Posts Tagged ‘cyber security’
by FireHost Evangelist on August 7th, 2009
Panda Security‘s most recent report indicates that thirty percent of small and medium size businesses worldwide have been infected with malware, and businesses based in the US are even more susceptible. Close to half (44%) of US based SMBs have lost time and productivity due to some form of cybercrime.
A lack of threat awareness is not the problem. The study shows that almost all businesses in this category have installed anti-virus programs and kept security systems up to date, but a large number of SMBs still become victims of cyber crimes. When disaster strikes, viruses (41%) followed by spyware (26%) are most often the cause.
In a conversation with SC Magazine, Luis Corrons, PandaLabs technical director suggested, “these companies often lack the in-house staff and resources to fight off increasingly sophisticated and exponentially more targeted Internet attacks.” (more…)
Tags: cyber security, cybercrime, Hackers, Vulnerabilities, Website Security
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by FireHost Evangelist on August 4th, 2009
Raytheon, a National Defense Contractor is actively hiring hundreds of “Cyber Warriors” in response to President Obama’s announcement that cybersecurity is one of our country’s most urgent priorities.
Steve Hawkins, Raytheon’s VP of Information Security Solutions, told FoxNews.com that there are more than 30 different job descriptions available, and applicants must pass the most stringent security clearances. Qualified individuals must understand computer systems and have a handle on the interaction between hardware and software down to the nitty-gritty. Additionally, applicants should know how the adversary [ cybercriminals ] thinks and adopt their perspective, but in an ethical way.
Raytheon isn’t alone in the movement to beef up the US cyber army. The Center for Strategic and International Studies recently kicked off a nationwide talent search for high school and college students to encourage cybersecurity as a career path. (more…)
Tags: cyber security, cybercrime, Secure Web Hosting
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by FireHost Evangelist on June 23rd, 2009
Websense security labs have been tracking the Nine-Ball mass compromise attack since early June. They report to date, that over 40,000 legitimate Web sites have been compromised and are actively infected with an information-stealing trojan.
The Nine-Ball attack is deployed when a user visits a legitimate website that has been infected with the malicious code. From the legitimate website, unsuspecting users are redirected behind the scenes through a series of different sites owned by the Nine-Ball’s hackers.
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Tags: cyber security, cybercrime, Nine-Ball, Secure Web Hosting
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