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Mastermind behind Kelihos botnet worked for security firms
A Russian man accused by Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) of creating the Kelihos botnet worked by day for a couple of security firms. Before being shut down by Microsoft in September, the Kelihos botnet was
Inside job: Home truths about cyber-insecurity
Guest post by Neal A. Pollard and David Etue Who's already inside your firewall? What information can they access now? What can they do with it that could hurt your organization? It's entirely
How to recognize your insider threats
For a view of insider threats to computer systems from the military perspective, take a look at a post by Jeffrey R. Jones and Ryan Averbeck at CSO magazine. Insiders today have greater capacity to
Lying IT pros and the lies they tell
What do you do when you discover that a long-time, trusted systems administrator has been secretly selling you pirated software while running a porn site on one of your servers and downloading
Insider hacking is serious business
Disgruntled staff members abusing technology or network resources is a serious concern for businesses, but it's one of the most difficult to resolve. There are four reasons staff may act
Controlling information access
Some companies aren't doing a very good job of managing their employees' identities and access, which is affecting the ability of these organizations to comply with regulations. It can also have
Training reduces internal security threats
Users who receive adequate training in what constitutes a corporate security threat and how their actions put corporate networks at risk are more likely to take the necessary precautions. But
Avoiding insider attacks
Many CIOs have done as much as humanly possible to keep hackers from penetrating their networks from the outside, but what about the trusted insider? Insiders don't have to bypass the physical and
Stopping insider threats in their tracks
Although many CIOs consider external hackers the biggest threat to their company's data, it's sometimes internal employees who commit data breaches. The best way to stem these unexpected attacks
