Since the inaugural Application Usage and Risk Report (Spring Edition, 2008), browser-based file-sharing usage in terms of frequency has steadily increased to the point where it now exceeds that of peer-to-peer file sharing.

The Application and Threat Research Team has done a great job of provide insight into what the Mariposa threat as well as how to quickly analyze their networks to see if Mariposa is present via the WireShark plugin. Based on the applications that Mariposa uses to spread itself exactly how exposed are we? To gain [...]

What’s next — the missile launch codes? While the record industry has targeted the universities and student populations in their battle against piracy, P2P use has enjoyed continued success in the business world with the most recent example being the discovery of the blue prints for Marine One, President Obama’s helicopter being found “in-the-wild”.
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