Stories about: APT

Security researchers at Herndon, Va.-based NetWitness Corp. have unearthed a massive botnet affecting at least 75,000 computers at 2,500 companies and government agencies worldwide.

Cisco and Microsoft recently revealed how they are working toward interoperability between Cisco's Network Access Control and Microsoft's Network Access Protection technologies. Denise Dubie caught up with Bob Gleichauf, CTO of Cisco's Security Technology Group, and Mark Ashida, general manager of Windows Networking at Microsoft, to learn more about why the companies joined forces on security and what's in store for future collaborations.

So, you have the best firewall, intrusion-detection and antivirus systems technology has to offer. Yet, despite your Fort Knox approach, you're still hit with security breaches and the occasional malware du jour. One reason for this may be the lack of motivation by your workers. Unlike owners, they don't have a direct interest in the success of the company. Or do they? How far are they willing to go to ensure corporate success?

Competing computer security vendors racing against each other to find and publish new software vulnerabilities are pushing users to the brink. They need to grow up and start getting responsible about the way they release information into the community, AusCERT director Graeme Ingram has warned.

The Yankee Group expects security budgets to increase in 2004. But companies will no longer spend for security's sake. The enterprise model for security decision-making has changed to include line-of-business managers.