July 2007 - On the Radar Monthly Newsletter

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Construction Kits Security 101: Botnets Featured Gartner Research Latest Threats & Blogs Upcoming Webcasts Upcoming Events SecureFacts: Botnets Extreme Makeover: Malware Edition Recently, the SecureWorks Security Research Group discovered hackers using an advanced “construction kit," which allowed them to easily create new variants of the Prg Trojan. Complete with a three-page instruction manual on how to create new variants, this kit lets the hackers develop new versions of the Trojan at a faster pace than antivirus vendors can keep up with. SecureWorks already has countermeasures in place which protect our clients from the Prg Trojan and its variants. >> Read More Security 101: What are Botnets? Responsible for spreading vast amounts of malware, deploying Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, supporting phishing scams, and distributing 70% of all spam on the Internet, botnets are a serious threat to consumers and businesses of all sizes. While millions of infected computers belong to botnets, few users are aware that their PCs are supporting corrupt botnet activity. >> Read More about Botnets The 2007 Compliance and Risk Management Planning Guidance: Governance Becomes Central In “The 2007 Compliance and Risk Management Planning Guidance: Governance Becomes Central,” Gartner suggests that “companies will continue to look for ways to reduce the compliance burden.” In 2007, business and IT process owners will face continued changes in the regulatory environment as well as demands for improved organizational performance. In order to accommodate both, business and IT process owners must “focus on better governance.” >> View this Gartner research article Latest Threat Analyses Upcoming Webcasts 6/26/07 HTTP DDoS Attack Mitigation Using Tarpitting 6/25/07 PRG Trojan Latest Research Blogs       6/22/07 Usable Security 6/18/07 Detecting BBB/IRS/FTC/Proforma Trojan-Infected Users on Your Network Security 101 - Getting on the Right Track, Right Away (Credit Unions) Security 101 - Getting on the Right Track, Right Away (Banks) Social Engineering: How Attackers Are Targeting Your Employees, Partners & Customers       View all SecureWorks archived webcasts Upcoming Events SecureFacts: Botnets 7/19/07 - Community Bankers Association of Kansas Annual Convention - Speaking- Jeff Multz 7/27/07 - SANSFIRE 7/31/07 - BlackHat 2007 - Speaking - Joe Stewart, Ben Feinstein, & Daniel Peck 8/07/07 - National Center for Credit Unions -Annual National Director's Convention 8/15/07 - CUNA/PCUA Fraud Forum - Speaking - Erik Petersen 8/22/07 - Technology Conference - EMC and NCEC Botnets make up approximately 7 percent of the Internet One botnet army typically consists of 10,000 – 100,000 zombies Botnets can generate up to 160M spam emails in 2 hours Bot masters can make $15,000 per month with only 5,000 zombies US Department of Justice and FBI ‘Operation Bot Roast’ revealed over 1 million victims (most in the US) in less than one month Under ‘Operation Bot Roast’ three people have been arrested and charged with computer fraud and abuse to date.       Resources: Merrick Furst, professor of computing and associate dean for undergraduate programs at Georgia Tech’s College of Computing; FBI.gov; various media contacts Forward this to a Friend | Remove my email PO Box 95007 Atlanta, GA 30347 | Phone: 877.905.6661 | Fax: 404.728.0144 2007 © Copyright. SecureWorks. Privacy Policy.