The Digital Security Company
The Internet and IT never sleep. Neither do the hazards they bring. Thats why controlling IT security is a process that requires proactive and perpetual vigilance. Secode is the leading Digital Security Company in the Nordic region. We offer 24/7 Managed Security Services and Security Consulting to companies and organizations. Our customers can testify an increase in insight, competence and thereby control over their operations from a complete IT security perspective.

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DDOS TREND IN NORDIC AREA

(Secode, March 14th 2008) Secode registers a sharp rise in the number of Nordic clients reporting extortion threats against their businesses or organizations. There is a real reason to be concerned; the threats have in the last weeks in several cases been carried through with DDoS attacks at random times, duration and severity The extortion threats vary in seriousness and threat level and are all financially motivated.

CC - EVALUATION CAPACITY BOOSTED

(Secode Copenhagen February 11th, 2008) Secode has boosted capacity to perform Common Criteria related services internationally. Secode is currently assisting an American industry leader with an evaluation in the US. Early planners will be able to book CC related services from Secode starting from second quarter 2008.

SECODE STOP VISHING TEST:

VISHING - V for Voice and Phishing combined

Case

(Secode Maastricht February 4th. 2008) An off-shoot of Phishing, 'Vishing' is the new trend in cyber crime. Vishing attackers steal personal and financial details of unsuspecting victims using the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls. With VoIP and IP telephony penetrating markets, vishing frauds are likely to be a trend in 2008.

Vishing is very hard for legal authorities to monitor or trace. To protect themselves, consumers are advised to be highly suspicious when receiving often automated messages directing them to call and provide credit card or bank numbers. Rather than provide any information, the consumer is advised to contact their bank or credit card company directly to verify the validity of the message.

SECODE STOP HACKING SERVICE:

SECODE WINS CONTRACT WITH NORWEGIAN LABOUR AND WELFARE ORGANISATION

(SECODE, JANUARY 21ST 2008 - Arnt Ove Nedrebø) Secode recently signed a contract with the Norwegial Labour and Welfare organisation (NAV). The deliverables are advanced Intrusion Prevention services and state of the art hardware. The services include active intrusion prevention, prevention of malicious code entering the network, and it-security policy enforcement. The contract value is NOK 3 million, and is an important win for Secode showing that the company's early research and service offering in this segment has been successful.

Secode was the first north European Managed Security Services (MSS) company succeeding in gaining commercial contracts involving the IPS technology and a managed service offering as early as in 2004. Our stay-ahead has given us a very competitive edge, and the market has gained confidence in the service offering based on Secode's commercial experience within this particular field. It is important to be awarded this contract in open competition, and with prominent customers, as potential new customers are watching this market continuously.

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THE NEXT NATURAL STEP:

SECODE STARTS BUSINESS IN DENMARK

(Secode, December 13th 2007) Secode takes the next natural step and opens up business in Denmark. The office will be based in Copenhagen and will make use of the 90 It-security experts available in Secode in the Nordic region as well as Secode's two operational Security Operations Centres in Norway and Sweden. Several of Secode's customers are based in Denmark, and this makes it natural for us to be present. Denmark also has great market opportunities and we are very optimistic about the startup, says CEO of Secode Group, Trygve Reinertsen.

Link to the Danish web-site>>

ONLY 43 COMPANIES WORLD WIDE:

Secode and Common Criteria

Secode is fully qualified and certified to perform CC evaluation work on an international basis. There are presently 43 companies world wide able to offer this service. Secode has gained significant experience over years of evaluation work. Work so far includes EAL5 evaluations for international defence industry. Secode is an international bidder on CC evaluation work and is looking forward to welcoming international clients.

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Case

Virus storms from partner networks

A manufacturing company thought it had few Internet connections, no sensitive servers on the DMZ, and a relatively low degree of exposure.

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Threats and Trends April 2008

(Secode Oslo, 22.04.08 Linda Walbeck-Olsen)The Alert Statistic shows that most alerts behind attacks have their origin outside the customers net this month. The attacks are directed at customers, mostly towards financial intentions.

There has been an increase in the number of reconnaissance attacks this month, mostly because there was a great deal of searches towards VNC in the middle of the month. These searches have also had an impact on the statistics for the country of origin.

Spamming attempts and activity from Internet worms remains at a stable level.

This months focus:

Focus of the Month is taking a short look at piracy.