Network software

Winning the cyber arms race in the classroom

In the struggle for cybersecurity, Lenny Zeltser's most important weapons are the classroom and the pen.

For the past few years he has taught part-time at the SANS Institute, creating a course on how to analyze malicious software,. He's also directed security efforts for several organizations as a consultant and employee. As a writer, he co-authored Inside Network Perimeter Security and contributed a few chapters to the book Malware: Fighting Malicious Code.

In this Q&A, Zeltser outlines his latest course offerings and book projects, and what he sees as today's greatest threats.

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• Bill Brenner

IT experts not losing sleep over code theft

Days after Cisco acknowledged someone may have stolen source code from its network, IT experts said they doubt it will amount to anything catastrophic. After all, source code has made it onto the Internet before, and there's no proof it has ever led to an attack. For them, the bigger question is how to prevent such a thing from happening to their organization. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Cisco aids move to optical networking

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• Antony Adshead, Storage Editor

A day in the life

Frances Sharpe, general manager for the UK arm of ASP Network Commerce, spends a gruelling week jet setting around the USA. She... Continue Reading