Seventh International Network Conference (INC 2008) 8-10 July 2008

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Tuesday 8th July 2008

The malware business
David Emm, Kaspersky Lab

Until a few years ago, viruses and other malicious programs tended to be isolated acts of computer vandalism, anti-social self-expression using hi-tech means. This has changed. Today we're faced with 'crimeware': that is, malicious code created for the purpose of making money illegally. In place of the indiscriminate attacks of a few years ago, we now see strategic and targeted attacks on businesses, conducted compromised zombie machines that have been taken over by cyber criminals. These botnets are used to harvest personal data, to carry out DDoS attacks and for mass distribution of spam. This malware ecosystem is complex, thriving and expanding on the back of e-commerce.
This presentation will outline the key features of the malware business and the methods of attack favoured by cyber criminals. The presentation will include a live malware demonstration.

Wednesday 9th July 2008

The Role of Satellites in Network Architectures
Des Prouse, Retired from BT Satcom Technology & Service Development, Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, Helston, Cornwall

Des retired from BT in 2007 after 41 years with the company, 35 of those being spent in the development of satellite communications systems and associated earth station design technology, based at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station in Cornwall.

He was a key figure (even a pioneer!!) in the development of digital communications via satellite, working closely with Intelsat and Eutelsat on the design, test and implementation of their major systems. These included high-speed (120Mbit/s) Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) systems and the follow-on Multi-Channel-per-Carrier/Frequency Division Multiple Access (MCPC/FDMA) systems (64kbit/s to 155Mbit/s). More recently, as leader of the Technology & Service Development team, he was responsible for defining satcom operations policy & strategy and has taken a keen interest in delivering technical training and knowledge-transfer throughout his career. Des is now an independent technology consultant and also the leader of Goonhilly New Ventures, an informal group of volunteers whose aim is to find new work-streams for the Goonhilly site.

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