Internet Security Threat Report
The Symantec Internet Security Threat Report provides an update of worldwide Internet threat activity. It includes analysis of network-based attacks, a review of known vulnerabilities, and highlights of malicious code. It will also assess trends in phishing and spam activity. This summary of the Internet Security Threat Report will alert attendees to current trends and impending threats. It will also offer recommendations for protection against and mitigation of these concerns.
Symantec has established some of the most comprehensive sources of Internet threat data in the world. The Symantec™ Global Intelligence Network tracks attack activity across the entire Internet. It consists of over 40,000 sensors monitoring network activity in over 180 countries. As well, Symantec gathers malicious code reports from over 120 million client, server, and gateway systems that have deployed Symantec’s antivirus products.
Symantec operates one of the most popular forums for the disclosure and discussion of vulnerabilities on the Internet, the BugTraq™ mailing list, which has approximately 50,000 direct subscribers who contribute, receive, and discuss vulnerability research on a daily basis. Symantec also maintains one of the world’s most comprehensive vulnerability databases, currently consisting of over 22,000 vulnerabilities (spanning more than a decade) affecting more than 50,000 technologies from over 8,000 vendors. This discussion of vulnerability trends is based on a thorough analysis of that data.
Tony Cole, Director - Federal Consulting Services, Symantec Corporation
Tony Cole is the Director responsible for Federal Consulting Services at Symantec Corporation where his team assists Federal Civilian agencies, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community IT managers in making their IT infrastructure more secure and resilient. Mr. Cole is retired from the U.S. Army and has over twenty-five years experience in a variety of IT and security environments including communications and intelligence. His last assignment was as the Technical Operations Manager for Network Security Services at the Pentagon responsible for oversight of the security teams controlling the Pentagon backbone. His previous assignments included serving as the U.S. Army’s Regional Computer Emergency Response Team-Korea Deputy Chief, and the Technical Operations Manager for the Army Computer Emergency Response Team (ACERT).
Mr. Cole speaks at security conferences throughout the U.S. and has been a contributing author to the SANS Institutes’ publications, classes and has been published in trade magazines such as the Washington Business Journal. He previously advised investment and venture capital firms on security technology and was on the advisory board for Secure-Elements Incorporated. Mr. Cole has advised the U.S. government on security matters by invitation through panels, groups, and advisory councils many times. He is a former President of the Information Systems Security Association-District of Columbia and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
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