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E-Folder - Emerging Corporate Information Security Threats
The time when worms and viruses were a top priority of IT are long behind us. Botnets and phishing attacks now dominate the webscape and new variations are emerging daily.
Botnets:
To give you an
Botnets:
To give you an
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
idea on how prevalent this threat is becoming, Zombie Master Jeanson Ancheta pleaded guilty to seizing control of hundr
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
eds of thousands of Internet-connected computers and renting the zombie network to people who used it to send out spam. Keep in mind that this "Zombie Network" included computers at the Weapons Division of the U.S. Nav
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
al Air Warfare Center in China Lake, California, and at the U.S. Department of Defense.
Ancheta admitted that the scam netted him over $60,000 over 14 months before it was detected. This mindset, motivated by money a
Ancheta admitted that the scam netted him over $60,000 over 14 months before it was detected. This mindset, motivated by money a
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
nd working in the background, is typical of the new generation of Internet criminals. The spyware they surreptitiously plant on an unsuspecting user's computer leaves a very small footprint (barely detectable) and wor
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
a as a "Slave" to a remote "Master". The End user usually isn't aware that their personal computer or workstation has been "hijacked" as the computer continues to function, perhaps a little slower.
"Botnets", also kn
"Botnets", also kn
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
own as Bot Networks, are masses of hijacked computers, sometimes numbering in the hundreds of thousands as was the case with Ancheta who admitted to directing more than 400,000 computers. Industry research indicates t
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
hat almost 200,000 computers become zombies EVERYDAY and that figure is steadily rising (Source: CipherTrust).
Historically, Botnets were used
Historically, Botnets were used
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
to launch DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service attacks) on websites. A disturbing new trend developed by this generation of Internet criminals is to rent their networks to those who want to launch cheap mass email campa
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
igns (also known as Spam) or to extortionists to launch DDoS attacks on legitimate websites. Botnets pose an even more insidious threat. According to Dave Rand, Chief Technologist at ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
target="blank">Trend Micro, their combined computing power could be used to decrypt Internet traffic. If that were to happen (and thankfully there is no sign of it yet), it could bring e-commerce to a grinding hal
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
t.
Phishing Expeditions:
Industry experts state that phishing attacks will grow in frequency and sophistication over time. This trend is already developing at a fast pace as pointed by David San
Phishing Expeditions:
Industry experts state that phishing attacks will grow in frequency and sophistication over time. This trend is already developing at a fast pace as pointed by David San
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
cho, an antivirus engineer at security company Trend Micro. David pointed out an attack in Germany which claimed to be from a power company and asked the recipients to click on an attached file that appeared to be a PD
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
F document, which is a file type that the power company uses for paperless billing. In actuality, the file had a .pdf.exe extension and installed a Trojan on the user's computer when it was executed.
The Trojan then
The Trojan then
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
monitored the user's Internet activity (Web pages and online banking access), and sent this information to the Trojan's creator. "It is smarter, because they (the Internet criminals) don't have to set up a fake server
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
", said David.
According to Mikko Hypponen, Chief Research Officer at F-Secure. "The bad boys are getting more professional and doing more targeted attacks."
Thou
According to Mikko Hypponen, Chief Research Officer at F-Secure. "The bad boys are getting more professional and doing more targeted attacks."
Thou
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
gh Windows PCs remain the primary target for attacks, prepare to see more sophisticated Botnets and phishing attacks, as well as attacks targeting cell phones and RSS News Feeds.
The Solution
The
The Solution
The
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
se attacks are major problems that cannot be easily resolved, because the target PCs are primarily home computers and corporate networks connected to an ADSL line. According to Hypponen "It takes a lot of end-user sup
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
port to explain to a grandmother how to configure the computer. So most ISPs are not doing anything about it".
For networked environments, there are several alternatives that can be implemented at your network's perim
For networked environments, there are several alternatives that can be implemented at your network's perim
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
eter to mitigate the security risk. If you believe your personal computer or organization's network may be at risk, please consult a PC expert or corporate information security consulting firm for immediate assistance
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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