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Mobile malware, "whaling" top challenges of 2011, says IBM report - SC Magazine US - 0 views

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security mobile malware IBM report

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  • To address these new challenges, the report said, enterprises need to shape their risk exposure, communication, end-user education and technology in a delicate balance.
  • One of the newest vectors of attack – the so-called “bring your own device” approach – has sprung up from the burgeoning market for smartphones and tablets and their adaption into the enterprise network, the report said. Security issues seen on the mobile platform are rising with the market – with double the number of mobile exploit releases that were seen in 2010.
  • Third-party app markets, a Wild West of often unregulated offerings, are the primary bazaar for malicious software created to attack mobile phones.
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  • Infected mobile applications can also come from peer-to-peer networks hosted on websites
  • This year's breaches have highlighted the emerging risk of “whaling,” a variant of spear phishing that targets "big fish,” or high-level personnel
  • Of further concern for IT security professionals is the rise of professional teams charged with collecting intellectual property and strategic intelligence, the report found.
  • In addition, so-called hacktivist groups, such as LulzSec and Anonymous, have used well-worn attack techniques, such as SQL injection, to successfully target websites and computer networks for political ends rather than financial gain.
  • sandy ingram on 30 Sep 11
     
    An unprecedented number of successful attacks on corporate networks in the first half of the year illustrates that "basic network security is not just a technical problem, but rather a complex business challenge,"
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"The Neb" implemented by IBM - 0 views

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Privacy security neb

shared by sandy ingram on 09 Nov 08 - Cached
  • The basic idea here was that you can’t trust your PC, so you should have a separate trusted device (The Neb) which is used only for final authorisation of transactions - all the work of getting the transaction set up is done on the untrusted PC.
  • only the data relating to the final transaction is sent to The Neb,
  • explicitly, by the server,
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  • which then displays it and, if the user agrees, signs it.
  • sandy ingram on 09 Nov 08
     
    only the data relating to the final transaction is sent to The Neb,
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