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Inside BBC's Chimera botnet: Inside BBC's Chimera botnetThank you, BBC."The whole ?botnet fiasco? puts the spotlight on a dynamic cybercrime ecosystem with well-known vendors clearly working with one another."And that's why the BBC should be patted on the back instead of vilified. I've seen more tripe written by some of the better-known names...; Tags: SECURITY, British Broadcasting Corp., Chimera Botnet; Discussion threads 2009-03-30
Inside BBC's Chimera botnet: Earlier this month, the controversial BBC purchase of a botnet and modifying the infected hosts in the name of "public interest" sparked a lot of debate on the pros and cons of their action. Condemned by certain security vendors, and naturally, at least from guerrilla PR perspective, applauded and encouraged...; Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., Malware, Chimera Botnet, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2009-03-30

News to know: Conficker; TomTom vs. Microsoft; Intel; Google: Here are todayâ€™s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.Â For continuous updates see BNETâ€™s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: German researchers score Conficker detection breakthrough Larry Dignan: Enterprises thrown a lifeline as Conflicker worm looms ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, TomTom, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Intel Corp., Corporate Communications, Cable, Marketing, Telecommunications, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2009-03-31
FireEye: Taking the Botnet Threat Seriously: Security has been a standard feature of IT for many years now, yet a pernicious threat continues to spread, with an impact felt by individuals, businesses and national governments alike. That threat is the botnet (for networks of bots, or compromised machines), a chimera of multiple functionalities that integrates compound...; Tags: Enterprise Management Associates Inc., Threat, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Government, Viruses And Worms, Security; White papers 2007-10-01