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Sophos <endeca_term>Security Threat</endeca_term> Report, DMARC and Mobile Phone Number Leaks

Sophos Security Threat Report, DMARC and Mobile Phone Number Leaks

In this podcast, the speakers discussion about the Sophos Security Threat Report 2012. They talked about a few of the highlights like... Read more

3 February, 2012
Sophos <endeca_term>Security Threat</endeca_term> Report 2011

Sophos Security Threat Report 2011

...of which are legitimate websites that were hacked. Let our new 2011 Security Threat Report be your weapon in the battle against malware. It describes... Read more

20 January, 2011
Symantec Internet <endeca_term>Security Threat</endeca_term> Report

Symantec Internet Security Threat Report

An annual report sponsored by Symantec detailing the trends of Internet security threats for the year 2010. Provides... Read more

24 August, 2011
Sophos <endeca_term>Security Threat</endeca_term> Report Mid-Year 2011

Sophos Security Threat Report Mid-Year 2011

Malware is complex, seemingly everywhere and is often difficult to stop. It knows how to find your data - even on your... Read more

23 August, 2011
<endeca_term>Security Threat</endeca_term> Report: Mid-year 2010

Security Threat Report: Mid-year 2010

Halfway through 2010, cybercrime continues to evolve and grow in both scale and sophistication. Just as folks have... Read more

28 September, 2010

Laptop batteries pose security risk, researcher says

...The latest security threat to people's laptops comes from an unexpected source: its battery... Read more

5 August, 2011 by Declan McCullagh

Russian secret service 'concerned' by Gmail use

The "uncontrolled use" of Skype, Hotmail and Gmail could pose a security threat to Russia, according to a Russian secret service official. Speaking on... Read more

9 April, 2011
Grid Dependent Tasks Security Scheduling Model and DPSO Algorithm

Grid Dependent Tasks Security Scheduling Model and DPSO Algorithm

Due to the security threat to task scheduling problems in the grid environment, by considering both... Read more

1 June, 2011
Remotely Keyed Cryptographics Secure Remote Display Access Using (Mostly) Untrusted Hardware - Extended Version

Remotely Keyed Cryptographics Secure Remote Display Access Using (Mostly) Untrusted Hardware - Extended Version

...monitors user actions, also known as spyware, has become a first-level security threat due to its ubiquity and the difficulty of detecting and removing... Read more

1 January, 2011
A Trigger Identification Service for Defending Reactive Jammers in WSN

A Trigger Identification Service for Defending Reactive Jammers in WSN

During the last decade, Reactive Jamming Attack has emerged as a greatest security threat to wireless sensor networks, due to its mass destruction to legitimate... Read more

31 December, 2010
HTTPOS: Sealing Information Leaks With Browser-Side Obfuscation of Encrypted Flows

HTTPOS: Sealing Information Leaks With Browser-Side Obfuscation of Encrypted Flows

...from web applications - even when the traffic is encrypted - is a major security threat to many applications that use HTTP for data delivery. This paper... Read more

3 December, 2010
Retaining Sandbox Containment Despite Bugs in Privileged Memory-Safe Code

Retaining Sandbox Containment Despite Bugs in Privileged Memory-Safe Code

Flaws in the standard libraries of secure sandboxes represent a major security threat to billions of devices worldwide. The standard libraries are hard to... Read more

8 October, 2010
Is Channel Fragmentation/Bonding in IEEE 802.22 Networks Secure?

Is Channel Fragmentation/Bonding in IEEE 802.22 Networks Secure?

The authors address a unique security threat that arises due to channel fragmentation (or aggregation or bonding) in... Read more

21 September, 2010
Dispatch Then Stop: Optimal Dissemination of Security Patches in Mobile Wireless Networks

Dispatch Then Stop: Optimal Dissemination of Security Patches in Mobile Wireless Networks

The security threat posed by malware in mobile wireless networks can be countered through... Read more

12 September, 2010
Characterizing and Defending Against Divide-Conquer-Scanning Worms

Characterizing and Defending Against Divide-Conquer-Scanning Worms

Internet worms are a significant security threat. Divide-conquer scanning is a simple yet effective technique that can... Read more

22 June, 2010

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