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Google phases out support for IE6
Google has begun to phase out support for Internet Explorer 6, "starting with Google Docs and Google Sites". IE users will have to upgrade to at least version 7 if they want to use those products. A flaw in IE6 was exploited in the recent cyberattacks against Google and other U.S. companies. Source code was stolen from some of the more than 30 Silicon Valley companies targeted in the attack. Use of IE6 is considered much weaker than more recent versions of IE within the security community.
Microsoft has said that it will support the IE6 browser until 2014.
Is Nightly Tape Backup Enough?
At best, a tape backup will provide a copy of important data, but it does little or nothing to ensure that your business can gain access to critical information should a major outage occur. Rebuilding servers from scratch, to then re-install applications and restore data is a major challenge, highly likely to fail. 43% of firms that suffer a major data loss will never re-open for business, and 51% will fold within 2 years. These figures highlight the importance of a solid disaster recovery strategy.
4 in 10 Companies Do Not Enforce Security
Just 40 per cent of government respondents said "IT security strategy is in place and enforced to an acceptable degree" in their organizations, while the figure for both publicly-traded and privately-held companies was 59 per cent.
Albert Gonzalez sentenced to 20 years Mar 26 2010
A federal grand jury indicted Gonzalez and two Russian hackers last August in the case involving Heartland; more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers from five companies were stolen in what officials called the largest hacking and identity theft ring ever prosecuted in the U.S. More than 250 financial institituions were affected. Retailer JC Penney fought to keep its name secret during court proceedings.
Enterprise Infections
79 % of enterprise PCs in the U.S. are infected with some form of spyware at any given time. (U.S. FBI Cyber Crime Survey)
Malware Reaches 1.6 Million in 2008
McAfee(R) Labs identified a record 1.6 million pieces of malware in 2008, a 450 percent increase over the prior year. An average of 5,500 new pieces of malware every day.
Smaller organizations in North America believe they can fly under the radar of today's cyber crooks.
The latest survey from security vendor McAfee has found that small to medium-size businesses in North America and Europe wrongly conclude their revenue is too low to draw the attention of cybercriminals. McAfee said. Although there may be less money or data to steal, the attacks are also less likely to gain the attention of law enforcement organizations such as the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. In the U.S., 39 per cent of businesses with up to 1,000 employees reported spending an hour or less a week on IT security. The figure is higher for Canadian businesses: 44 per cent.
Copyright 2009 MaximumRisk.com
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