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- New worm draws Sobig comparisons
- New worm draws Sobig comparisonsSounds like moneyEvery time one of these things go around I can count on my billing to go up. Heck, I'm still getting calls for Blaster infections. lol. Cha-ching! I should be more grateful to M$. For the first part of...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Government, Operating systems, worm, Microsoft Corp., Sobig, virus, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft ISA Server
- Discussion threads 2004-01-19
- Experts: Blame Sobig for latest spam deluge
- Experts: Blame Sobig for latest spam delugeWhos is going to foot the bill?MS should be charged for all the cost for the Internet lost bandwidth, downtimes and general unavailability of systems and services caused by these viruses. MS is making it EXTREMELY EASY for anyone with a little time in...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, E-mail servers, Viruses and worms, Sobig, Microsoft Corp., Whos, SMTP server, spam, Internet Service Provider, virus, server
- Discussion threads 2003-12-09
- Sobig still lingers despite shutdown date
- Sobig still lingers despite shutdown dateToo harsh?I don't mean to come off as uppity but doesn't it take a real moron to download a virus in the first place? I know there's some sophisticated bugs out there but come on, this one came as an attachment! So what if it...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, SoBig virus, Sobig, virus, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2003-11-30
Additional Resources
- The Botnet Threat: Targeting Your Business
- The objective of a robot network or "botnet" is simple: Enlist your computers into the armies of zombies that will, on command from some faraway place, bombard other computers with fraudulent spam and malware, turning those computers into zombies as well. In this whitepaper, you will learn more about the...
- Tags: MessageLabs Ltd., Zombie, Computer, Productivity, Robots, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Emerging Technologies
- White papers 2008-07-07
- Tuning Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam on UltraSPARC T1 and T2 Processor-Powered Servers
- Electronic mail is a business-critical function in virtually every enterprise, and it is also one that is under constant attack. Well-known viruses such as Melissa, and worms like SoBig have propagated through email and have disrupted user PCs and corporate networks worldwide. Fraudulent email messages find their ways into inboxes...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., T2, Anti-spam, Sun Microsystems Inc., T1, Sun UltraSPARC, Server, E-mail Message, Brightmail Inc., E-mail, Phishing, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Spam And Phishing
- White papers 2007-12-07
- Hackers working hard to circumvent Microsoft's anti-piracy tech
- Included in the Windows Update that Microsoft pushed out to XP users at the end of April is a piracy checker that double checks the authenticity of your XP installation. For some odd reason, the update didn't take place on my system until yesterday. As can be seen from...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., WGA, Microsoft Windows
- Blog posts 2006-06-01
- Trouble ahead for security industry as Microsoft gets security right
- Whether you choose to believe it or not, Microsoft appears to finally be getting its security house in order. No, frequent patches, like yesterday's corrections to critical flaws, are not evidence that secure computing for Microsoft is an impossible task. On the contrary. Microsoft, probably more than any...
- Tags: vulnerability, security
- Blog posts 2006-05-10
- Zotob worm finds its path limited
- Zotob worm finds its path limitedWHAT?! The sky wasn't falling?Gee, imagine that.not for my company!!Our entire network was affected. About a quarter of our 13,000 employees lost access to email for much of the day. All of our shared drive servers were down including many applications. ...
- Tags: Patches, infection, Zotob worm, job, security
- Discussion threads 2005-08-15
- Symantec to change consumer product launches
- Symantec to change consumer product launchesIt will cement their reputation anyway....Wow, they may as well just drop their entire Quality control Dept. too! Has anyone had an Symantec Enterprise product release major or minor that worked first time? Symantecs propensity to rush Software out after Marketing's through with it, before...
- Tags: Quality, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Symantec Corp., quality control, software
- Discussion threads 2005-07-29
- Preventing Worm and Virus Outbreaks With Cisco Self-Defending Networks
- In recent years, infections such as MyDoom, Blaster, Sasser, SQL Slammer, and SoBig have disrupted corporate applications, Websites, banks, and airlines, and have shown how vulnerable organizations are to attack. These attacks are increasing in severity, speed, and number, leaving organizations in need of greater security resources. The Cisco Self-Defending...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Virus, Cisco Self-Defending Network Strategy, Security, Viruses And Worms
- White papers 2004-12-01
- Ballmer seeing last 12 months through rose-colored glasses?
