Author Archives: Toney Jennings
The Stuxnet blueprint — not the worm itself — may be the greatest danger
While the New York Times article, “Israeli Test on Worm Called Crucial in Iran Nuclear Delay,” hypothesizes that Israel and the United States were behind the Stuxnet worm to undermine Iran’s efforts to make a nuclear bomb, the scariest part … Continue reading
'Multiple strands' of protection required for cloud security
As cloud-based computing takes off in 2011, it’s becoming increasingly important for security software makers to develop solutions that can handle the growing number of new threats and malware variants in the cloud. According to the article, “Cloud-based Computing Security … Continue reading
Days into 2011, malware attacks are starting out where 2010 left off…
It’s truly amazing. Less than a week into the new year and things seem to be starting out where the last one left off. Let’s start with how 2010 ended. Fake White House holiday greeting: 2010 ended with a fake … Continue reading
My Top Five Blogs of 2010: Stuxnet, McIntel, Whitelisting & More…
Looking back, 2010 was a breakout year for application whitelisting. Once considered an alternative anti-malware solution, a shift has occurred towards a modern, antivirus approach that has application whitelisting as the primary mechanism for preventing the execution of malicious applications, … Continue reading
CoreTrace 201 predictions: More blended threats across new platforms
As technology evolves, so do cyber attacks and the security tools we use to protect our systems. With 2011 quickly approaching, I want to share my predictions for next year’s top security challenges. The five themes I’ve included are based … Continue reading
Survey finds Trojan-based attacks biggest threat to online banking
A survey released this week found that more than 50% of financial services professionals consider banking Trojans such as Zeus to be the greatest threat to online banking today. Typically aimed at stripping business accounts of assets, the malware attacks … Continue reading
A clean sweep: Bouncer helps defeat all of SC Magazine's "Top 5 Threats" of 2010
December is a time for lists. There’s holiday wish lists, year-in-review lists, and so on. This week, SC Magazine published its list of top security topics and stories for 2010. Among the various lists the staff compiled for the article, … Continue reading
Godzilla versus King Kong, bot style? Zeus versus Ares… (and why neither wants to face Bouncer)
Over the past few years, the Zeus virus has infected millions of financial systems worldwide, capturing account credentials that cybercriminals use to gain access to corporate networks and steal sensitive data. While there have been competitive programs designed to dethrone … Continue reading
Once again, we agree with McAfee… to a point
I recently came across an interesting article that struck a cord with me on many different levels. In the story, “McAfee CEO stresses mobility at T.O. event,” I once again agree with a number of points Dave DeWalt made at … Continue reading
How to stop 60,000 new threats each day… without knowing them or killing performance.
It’s really puzzling to me to think about how today’s IT security professionals are trying to stop cyber threats. I mean, why go through the trouble of detecting 60,000 newly discovered threats each day, not to mention endure the performance … Continue reading
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