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Delivering Endpoint Integration and Control

Posted February 7, 2013 - 12:15 pm

Read this report to learn more about the offerings of platform-based secure content and threat management and why businesses should put an increased focus around an endpoint security platform implementation.
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Coping in the Chaos

Posted February 7, 2013 - 12:15 pm

Businesses are increasingly concerned about the risks they face. Yet despite evidence of the dangers, this 2012 Global IT Risks Survey reveals an increasingly chaotic security landscape.
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Why Complexity is IT Security's Worst Enemy

Posted February 6, 2013 - 11:45 am

This white paper looks at the challenges faced by organizations, and what new IT security threats and issues have arisen as a result. It investigates what new IT security approach is required to effectively respond to the changing threat landscape.
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Wall Street Journal says it too was hit by Chinese hackers

Posted January 31, 2013 - 8:12 pm

The Wall Street Journal said Thursday it had been targeted by hackers trying to monitor the newspaper's coverage of China, less than a day after a similar revelation from its competitor The New York Times.
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New York Times computer network breached by Chinese hackers, paper says

Posted January 31, 2013 - 9:30 am

The computers of 53 employees were accessed and several email accounts were compromised, the paper reported.
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Kaspersky Lab adds mobile and system management to its business security offering

Posted January 30, 2013 - 3:07 pm

Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday made its bid to reduce the complexity associated with managing IT security processes in corporate environments, with a new product that combines the company's anti-malware technology with new mobile and system management tools.
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Small Business Endpoint Protection Performance Benchmark Testing Report

Posted January 28, 2013 - 6:30 pm

Learn how top endpoint solutions compare in the Small Business Endpoint Protection Performance Benchmark Testing Report.
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Malware Deep Dive Report

Posted January 28, 2013 - 6:30 pm

If malware were biological, the world would be in the grip of the worst pandemic in history.
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Privacy messaging tool Wickr adds Dropbox integration

Posted January 28, 2013 - 1:07 pm

Wickr, a mobile messaging application that electronically shreds communications, has added the ability to send documents from Dropbox, leave video messages and a more secure way to search for other users of the application.
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Reporters Without Borders website abused in malware campaign

Posted January 22, 2013 - 10:29 pm

The website for Reporters Without Borders was booby-trapped to deliver malicious software using the latest Java and Internet Explorer vulnerabilities, security vendor Avast said on Tuesday.
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Malware masquerades as patch for Java

Posted January 17, 2013 - 9:22 pm

Trend Micro has spotted a piece of malicious software that masquerades as the latest patch for Java, a typically opportunistic move by hackers.
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Shylock banking malware updated to spread via Skype, researchers say

Posted January 17, 2013 - 2:31 pm

The Shylock home banking malware has been updated with new functionality that allows it to spread automatically using the popular Skype Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and instant messaging client.
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Diplomatic and government agencies targeted in years-long cyberespionage operation

Posted January 14, 2013 - 2:51 pm

Unidentified attackers stole sensitive information from hundreds of diplomatic, government, research and military organizations from around the world as part of a newly uncovered cyberespionage campaign that started nearly six years ago. The operation involved the use of highly customized and sophisticated data theft malware, researchers from antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab said Monday.
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Oracle patches latest zero-day vulnerabilities in Java

Posted January 13, 2013 - 8:47 pm

Oracle released two out-of-band patches on Sunday for vulnerabilities in its Java programming language, both of which pose a high risk to users browsing the web.
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Ruby on Rails patches more critical vulnerabilities

Posted January 9, 2013 - 3:24 am

Those using the Ruby on Rails web application framework on their websites are being advised to update the software immediately after multiple new vulnerabilities were found. It's the second time this month that Rails has been patched because of serious flaws.
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OpenX Ad Server Exploits - How to remove one and protect yourself

Posted January 4, 2013 - 9:00 am

Unfortunately OpenX has taken some poorly thought out and executed measures to attempt to monetize their open source version of the software which has introduced some major security flaws.
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Endpoint Buyers Guide

Posted January 2, 2013 - 1:15 pm

This buyers guide provides independent research and test results to help you determine your endpoint protection requirements and identify the security vendor that best meets your needs.
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Java 7 Update 10 allows users to restrict the use of Java in browsers

Posted December 18, 2012 - 9:04 am

A recent Java 7 update allows users to completely prevent Java applications from running inside browsers or to restrict how Web-based Java content is handled by the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) client. These features will benefit security-conscious users, but companies still have to find methods of isolating older Java versions, security experts say.
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Egyptian hacker claims to find Yahoo vulnerabilities

Posted December 16, 2012 - 11:26 pm

A hacker in Egypt has released vague details of three vulnerabilities he claims to have found within Yahoo's website, the second time in two months he's found problems in the website of a major technology company.
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Japan police offers first-ever reward for wanted hacker

Posted December 13, 2012 - 2:21 am

Japanese police are looking for an individual who can code in C#, uses a "Syberian Post Office" to make anonymous posts online, and knows how to surf the web without leaving any digital tracks -- and they're willing to pay.
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Bromium protects hosted desktops and Windows XP with its Microvisor

Posted December 11, 2012 - 12:55 pm

Bromium has upgraded its security platform vSentry, which uses virtualization to isolate malicious code, to protect virtual desktops and old Windows XP PCs.
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Supply chain security moves to front burner in 2013

Posted December 10, 2012 - 3:23 pm

The onslaught of sophisticated cyber espionage against the U.S. and its allies has roused both lawmakers and private sector firms to tackle supply chain security.
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vSphere upgrade saga: Upgrading to vCNS 5.1

Posted December 10, 2012 - 3:23 pm

vCNS 5.1 replaces vShield 5.1, and if you do not add new nodes during your installation, you can easily perform all upgrades without removing any components of vShield. vCNS upgrades will upgrade all components of vShield.
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New 'Dockster' malware targets Apple computers

Posted December 3, 2012 - 10:20 pm

A new piece of malicious software targeted at Apple users has been found on a website dedicated to the Dalai Lama, but one security vendor is labeling it as low risk.
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Symantec releases first anti-malware software to work with VMware vShield security system

Posted December 3, 2012 - 4:45 pm

Symantec today announced availability of its first anti-malware software protection that supports VMware's security architecture known as vShield, becoming the latest anti-malware vendor to do so following similar moves by Trend Micro, Kaspersky Lab and McAfee, among others.
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