• Update on Conficker Variants

    Over the last few day we have seen a lot of coverage about new Conficker variants. Let me give you a very brief update. But before I start, let me make sure that we are clear on one thing. In the area of security, we often see coverage about somebody...
  • Security Intelligence Report: “Scareware” on the Raise

    You know that we release our Security Intelligence Report twice an year: Today Version 6 is due. Let me try to give you an overview of the “highlights” of the report from my point of view: As I wrote in the title and as I blogged about this summer ( ...
  • Bill would give Obama power to shut down Internet, networks during cyber attacks

    Interesting: Bill would give Obama power to shut down Internet, networks during cyber attacks Roger
  • The Impact of the Downturn on Security

    This is a question I often get asked: What is the impact of the economic downturn on security? I am convinced that three things will happen: Cybercrime will grow Security budgets will shrink – it is just open whether the budgets will shrink at the same...
  • The Impact of the Downturn (part 2)

    Just a brief one: I wrote an article for Infosecurity which was just published in the latest version covering the economic downturn as well. It is called Time to Step Up and can be found on page 45 of the latest edition . Roger