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Enrique Salem says Symantec Working with Government to Track Cyber Attacks
Published on 5 Mar, 2010 at 9:24 in Cyber | Viewed 644 times | 2 Comments
Symantec Corporation is helping the government in its investigation of the Aurora attacks against search engine giant Google, CEO Enrique Salem said earlier this week. Symantec monitors millions of computers worldwide and has significant data on malware infections and other cyber attacks which they sometimes sell to federal agencies and companies.
During an interview with Business Week, Salem said…
Aurora Attacks are Simply Irresistible
Published on 3 Mar, 2010 at 9:40 in Cloud | Viewed 375 times | No Comments
After the large scale attack on Google and more than 100 other corporations late last year, research has shown that companies are defenseless. In a study by iSEC on response recommendation for “Aurora,” seven common patterns were identified. Many of these patterns center around common online practices.
A typical attack, says iSEC, would proceed something like “The attacker socially engineers a victim, often in an overseas office, to visit a…
Cyber Defenders of the World Unite!
Published on 1 Mar, 2010 at 12:29 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 1,118 times | 3 Comments
This week, RSA’s conference in California looks “ to drive the worldwide information security agenda,” says conference general manager Sandra Toms LaPedis.
As instances of cyber attacks continue to grow more prevalent, cyber warriors and national security officials are gathering in California to examine methods to enhance cyber defenses. The RSA conference,…
