Tag: Malware

Ralph Langner: Cracking Stuxnet, a 21st-century cyber weapon

When first discovered in 2010, the Stuxnet computer worm posed a baffling puzzle. Beyond its unusually high level of sophistication loomed a more troubling mystery: its purpose. Ralph Langner and team helped crack the code that revealed this digital warhead’s final target — and its covert origins. In a fascinating look inside cyber-forensics, he explains… Continue reading Ralph Langner: Cracking Stuxnet, a 21st-century cyber weapon

Intrusion Prevention System To Detect BotNet

The second half of the year 2010 saw stuxnet all over the news. Stuxnet, a cyber worm, is believed to be the world’s first publicly identified known cyber weapon. Such worms are designed to destroy the control system in a factory, refinery or even a nuclear power plant. Computers are infected with such worm through… Continue reading Intrusion Prevention System To Detect BotNet

Secure Mobile Device For Enterprise

With the introduction of cool mobile devices available for the corporate world, executives feel their existing blackberry out of fashion. For a while, blackberry devices ruled the corporate world for mobile communications. They are efficient and highly secure. Blackberry security is still considered the gold standard for enterprise mobile communications. However, with generation Y taking… Continue reading Secure Mobile Device For Enterprise