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Emerging Internet ThreatsGraham Connolly
WebsenseTerritory Manager
Australia & New Zealand
Bandwidth HogsBandwidth Hogs
Productivity DrainsProductivity Drains
Security RisksSecurity Risks Inappropriate MaterialInappropriate Material
80% of network security managers claim their biggest security threat comes from their own employees.
Gartner
Websense EnterpriseWebsense Enterprise
3m users sharing 4.2m GB
Over Port 80 – Firewall can’t block
e.g. Lord of The Rings: 1.4GB
Spyware
• Information leakage• Bandwidth problems• PC stability problems:
– Dell: 12 percent of all consumer tech support calls caused by spyware (Wired, May 04)
– Microsoft: 50% of all computer crashes reported by its customers are caused by spyware (Wired, May 04)
Ad-aware
www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot
www.spybot.info
Embedded virus code in webpage
Phishing
• Fraudulent websites designed to fool recipients into divulging personal financial data such as credit card numbers, account usernames and passwords.– Credit card fraud– Identity theft– Financial loss.
• November 2003 = 28 scams• April 2004 = 1125 scams• 5% of recipients to respond
source:antiphishing.org
Streaming Media
• Radio– 10 users, 8 hours per day, 20 days per month = 20GB
• Video– 5 minute video = 16MB at 60k/sec
Instant Messaging
• Port tunneling• Attachments• Hacking / viruses
Websense Explorer
Analytics & Forensics
Reporting Demo
Addressing the Threats
• Employee Hacking– Block access to hacking websites and applications
• Music, porn, games, movie downloads– Kill the P2P protocol on your network
• Malicious and Phished websites– Block access to infected or scammed sites
• Spyware– Block outbound communication and websites
• Streaming Media– Manage who and when SM can be accessed
• Security hole via Instant Messaging– Block attachments
Thank You for Your Time
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gconnolly@websense.com
(02) 9882-1480
0410-460-007
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