(c) 2008 Boonbox http://www.boonbox.net Boonbox web, network, and application security news and product information. Boonbox offers security products such as Devfense, Passpro and Virtuback - bundled solutions designed to secure your web applications, networks, and provide a systematic approach to managing security. FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY en-us Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:21:55 GMT http://www.boonbox.net/Boonbox_DevfenseROIWP_08_Release.htm http://www.pcis.com/web/vvblog.nsf/dx/zombie-pcs-lurking-on-the-internet Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:21:55 GMT It is a scary time for those of us concerned with IT security. Just in time for Halloween comes a report that zombie PCs are spreading their evil about as fast as the rotting-flesh versions do in the movies... http://www.boonbox.net/Boonbox_Devfense_Oct_08_CaseStudy.htm http://www.boonbox.net/Boonbox_Devfense_Oct_08_CaseStudy.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:21:55 GMT The website of a large non-profit organization was hacked. The organization discovered this when Internet search results displayed the URL for its website with a warning from Google reading “This site may harm your computer”. Significant web traffic that had taken years to develop decreased to a small trickle of visitors practically overnight. http://www.boonbox.net/Boonbox_DevfenseROIWP_08_Release.htm http://www.boonbox.net/Boonbox_DevfenseROIWP_08_Release.htm Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:21:55 GMT The recent hacker attack that infected hundreds of websites and thousands of web servers last month was a tragic reminder of the growing threat of cyber crime. But even if managers want to take action to protect their organizations, many of them are virtually paralyzed. Without a way to measure return on investment (ROI), executives can’t work a web security solution into their budget. Without ROI for web security, they can’t justify the investment… and their system remains unprotected.