- From the What Are They Smokin' Dep't., Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was quoted as saying "More damage has been done in other periods of time than today. The last 12 months was a better 12 months by a margin." Ballmer apparently said this at a recent briefing with the U.K....
- Tags: McManus, Steve Ballmer, 12-Month
- Blog posts 2004-10-04
- mi2g estimated spyware and virus damage at $290 per PC
- There are an estimated 600 million Windows based Personal Computers PCs across the world of which over 200 million run Windows XP, according to the latest estimates from Microsoft. According to mi2g, the economic damage from malware proliferation in 2004 including MyDoom, NetSky and SoBig is estimated to lie between...
- Tags: mi2g, PC
- Blog posts 2004-09-22
- E-mail viruses getting smarter
- E-mail viruses getting smarterA new email protocols with SecurityIsn't the time yet ?All roads lead back to a FLAWED operating system.How many proposed "new" things will fix the underlying problem. An operating system that gives full rights to everyone is just plain wrong.Combine those flaws with flawed programs that...
- Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Viruses and worms, tool, e-mail, Linux, virus, operating system, e-mail virus
- Discussion threads 2004-08-17
- MyDoom variant slams mailboxes
- MyDoom variant slams mailboxesHow many times do peoplehave to get burned before they learn to not play with fire?JUST GET IT OVER WITH AND CREATE THE UBER VIRUSJust create a virus that once and for all propagates and mutates whenever it thinks it's being scanned and do what you are...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., virus, MADNES, WWW, MyDoom virus
- Discussion threads 2004-07-26
- Worm worries grow with release of Windows hacks
- Worm worries grow with release of Windows hackswhy is it the same attack is used after the patch?This is like what, the 50th Blaster attack, SoBig has 100 variants, etc. OK, the numbers are off but the reality is MS ain't patching the holes but blocking each attack retroactively. In...
- Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Now IT, Microsoft Windows, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Cha-ching, server, patch
- Discussion threads 2004-04-28
- Malware damage for February estimated at $50 bln
- mi2g Intelligence Unit data shows that partially as a result of the growth of the MyDoom family of malware, lingering effects of Mimail, Dumaru, Sobig, Swen, Klez, Sober, Yaha, BugBear and Fizzer, and also as a result of new strains of Bagle, February 2004 has already become the worst month...
- Tags: malware
- Blog posts 2004-02-20
- HP seals Michigan schools deal
- HP seals Michigan schools dealBobby, where's your retainer?It used to be the most expensive things a 6th grader could lose were a retainer, glasses, and maybe their bicycle. I believe in immersing kids in technology at an early age, but a laptop? Good grief.Great!!!Just what is needed in...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Viruses and worms, Operating systems, Hewlett-Packard Co., laptop computer, education, computer
- Discussion threads 2004-02-20
- Study: Linux attacks outpace Windows
- Study: Linux attacks outpace WindowsTHE PAIN IN THE OSS COMMUNITY MUST BE UNBEARABLEAll this negative news and only positive news for Microsoft must be killing them! Linux is doomed. All the security vulnerabilities and spaghetti like code will be banished forever. We should sue anyone associated with...
- Tags: SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, confidential data, attack, Linux, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2004-02-20
- 200 days to fix a broken Windows
- 200 days to fix a broken Windows200 days unacceptableIf it's going to take lots of coding and testing to get the patch out, allocate more resources (ie. programmers) to the task. Wasn't that what "Trustworthy Computing" was about? And two more serious flaws that have been known for...
- Tags: Operating systems, Patches, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system
- Discussion threads 2004-02-13
- Bagel spreads over holiday weekend
- Bagel spreads over holiday weekendRep and I are in contactMy MS rep and I are in contact via Nextel walkie-talkie in so that he may respond is an outbreak were occur. We have run SUS, SMS2k3, and ISA Server 2000. MCSE's are on standby in order to minimize travel time...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Groupware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Bagel, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2004-01-20
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