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January 20, 2009
Web Threat Protection: Challenges and Solutions
Why conventional methods fail to protect
Web threats often use multiple protocols in their attack. To combat these threats businesses must look to a multi-layered, comprehensive set of techniques. Employ a new approach to ensure security, regulatory compliance, and business continuity.
June 09, 2003
Internet Security Systems: Web-based session management is critical
The likelihood of an attacker specifically targeting the Web session management process is increasing. This White Paper examines the issues required to assess and implement good session management.
The likelihood of an attacker specifically targeting the Web session management process is increasing. This White Paper examines the issues required to assess and implement good session management.
January 21, 2007
The New Apple of Malware's Eye: Is Mac OS X the Next Windows?
Avoiding the security spotlight
For more than 26 years, Apple Computer has, for the most part, avoided the security spotlight. This good fortune is at least partly due to its significantly smaller share of the personal computer market, especially when compared to behemoth Microsoft. In fact, Apple has been perceived as a platform and technology that is "virus free" and "immune" to security flaws-particularly those that have plagued Microsoft over the past 20 years. But as Apple's Macintosh OS X operating system (Mac OS) gains ground in the market and Apple's consumer technologies, such as iPod and iTunes, continue to enjoy widespread popularity, security researchers and hackers will increasingly point their digital lock picks toward the Mac OS and other Apple products, making Apple a growing target for malware attacks.
March 06, 2007
Emerging Security Threats Demand Comprehensive Infrastructure Monitoring
IT organizations prove their value by demonstrating impact to their company’s bottom line
Today’s targeted security threats evade detection by single-point security solutions and traditional network monitoring. Firescope provides an integrated, real-time view into all security and infrastructure monitoring devices, enabling better detection and prevention of security breaches.
March 06, 2007
The Specter of Spam
Free your business and boost your bottom line
This MessageLabs White Paper summarizes the threat spam poses to small business right now. It highlights disturbing trends you should be aware of – and need to take seriously. It also underlines the advantages of opting for an outsourced solution to your messaging security needs.
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March 08, 2007
Image spam
The latest attack on the enterprise inbox
The following sections contain actual image spam messages analyzed by Secure Computing, and an examination of some of the techniques used by spammers to fool anti-spam software.
March 08, 2007
Front-line Malicious Code Defense for the Enterprise from a Single Management Console
Blended threats are a growing reality
This white paper discusses how the new LANDesk® Antivirus solution, available as an add-on to LANDesk® Management Suite and LANDesk Security Suite, provides a competitively priced, front-line malware and malicious code defense (viruses, Ttrojans, worms, spyware, rootkits, etc.) for all network endpoints.
March 08, 2007
The New Threat: Attackers That Target Healthcare Organizations
What you can do about it
Healthcare organizations (HCOs) are facing a new threat. They’re being targeted by financially motivated attackers that steal and sell valuable data – including identities – and computing resources. Armed with sophisticated tools, attackers exploit countless software vulnerabilities that exist in the multitude of systems a provider relies upon, including web-based applications such EHR/EMR systems.
March 13, 2007
Spyware Is Everywhere
Multi-layered solution is your best defense
Because spyware attacks are inevitable by design, multi-layered protection that includes perimeter, on-demand remediation and kernel-level prevention components is essential for protecting all entry points against threats that cause harm.
April 02, 2007
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report
A highlight of the top attacks
In addition to gathering Internet-wide attack data for the Internet Security Threat Report, Symantec also gathers and analyzes attack data that is detected by sensors deployed in specific regions. This regional data sheet will highlight the top attacks, top countries of attack origin, and top malicious code targeting computers in the North America region.
August 06, 2007
Flexible businesses for reliable continuity
How adopting flexible infrastructure practices can ensure businesses are able to stay trading and prepare for the future
The nature of our use of technology, process and systems to run businesses nowadays – and the stable environment these elements need in which to run smoothly – is at odds with the world. No matter how hard we try, we can never be certain that a natural disaster won’t strike, or a virus won’t take down out IT systems, or an accident won’t threaten to disrupt trading. So when something does go wrong, the fallout can be financially crippling for businesses. Even a few hours downtime can mean a void that the competition will be fighting over to fill. Instant communications and a growing demand from customers for seamless service means gaps in trading will go noticed immediately. Reactions will be swift, so companies need to ensure their reactions are swifter.
April 12, 2007
Postini 2006 Message Management & Threat Report
The Integrated Message Management Imperative
The Postini 2006 Message Management & Threat Report provides a concise summary of how message threats have evolved over the past year; changes in message management concerns and priorities; how organizations are responding to changes in message threats and regulations; and what to expect in 2006.
January 21, 2007
Hook, Line and Sinker: Phishing Attacks Going “Professional”
New scam arriving in users’ inboxes as frequently as once per week
Phishing is slowly becoming a household term, with a new scam arriving in users’ inboxes as frequently as once per week. Phishing has become so widespread, in fact, that even many consumers know what it is!
January 21, 2007
Q2 2005 Virus Roundup
The breakthrough bot worm family
Significant malware for the period of May to June 2005 include: the breakthrough bot worm family, WORM_MYTOB, which caused more than half of midyear alerts; a “sobering” worm making a comeback; an ambiguous partnership between a worm and a spyware; and a malware team-up furthering the trend set by recent outbreak worms. The second quarter of 2005 saw the reemergence of WORM_MYTOB variants from dormancy. Employing new social engineering techniques, MYTOB took center stage with more crafty and concise email attachments. This bot worm raised 4 alerts from May 9 to June 3, 2005.
January 21, 2007
Rootkits: The New Wave of Invisible Malware Is Here
Rootkits and the type of threats they present
Lately there has been a lot of discussion about rootkits and the type of threats they present. This article aims to provide a basic explanation of rootkits and how this low level technology can be used by malware developers to infiltrate computers in a way that is very difficult to detect and remove.
