| Cyber espionage from state governments? Don't be surprised The report "Tracking GhostNet: Investigating a Cyber Espionage Network," a collaborative effort by consultancy SecDev Group and the Munk Centre for International Studies at... Group takes Conficker fight to a new level Forming a global alliance to fight cybercrime isn't easy, and building an organization that can stay one step ahead of cyber crooks in more than 100 countries is close to impossible. But a band of volunteers calling itself Conficker Working Group thinks it can do it. Conficker Worm: Has the Hype Been Worth It? Cisco Subnet welcomes new guest blogger, security expert Andrew Whitaker. Whitaker notes that the Conficker worm seems not to have been the big, bad threat that so scared the industry. Conficker & Our "Cold War" View of Malware Microsoft blogger Mitchell Ashley wonders why and how Conficker spread so successfully. Conficker's two biggest threats are its phone home for instructions feature, and how effectively it has spread. Vendors Deserve Some Credit for Conficker Response I planned to make this a column about how the security vendors and PR flaks blew things way out of proportion with Conficker. I was ready to take them to task for predicting an Internet meltdown at the hands of what is no doubt the most prolific piece of malware we've seen in some time. Conficker's makers lose big, expert says The malware makers who crafted Conficker must be extremely disappointed, a security expert said Wednesday, and not because the Internet didn't come crashing down as some of the wildest speculation had predicted. PCI security standard gets flayed at House hearing The PCI standard, long touted as one of the private sector's best attempts to regulate itself on data security, is increasingly showing signs of coming apart at the seams. Legislation would create new cybersecurity regulations Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would overhaul the nation's cybersecurity efforts, and would reportedly allow the government to regulate some private company cybersecurity efforts for the first time. Federalizing Cybersecurity: Necessary or Nitwitted? The U.S. Government has had a lot of trouble getting its IT security house in order. Hackers from China and elsewhere keep breaking into government networks to conduct espionage. Federal cybersecurity directors keep quitting. April giveaways galore
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