http://www.secureworks.com/ SecureWorks news, press releases, events, and research alerts. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/12/hundreds_of_stolen_data_dumps.html http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/12/hundreds_of_stolen_data_dumps.html http://www.secureworks.com/media/events/ January 29, 2009: SecureWorks will be Exhibiting at CSO Executive Seminar Series on Application Security. Location: The Roosevelt Hotel, New York City, NY. http://www.secureworks.com/media/events/#315 http://www.secureworks.com/research/blog/index.php/2009/01/04/chinese-hackers-talk-hacking Zhong guo hei ke tan hei ke, or 'Chinese Hackers Talk Hacker,' was an information security conference held earlier this year in Beijing, China. Sponsored by Yesky, a popular Chinese electronics e-retailer, the event drew around 80 attendees, most of which were hackers that had previously communicated entirely over the internet. http://www.secureworks.com/research/blog/?p=163 http://www.secureworks.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/02/the-weeks-links-december-29-january-2-2008 A weekly feature highlighting news stories, reports and editorials of interest to IT and security managers. Also find information about SecureWorks news, press releases, and research. http://www.secureworks.com/blog/?p=137 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155713/as_phishing_evolves_criminals_switch_to_malware.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/155713/as_phishing_evolves_criminals_switch_to_malware.html http://www.secureworks.com/media/events/ February 04, 2009: SecureWorks will be Speaking at FS-ISAC Joint Webcast. http://www.secureworks.com/media/events/#322 http://www.secureworks.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/22/ie-users-beware On December 9, 2008, a "weaponized" zero-day exploit for a previously undisclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 was discovered in the wild being used by Chinese hackers to install malware on victims' computers. The exploit was based on a proof-of-concept that was posted on a Chinese forum early in November of 2008, and coincidentally, launched on the same day as Microsoft's last batch of security patches for the year. http://www.secureworks.com/research/blog/?p=131 http://www.secureworks.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/24/interesting-read-from-wired Wired.com has provided some great in-depth reporting over the years of the FBI's efforts to infiltrate cybercrime organizations and apprehend the ringleaders responsible for the theft of millions of credit card numbers. http://www.secureworks.com/blog/?p=132 http://www.techlinks.net/blogs/announcements/archive/2008/12/10/secureworks-named-finalist-best-managed-security-service-for-2009-sc-awards-program.aspx http://www.techlinks.net/blogs/announcements/archive/2008/12/10/secureworks-named-finalist-best-managed-security-service-for-2009-sc-awards-program.aspx http://www.secureworks.com/media/events/ February 11, 2009-February 12, 2009: SecureWorks will be Exhibiting at SecureWorld Houston. Location: , Houston, TX. http://www.secureworks.com/media/events/#317 http://www.secureworks.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/12/12/ftc-takes-on-antivirus-xp Early last week the FTC took aim at Antivirus XP and the people behind it. Antivirus XP is a well known scam, that SecureWorks has investigated previously. The FTC sought and was granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) that requires the entities and people behind Antivirus XP to stop claiming they are preforming AV scanning, concealing their identities (including to cease use of any domains registered using false information), and to not spend, hide or transfer any of their ill-gotten gains. http://www.secureworks.com/research/blog/?p=130 http://www.secureworks.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/19/the-weeks-links-december-15-19-2008 A weekly feature highlighting news stories, reports and editorials of interest to IT and security managers. Also find information about SecureWorks news, press releases, and research. http://www.secureworks.com/blog/?p=131 http://www.spamfighter.com/News-11437-Phishing-Attacks-Increased-Alarmingly-by-240.htm http://www.spamfighter.com/News-11437-Phishing-Attacks-Increased-Alarmingly-by-240.htm http://www.secureworks.com/media/events/ February 25, 2009: SecureWorks will be Exhibiting at CSO Executive Seminar Series on Application Security. Location: Hotel Nikko San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. http://www.secureworks.com/media/events/#316 http://www.secureworks.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/11/18/first-atrivo-now-mccolo Security researchers have had a number of victories to celebrate recently. First Atrivo and now McColo have been disconnected from the Internet. This was done not by law enforcement or other governmental action, but rather by the concerted efforts of the Internet community. http://www.secureworks.com/research/blog/?p=129 http://www.secureworks.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/12/the-weeks-links-december-8-12-2008 A weekly feature highlighting news stories, reports and editorials of interest to IT and security managers. Also find information about SecureWorks news, press releases, and research. http://www.secureworks.com/blog/?p=129 http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/SecureWorks-Named-Finalist-Best-Managed/story.aspx?guid=%7BDB464F9E-387B-4FD3-AC65-2E05F478FD86%7D http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/SecureWorks-Named-Finalist-Best-Managed/story.aspx?guid=%7BDB464F9E-387B-4FD3-AC65-2E05F478FD86%7D http://www.secureworks.com/media/events/ March 05, 2009-March 06, 2009: SecureWorks will be Speaking at CBA of GA 4th Annual IT Security Conference. Location: SecureWorks Headquarters, Atlanta, Ga. http://www.secureworks.com/media/events/#312 http://www.secureworks.com/research/blog/index.php/2008/11/03/tracking-gimmiv On October 23, 2008, Microsoft released an out-of-cycle emergency patch for a flaw in the Windows RPC code. The reason for this unusual occurance was the discovery of a "zero-day" exploit being used in the wild by a worm (or trojan, depending on how you look at it). The announcement of a new remote exploit for unpatched Windows systems always raises tension levels among network administrators. The fact that this one was already being used by a worm evoked flashbacks of Blaster and Sasser and other previous threats that severely impacted the networked world. http://www.secureworks.com/research/blog/?p=128 http://www.secureworks.com/blog/index.php/2008/12/05/the-weeks-links-december-1-5-2008 A weekly feature highlighting news stories, reports and editorials of interest to IT and security managers. Also find information about SecureWorks news, press releases, and research. http://www.secureworks.com/blog/?p=128