IBM: Internet security progress made but nasty exploits grow

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	IBM: Internet security progress made but nasty exploits grow IBM said it found surprising improvements in Internet security such as a reduction in application security vulnerabilities, exploit code and spam but it also noted that those improvements come with a price: Attackers have been forced to rethink their tactics. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Optimizing Business Processes in Today's Enterprises What is workload automation, and how does it compare to traditional job scheduling? IDC tackles these questions and more in a new white paper. You'll read about: • Key factors increasing IT complexity – and how to manage them • Building an automation strategy • Definition and components of today's workload automation software Learn More In this Issue Biggest threat to corporate nets in 2011? Hactivists, not cybercriminals 7 simple steps for thwarting hactivists U.S. accuses AT&T of making millions off IP Relay scammers Cyber-espionage botnet tied to country of Georgia website remains a mystery Google patches 9 Chrome bugs, pays more to top researchers US ISPs commit to new cybersecurity measures Why Hackers Set Their Sights on Small Businesses Advanced tech conflict: China's rare earth stranglehold Helpdesk outsourcing quagmire at heart of whistleblower lawsuit Most webmasters don't know how their websites got hacked, report says WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL Smart Security for Escalating Challenges This eBook examines how CSOs and IT managers are solving these issues using next-generation firewalls. Read now. Biggest threat to corporate nets in 2011? Hactivists, not cybercriminals Hactivists - not cybercriminals - were responsible for the majority of personal data stolen from corporate and government networks during 2011, according to a new report from Verizon. Read More 7 simple steps for thwarting hactivists More data was stolen from corporate networks last year by hactivists than by cybercriminals, according to a new report from Verizon. Read More U.S. accuses AT&T of making millions off IP Relay scammers The federal government today issued a complaint against AT&T that essentially accuses the telecom giant of bilking U.S. customers out of millions of dollars by knowingly and willfully failing to effectively address rampant abuse of a system designed to help the hearing impaired. AT&T's response: We can't fix what we can't fix. From a Department of Justice press release: Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Sustainable Compliance for the Payment Card Industry This white paper explains the essentials of a PCI DSS compliance program, focusing on the critical but problematic areas that comprise much of the heart of the requirements. Learn More! Cyber-espionage botnet tied to country of Georgia website remains a mystery A security firm in Slovakia is asserting that a website operated by the country of Georgia has been used as part of a botnet to conduct cyber-espionage against that country's residents. Read More Google patches 9 Chrome bugs, pays more to top researchers Google yesterday patched nine vulnerabilities in Chrome in the sixth security update to Chrome 17, the edition that launched Feb. 8. Read More US ISPs commit to new cybersecurity measures A group of U.S. Internet service providers, including the four largest, have committed to taking new steps to combat three major cybersecurity threats, based on recommendations from a U.S. Federal Communications Commission advisory committee. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire Security-In-Depth Using Integrated Risk-Conscious Controls Today's attacks on IT infrastructure are becoming more frequent, targeted and sophisticated. They range from well-funded, state-sponsored attacks to attacks from trusted employees and consultants. Learn More! Why Hackers Set Their Sights on Small Businesses If you run a small business, and think that none of your data was of interest to a hacker, consider this: what if a hacker could take stolen bank account or credit card information from your computer and package it with the same information from a hundred or a thousand other small businesses? Would it be worth something then? Read More Advanced tech conflict: China's rare earth stranglehold Inside the rare earth fight between United States, Europe, Japan vs. China Read More Helpdesk outsourcing quagmire at heart of whistleblower lawsuit The city of San Diego gets computer helpdesk support via a contract for outsourced services with Gardena, Calif.-based En Pointe Technologies, but a former employee claims En Pointe secretly contracted outsourcing work offshore to India and Pakistan, putting the city's public safety at risk. Read More Most webmasters don't know how their websites got hacked, report says Most owners of compromised websites don't know how their sites got hacked into and only 6 percent detect the malicious activity on their own, according to a report released by StopBadware and Commtouch on Thursday. Read More
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