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Featured White Paper: Creating an AUP: Common myths & mistakes

An Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is the bedrock of any organisation’s management of employee IT use. However, many organisations underestimate the importance of tailoring the AUP to their specific needs or place their business at risk by using outdated or inadequate policies. Click Here

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  • Child porn blocked by new 'fingerprint' system

    Organisations are being offered an unusual new anti-child porn system that can identify and block real, individual images by comparing them to one of the world's largest databases of such pictures.Working from a 400,000 image and video database…
    16 March 2010
    Tags: Spot • Pictures • Images • Databases • Blocked • Block

  • Bank forensic app searches customer PCs for malware

    The customer would be asked to send a log report, which can then be analyzed while the customer is on the phone, Boodaei said.Flashlight can also send other data, such as details of a PC's operating system, version number of applications and…
    16 March 2010
    Tags: Send • Programs • Institutions • Banks • Banking • Bank

  • Internet fraud losses doubled in 2009

    Fake antivirus software was also common in 2009, the FBI said.Its report also talks about a few bizarre scams.Some victims reported getting email from someone claiming to be a hitman hired to assassinate them.
    15 March 2010
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  • Zeus botnet malware is improving for hackers

    The Zeus Trojan is also getting polymorphic encryption to re-encrypt itself to appear unique each time, thus making it even more difficult for antivirus software to detect it. The latest version of Zeus botnet toolkit includes a $10,000 module that…
    12 March 2010
    Tags: Windowsbased • Transactions • Criminal • Botnet • Attackers • Attacker

  • Fake antivirus software is most costly security scam of 2010

    Scareware or fake antivirus programs that encourage web users to part with their hard-earned cash and download hoax security software, is likely to be the most costly scam of 2010, says McAfee. Fake antivirus programs that encourage web users to…
    11 March 2010
    Tags: Programs • Labs • Encourage • Cash • Antivirus • Alerts

  • Kaspersky invents security suite for 'expert' user

    The core of the product is identical in its antivirus and antispam capabilities to the company's Anti-Virus and Internet Security products, but it is the added do everything' extras that mark it out as different.Pure gets parental Big brother…
    08 March 2010
    Tags: Password • Lab • Expert • Controls • Bits • Antivirus

Latest Features

  • Macs vs. PCs: Which is cheaper to run?

    But when you add VMWare into the mix, I think it can potentially cost more.Chris writes: "User support cost-savings are eaten up by transition costs: backup, systems management, antivirus, office software, rights management, Excel/Word/PPT macros.
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Readers • Macs • Delivery • Debate • Active Directory

  • Overlooked online threats

    For instance, the overlay.xul attack described above was still being ignored by many prominent antivirus engines (Symantec, Panda, Kaspersky, Trend Micro) even after a month of being in the wild. One recent hijack in this vein edits the overlay.xul…
    05 March 2010
    Tags: Race • Mechanisms • Inhouse • Danger • Addons • Ad

  • Fifteen free security and backup programs

    We've also chosen four great no-cost antivirus apps.Passwords play a prominent role not just in computing but also in everyday life. Simple.Antivirus programsAlwil Avast Home EditionPro: Capable malware detection Con: Confusing interface Bottom…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Trust • Passwords • Hard Drive • Detection • Backups • Background

  • Lessons for companies from the Google China attack

    Add network monitoring to the task listAdvanced persistent threats by definition are designed to get around firewalls, antivirus software, intrusion detection systems and other controls a company might have in place for blocking illegal access to…
    20 January 2010
    Tags: Theft • Targets • Downloading • Crime • China • Activity

  • Mac security: What you can ignore

    And until those attacks appear, there's little reason for the average Apple user to invest in antivirus software.The major exceptions: If you're a corporate user on a network with Windows users, or you regularly download software from risky parts…
    18 January 2010
    Tags: Infected • Bluetooth • Attacker • Botnet • Infection • Antivirus Software

  • Reader's top stories of 2009

    The fact that Jimmy Wales' pet project (which may be an elaborate scheme just to get chicks) seems to be haemorrhaging writers at a greater rate than usual is worrying, especially for lazy students and television journalists.Fake antivirus…
    01 December 2009
    Tags: Sun Microsystems • Events • Story • Readers • Hacker • Universal

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How-Tos

  • How to ensure your network security

    I'm going to start looking at vendors in that market, including Trend Micro, which is our antivirus and antispyware provider. When I visit my company's overseas offices, I'm often asked what we can do to control USB ports and other external…
    09 March 2010
    Tags: Usb Ports • Offices • Intellectual Property • Endpoint • Blocking

