FAQ — The Ominous Downadup/Conficker worm
February 10, 2009
The creators/controllers of the unnerving Downadup/Conficker worm that continues to spread, mostly via unpatched Windows PCs inside corporate networks, have been very good about holding their cards close, giving few hints of how they plan to use a botnet of several million infected PCs. Here’s an FAQ I’ve assembled, derived from interviews with F-Secure’s Patrik Runald, Secureworks’ Don Jackson, Arbor Networks’ Jose Nazario, Sunbelt Software’…More
The bright side of Downadup/Conficker
February 10, 2009
Believe it or not, some good has come from the ominous Downadup/Conficker worm: wider cooperation among rival vendors and stepped up partnering of tech companies and regulators. OpenDNS, the company which offers an alternative way to translate domain names into IP addresses to connect with web sites, has said it is teaming with Kaspersky Lab to try to limit damage from Downadup/Conficker.
Kaspersky is supplying OpenDNS with a list of some of the hundreds of domain names …More
Two ideas on collaborating to make the Internet safer
February 3, 2009
What do a call for President Obama to create a federal clearinghouse of information about data breaches, and the work of a group called AMTSO have in common? Both are pushing for collaboration among sometimes contentious parties to make the Internet safer.
AMTSO – the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization – is further along. This group of uber competitive tech security companies, led by Bilbao, Spain-based Panda Security, …More