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| Vanja Svajcer will be presenting a paper about
zombie computers. |
Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses,
spyware and spam, today announced that Vanja Svajcer, principal
virus researcher at SophosLabs™,
will be presenting at the Information Systems Security
Association's (ISSA) Annual Security Conference for the UK Chapter
on 8 September 2005.
Svajcer will be presenting a paper on how hackers and spammers
are creating and exploiting zombie networks in their attempt to
distribute malware, blackmail websites, and steal confidential
information.
Zombie computers are infected machines that give control to
unauthorized and remote users, allowing them to send spam from the
computer or to launch Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks against
websites. Last month, media companies around the world were
struck by the Zotob
worm which attempted to take remote control of Windows 2000
computers. The suspected masterminds behind the worm have been
arrested by
police in Turkey and Morocco, and are scheduled to appear in court
soon.
In July, Sophos announced the availability of Sophos ZombieAlert™, a new alert
service that identifies zombie computers on a business's
network.
The annual ISSA conference is designed to educate members about
a range of security issues, addressing the current and future
malware challenges for IT security professionals. Besides Sophos,
other speakers come from companies such as Microsoft, Cisco Systems
and Sun Microsystems.
Sophos is the ISSA UK Chapter's Platinum sponsor for 2005.
About the ISSA
The ISSA is a not-for-profit international organisation of
information security professionals and practitioners. It provides
education forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities
that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its
members. More information about the ISSA and its conferences can be
found on the ISSA website at www.issa-uk.org
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.