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Week of 26 Mar 2012 Microsoft attempts legal action to disrupt some Zeus botnets (26 Mar 2012)
Legal and technical actions could disrupt some Zeus botnet operations by seizing command-and-control servers in Pennsylvania and Illinois.
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Week of 19 Mar 2012 2012 Verizon DBIR: Hacktivists make impact on data breach statistics (SearchSecurity.com | 22 Mar 2012)
The Verizon DBIR says hacktivists conduct opportunistic attacks targeting mainly large businesses using tactics akin to a smash-and-grab burglary, stealing any data they can access.
Verizon 2012 DBIR recommends log analysis and password management (SearchSecurity.com | 22 Mar 2012)
The 2012 DBIR highlights prevalent problems with simple, relatively inexpensive recommendations.
Verizon DBIR 2012: Automated large-scale attacks taking down SMBs (SearchSecurity.com | 22 Mar 2012)
The Verizon DBIR says cybercrime groups automate attacks against SMBs with lax controls on remote access services and point-of-sale systems.
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Week of 27 Feb 2012 More than hype: Security big data helps bank to boost security program (01 Mar 2012)
At RSA Conference 2012, Zions Bancorporation detailed how it harvested security big data using a Hadoop-based security data warehouse.