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“Over 1 Million Computer Victims” Can Lead To Some Interesting, Awareness-Raising, Discussions

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Here’s a great conversation starter for a nice chat with your business leaders, “The FBI has found over 1 million computers are controlled by criminal botnets.”
Be prepared to answer some follow-up questions from your business leaders after telling them this, such as…

Tags:awareness and training, botnet, cybercrime, FBI, Information Security, IT compliance, malware, policies and procedures, privacy, risk management
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RINBOT/DELBOT Virus Running Rampant In the Wild: Exploits Anti-Virus Software Vulnerabilities Allowing Access to Business Networks

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

CNN reported today that Sophos was warning new strains of RINBOT, also known as DELBOT, could be stealthily be infecting business networks worldwide.
What can this new version do?

Tags:awareness and training, botnet, denial of service, Information Security, IT compliance, malware, policies and procedures, privacy, privacy breach, risk management, virus
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