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When the Victim Becomes the Attacker

By Jason High | April 11, 2012

No, this isn’t some super suspenseful crime story.  Rather, it’s a conversation about one of the most common security problems in technology today: bot networks. Unfortunately, being victimized by malware or a virus today often times means much more than just frustration and lost data.  Today, those with malicious intent are able to use those [...]

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CBS 60 Minutes: Cyber weapons creating physical destruction

By Jason High | March 5, 2012

CBS’ 60 Minutes last night highlighted Stuxnet as the first instance of a cyber weapon being used to create physical damage. For years, those of us that know something about cyber security have been warning that this day is coming – but few outside the information security world recognized the significance of the Stuxnet worm. [...]

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