Comments on: JavaScript malware http://afongen.com/blog/2006/09/27/javascript-malware/ Sam Buchanan's weblog Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:36:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: NOD32 and Virus News http://afongen.com/blog/2006/09/27/javascript-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-13920 NOD32 and Virus News Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:59:26 +0000 http://afongen.com/blog/2006/09/27/javascript-malware/#comment-13920 <strong>Mafia 2.0: Is The Mob Married To Your Computer?...</strong> Organized crime has had its fingers in criminal activity on the internet for some time, but until about two years ago most of its activity was limited to obvious scams, pornography and gambling. But in the past two years the rapid growth in organized c... Mafia 2.0: Is The Mob Married To Your Computer?…

Organized crime has had its fingers in criminal activity on the internet for some time, but until about two years ago most of its activity was limited to obvious scams, pornography and gambling. But in the past two years the rapid growth in organized c…

]]> By: Jim http://afongen.com/blog/2006/09/27/javascript-malware/comment-page-1/#comment-822 Jim Sat, 30 Sep 2006 07:04:45 +0000 http://afongen.com/blog/2006/09/27/javascript-malware/#comment-822 As an escaped network admin kinda guy, I can tell you that the concern focused solely with perimeter security was never considered best practice by yours truly. The reality is that it was hard to convince management that we should spend time and money securing the interior of a network when they had the all-powerful, all-protecting "Firewall" to keep the bad guys out. Of course, that logic just gave the network a crunchy shell with a soft, chewy inside. Our new web world merely offers more holes through the magic Firewall than we had 10 years ago, and takes advantage of complacency that developed over time. As an escaped network admin kinda guy, I can tell you that the concern focused solely with perimeter security was never considered best practice by yours truly. The reality is that it was hard to convince management that we should spend time and money securing the interior of a network when they had the all-powerful, all-protecting “Firewall” to keep the bad guys out. Of course, that logic just gave the network a crunchy shell with a soft, chewy inside. Our new web world merely offers more holes through the magic Firewall than we had 10 years ago, and takes advantage of complacency that developed over time.

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