Reports that that personal details of around 210,000 unemployed people in the state of Massachusetts have been stolen because of a Qakbot worm infection show that multi-layered security - harnessing the power of enhanced firewalls and intrusion technologies - is now needed.
According to Idappcom’s Ray Bryant, the data security specialist's chief executive officer, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development reportedly spotted the worm on its systems several weeks ago and took what it thought was remedial action.
- Published: 23 May 2011
- Written by NStinchcombe