The Network Security. Org

Finjan Audits Spyware Threat to Government Body

A security audit on an unnamed government body has revealed a total of 171,000 instances where security policy was breached, according to Finjan, a provider of proactive web security solutions.

Finjan said the audit, which was conducted during one week towards the end of 2005, indicates the scale of the spyware threat to organisations. The audit gathered live Internet access information from the surfing activities of 25,000 users and Finjan's Vital Security web security solution was installed to scan content downloaded during the week.

Finjan's Malicious Code Research Centre (MCRC) analysed the Vital Security log files, with findings based on counting each content type to violate the security policy of the government body. Security News: Finjan Audits Spyware Threat to Government Body

More News

• Website infection rate triples
  



• How to Use Honeypots to Improve Your Network Security
  



• Microsoft Patch Tuesday Targets 26 Application Flaws
  



• SSL VPNs might not be as secure as you think
  



• 8 tips to filter spam effectively
  



• Onus on IP address owner to prove innocence
  



• How to install an SSH Server in Windows Server 2008.
  



• Several vulnerabilities closed in the Linux kernel
  



• 8 Best Practices for Encryption Key Management and Data Security
  



• Free Honeypot Client Could Sting Malware
  



• What Firewalls Do & Donot Do
  



• Symantec fingers D Link for bot attacks
  



• WhiteHat: 90% of Sites Still Vulnerable
  



• Red Hat releases free security code
  



• A new type of Bluetooth security
  



• Dude, where is my perimeter?
  



• Scaring users into IT security
  



• VMware fixes security bugs
  



• The top 10 security land mines
  



• Encrypt volumes through a cross platform GUI with TrueCrypt 5.0