Create your own 'dirty dozen' threat list

  • 23 September 2014
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InfoWorld | Sep 23, 2014
 


 
 

Which security events should you worry about most? Everyone has different vulnerabilities, so here's how to prioritize

 
 
Back in the late '80s, I helped maintain the infamous Dirty Dozen malware list, which was created by Tom Neff and later updated by Eric Newhouse. The Dirty Dozen list originated because (cue the nostalgia) we had only a handful or two of malware programs to worry about. Neff's original list contained mostly Trojans, although early Apple viruses made it as well.
 
 
The number of malware programs quickly became multiple dozens, then exceeded 100. Neff and Newhouse gave up on maintaining the list because their hobby was taking up too much of their free time.
 
 
Today, I’m a big believer in each organization maintaining its own dirty dozen list, but instead of listing malware programs to be worried about, it should list the top dozen security events you look out for.
 
 
InforWorld/ full article here/ http://www.infoworld.com/article/2687073/security/create-your-own-dirty-dozen-threat-list.html

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