Security Watch | Matt Hines

Taking down teen hackers

Matt Hines — 2008-04-10T18:32:48-08:00

Having previously identified the burgeoning problem of young teenagers getting involved in the hacking game, researcher Chris Boyd, aka Paper Ghost, shared some of the tricks he is using to help push such miscreants offline at the RSA Conference on Thursday. READ MORE

Crimeware-as-a-service taking off

Matt Hines — 2008-04-08T08:33:26-08:00

As the malware and online crime model continues its rapid evolution, security researchers are seeing an increasing number of hosted attack services that offer a la carte data theft capabilities. READ MORE

Innovation, regulation and research on tap at RSA 2008

Matt Hines — 2008-04-04T20:36:28-08:00

Conference organizers say that the annual IT security confab will be larger and more comprehensive than ever before with a record number of attendees, and speakers including Symantec CEO John Thompson, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. READ MORE

Researchers uncover 100 VoIP vulnerabilities

Matt Hines — 2008-04-02T08:31:21-08:00

Experts with VoIPshield Labs have announced the discovery of a litany of holes found in popular Internet calling technologies made by vendors including Avaya, Cisco and Nortel. READ MORE

Badware not pushing users offline

Matt Hines — 2008-03-31T09:15:09-08:00

According to the latest research published by Harvard Law School's StopBadware.org project, most Americans remain undaunted by the looming threat of online attack and continue to use the Web in their daily lives. READ MORE

Web attacks won't stop

Matt Hines — 2008-03-28T09:31:49-08:00

Online attacks are only going to continue to get worse in 2008, according to the latest data published by Blue Coat, with injection-based threats leading the way and pushing developers to retrench their security process. READ MORE

Most sites still hack-able

Matt Hines — 2008-03-24T16:11:30-08:00

According to the latest report out of WhiteHat, some 90 percent of all Web sites are still open to some form of malicious takeover. READ MORE

Tips on employee monitoring

Matt Hines — 2008-03-21T09:47:19-08:00

Compliance measures and fear of the insider threat have led companies to deploy increasing amounts of employee monitoring technologies. As such tools continue to proliferate, one security expert points out that it will be crucial for organizations to consider their options wisely. READ MORE

Research: IT security maturing, but misaligned

Matt Hines — 2008-03-17T16:38:30-08:00

According to a survey on the global state of information security, organizations are throwing more time, manpower and money behind defending their assets and staying in compliance with regulatory mandates. However, a lack of alignment between security and business professionals remains a sticking point, experts observe. READ MORE

Clarke sharply criticizes Bush cyber-security plans

Matt Hines — 2008-03-12T13:20:08-08:00

The White House's latest cyber-security offensive is poorly planned and will ultimately fail in its effort to improve the nation's IT systems defenses, according to a former presidential advisor. READ MORE

Conference seeks to bridge risk, research

Matt Hines — 2008-03-11T09:27:34-08:00

A new security conference being held in Boston this week will attempt to bring together two camps that don't always find a way to connect, top-level IT strategists and cutting-edge vulnerability researchers. READ MORE

Core finds new CEO

Matt Hines — 2008-03-10T10:23:28-08:00

The automated penetration testing specialist names a new leader as it seeks to shift gears into its next stage of prospective growth, grabbing Sophos' head of North American operations to serve as its latest president and CEO. READ MORE

Outlook bleak for Phishing defeat

Matt Hines — 2008-03-06T10:56:04-08:00

The chairman of the Anti-Phishing Working Group concedes that prospects for stopping the phenomenon anytime soon remain unlikely, despite continued efforts to do so. READ MORE

Exploring the data security quandary

Matt Hines — 2008-03-04T12:29:02-08:00

One of the IT security industry's true pioneers, Dan Geer, has authored a new tome that explores the never-ending challenge of improving and understanding data security. READ MORE

Start-up wins NSF grant, pitches new AV

Matt Hines — 2008-03-03T10:01:36-08:00

NovaShield, an AV startup that promises to catch higher numbers of botnets, Trojans, keyloggers and rootkits using a new behavioral analysis technique, has won a secondary grant from the National Science Foundation to the tune of $500,000. READ MORE