Naked Security

Carole Theriault interviews James Lyne from the technology office at Sophos about the security risks associated with virtualized server systems and how new security technologies may help to overcome these attacks.

Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, discusses sensible password use, explaining how cybercriminals are cracking weak passwords with the aim of hacking into users' email and web accounts and advises listeners how to create and manage multiple passwords.

Paul Ducklin, Head of Technology for Asia Pacific, discusses the true threat from 2009's widespread Conficker virus - which spread via a variety of techniques including USB sticks - with Patrick Gray, host of the ITRadio programme 'Risky Business'.

Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant at Sophos, discusses the social networking phenomenon, explaining how cybercriminals are using Facebook and Twitter to spread malware and spam.

Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, gives a snapshot of the findings in the 2009 threat report, revealing that US computers are the biggest contributor to the malware and spam problem and advises listeners on how to keep themselves protected as the volume of internet attacks continue to increase.

Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, discusses the latest spam trends, explaining how social engineering tactics and social media are being used to distribute messages, and advises users how to defend against the rising tide of spam.

Carole Theirault interviews Scott Lewis, NAC product specialist at Sophos, about the new generation of network access control offerings and how they can address and enable IT best practices and ensure network governance.

With SQL injection attacks flooding the web, Fraser Howard, principal malware researcher at SophosLabs, offers free advice to administrators and surfers on how to avoid falling victim to these attacks

Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant, reviews the mid-2008 Security Threat Report, examining existing and emerging security trends and advises listeners how to keep themselves protected as web threats continue to rise.

Graham Lee, senior Mac engineer at Sophos, shares a number of steps that Apple Mac users can take to improve the physical security of their laptops.