Redmond (ip-192.com): Security experts give Microsoft mixed reviews after the company did shut down the Waledac botnet (ip-192.com reported here). "Microsoft has taken a bold move in addressing this problem and it will be interesting to see how it develops," said Sandra Toms LaPedis, general manager of the RSA Conference, the world's biggest gathering of [...]
Judge grants "License to Kill" to Microsoft
February 25, 2010 By 1 Comment
Alexandria (ip-192.com): A Virginia court cleared the way for Microsoft to deactivate a global network of computers that spreads spam and harmful computer code, the Wall Street Journal reports. The hacker-controlled “botnet” has 277 dot-com domains. Microsoft apparently aims to sever communications channels to the botnet before its operators can re-establish links to the network. [...]
US Unprepared for Cyber War
February 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Washington, DC (ip-192.com): If the US wants to have a chance surviving a large scale cyber-attack, the government needs to take a more active role in securing the Internet. That’s the essence of what industry experts told Congress, arguing that more government regulations may be the only way to force the public and private sectors [...]
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