Robert Lemos

A new experiment sends a simple idea racing around the web, and tracks its progress. All of this has happened before; all of this will happen again.
Wired News

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A significant rise in the global volume of spam in the past two months worries security analysts and suggests that bot-net-based bulk e-mail operations are rapidly becoming the norm.
SecurityFocus

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Attacks crafted to escape detection by antivirus software are increasingly being used to gain entrance into corporate networks.
SecurityFocus

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Less rigor in Web programming, a growing number of software projects, and restrictions on Web security testing are combining to make Web-site vulnerabilities the most common class of security issues this year.
SecurityFocus

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Most people in the security world have heard of TEMPEST systems, whether in reference to attacks that aim to eavesdrop on computer technology by sniffing the electromagnetic signals that leak from all computers or the defensive standard for foiling such attacks. But it’s not everyday that you can see a demo of the attack.

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Companies that make distributed, real-time control systems–a key part of many nations’ critical infrastructure–may be forced by their customers to provide better security.
SecurityFocus

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A brief analysis of the National Security Agency’s eavesdropping program using Bayes Theorem concluded that the program has no value for fighting terrorism, but seems to make the mistake of assuming the program operates in a vacuum.

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A recent change to AT&T’s privacy policy for broadband and video users has been labeled overbroad by legal experts, and likely will leave the courts or Congress to decide whether the company’s practices are standard or sinister.
SecurityFocus

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Vulnerability researchers bring in US-CERT to referee the outing of an infrastructure bug, ruffling feathers as vendors and researchers clash over how disclosure should be handled. Sound familiar?
SecurityFocus

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It has all the makings of a B-movie plot: A corporate network targeted by hackers and a half dozen high-school students as the company’s only defense.
SecurityFocus

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