be secure, you’ll need to re-mortgage your company premises to upgrade to the biggest, shiniest IT security infrastructure. The simple fact of the matter is that securing business-critical information, be it customer details, financial records or strategic data, boils down to one thing – access.
Aside from the technological argument, an equally important consideration to make when strengthening IT security is cost. Because IT security has no measurable ROI, with cost justifications made instead on the ability to avoid losing money or damaging reputation, prudence is desirable when making …
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| RFID technology vs. security - round 1 |
Posted by SecExtra on March 03rd, 2008
 RFID is both a helpful technology and a reason for many to put on their tin foil hats. For ‘people’ tracking we still have some serious concerns, but for product and data tracking we think it’s a perfect fit. We have a great item in today from Nigel Clarke, National Sales Manager for Imation, where he examines the issues involved in effective data handling and storage, and asks if there is anything that technology can do – and should be doing - to help resolve the inadequacy of current practices.
Rarely does a week go by without another story appearing in the press about the mishandling of critical stored data. It’s nothing new to hear about CDs with names and addresses of members of the …
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| Are you covering your back end? Tips on securing your storage network |
Posted by SecExtra on March 03rd, 2008
 We had a chance to speak with Steve Murphy, UK Managing Director over at Hitachi Data Systems about security concerns when working with data on a storage network. Steve has kindly put together a brief guide on how to make sure your own systems are secure.
The storage network is now of the utmost importance to any enterprise; not only does it hold essential data, the lifeblood of any organisation, it also provides the capacity for running business-critical applications and services. Unfortunately this makes the storage network a potential target for malicious attacks from outside the organisation and also renders it vulnerable to accidental damage from within the company.
Storage security has never been more important than at the present time, when business and …
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