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From the “what more proof do you need?” file: 90% of the most secure firms may be affected by botnets…

An RSA study released on Wednesday claims that most major U.S. corporations — including up to 88% of Fortune 500 companies — may be affected by botnet activity from computers compromised by the Zeus Trojan.

In the article, “88 percent of firms show Zeus botnet activity,” RSA’s FraudAction Anti-Trojan services analyzed data stolen by Zeus from infected computers that included IP addresses and emails that belonged to the corporations. Among the stolen data found on the sites where infected computers drop the stolen data was compromised email addresses from about 60% of the firms. Continue reading this post…

Top endpoint security stories for March 2010 — March Madness sums up month of security concerns

In the midst of March Madness, it seems like security professionals everywhere are scurrying to find ways to safeguard their enterprises from new forms of malware and exploit techniques that have successfully bypassed most antivirus protections throughout the first quarter of 2010. With systems constantly under attack, what’s important is making sure our computer endpoints are protected from the latest viruses and botnets out there. Check out some of the top stories from March 2010.
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