  • Run antivirus and anti-malware software

    Jeremy Sutherland asked if it's really a good idea to supplement your regular antivirus program with something like SuperAntiSpyware or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Jeremy Sutherland asked if it's really a good idea to supplement your regular…
    01 March 2010
    Tags: Supplement • Programs • Malware • Background • Antivirus • Antimalware

  • Security tips for large and small businesses

    Until that day, try using software like Secunia's Personal Software Inspector (free for personal users) that will scan all software on your computer and give you a consolidated look at where security patches are missing.I've audited networks with…
    24 February 2010
    Tags: Unpatched • Small Businesses • Enterpriseclass • Clicking • Bob • Active Directory

  • How to recover data from a backup

    Once you've got your PC back on track, update your antivirus definitions, then run a system scan. Backing up your data is essential: the information contained in a document on a hard drive can be nearly impossible to replicate or replace.
    22 February 2010
    Tags: Restore • Recover • Hard Drive • Folder • Documents • Document

  • How to fix the most common Internet problems

    Note: Antivirus programs tend to flare up when visiting FlashMute's download page. It seems that every day we go online and there's some new type of nagging web annoyance to deal with. In a perfect world, we wouldn't have to worry about…
    16 February 2010
    Tags: Friends • Engines • Bar • Ads • Addon • Ad

  • How to avoid a tech support nightmare

    And you'll pay whether your issue is resolved or not, so try and have all of the relevant information (operating system, firewalls, antivirus programs and so on) close at hand to save time. Low-margin products leave little room for good customer…
    20 January 2010
    Tags: San Francisco • Telephone • Incident • Cycle • Desk • Tech

Reviews

  • Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 review

    Our example policy let users in if they had Sophos Anti-Virus installed, running and up-to-date, along with either the Sophos or Microsoft personal firewalls installed and running. For example, the test system we used blocked uploads if your…
    08 March 2010
    Tags: Portal • Microsoft Windows • Endpoint • Credentials • Checking • Active Directory

  • Symantec Norton 360 Version 4.0 review

    Gamers often worry that antivirus software running in the background can hinder games performance. Symantec Norton 360 Version 4.0 adds Norton Insight to speed up quick scans for this comprehensive Windows security package.
    25 February 2010
    Tags: Symantec • Scan • Norton • Insight • Background • Antimalware

  • Comodo Firewall review

    After downloading the entire Comodo Internet Security package, you can choose to install an antivirus application, the firewall, a 30-day trial of Comodo's LivePCSupport, or any combination of the three.
    11 February 2010
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  • Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free review

    So supplement your regular antivirus program (the one you keep running in the background at all times) with an extra malware scanner, such as Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free.The free version of Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware doesn't offer real-time…
    09 February 2010
    Tags: Scanner • Scan • Layer • Check • Background • Antimalware

  • Antivirus apps of 2010 group test

    Another year, another antivirus round up. Antivirus apps of 2010 group test Erik Larkin Which paid anti-malware solution should you splash your cash on? review,reviews We've gathered up the latest releases by the biggest names in antivirus, and…
    21 January 2010
    Tags: Malware • Detection • Erik Larkin • Norton Antivirus

  • Kaspersky Lab AntiVirus 2010 review

    Kaspersky's third-place ranking in our roundup of stand-alone antivirus programs reflects its ability both to impress and to disappoint. Only Norton Antivirus and F-Secure Antivirus were able to clear out more of the less-important junk.In speed…
    20 January 2010
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White Papers

  • Strengthening Network Security

    And despite defensive efforts with firewalls, intrusion detection, antivirus and the like, criminals, careless employees and contractors have exposed more than 158 million digital records of consumers' personally identifiable information since 2005.
    18 February 2008
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  • Why Antivirus Solutions Do Not Protect From Spyware

    Why Antivirus Solutions Do Not Protect From Spyware Webroot Successfully balancing the technology and the threats can make or break your business.whitepaper At the top of the list of security concerns for today's IT departments is spware.
    05 October 2007
    Tags: Departments • Communication • Protect • Threats • Risks • Balancing

  • Enhancing Performance with Disk Defragmentation

    The approach of this report is to display the improvement in antivirus and anti-spyware utility scan times (speed) before and after defragmentation using Diskeeper 2007. There are numerous well documented improvements to system performance and…
    21 September 2007
    Tags: Antivirus • Display • Automated • Environments • Defragmentation • Diskeeper

  • Security and Control: The Smarter Approach to Malware and Compliance

    Anti-virus and anti-spam solutions in particular have been seen as a drain on budgets and IT resources, particularly with the effort involved in troubleshooting and fixing the problems associated with implementing some solutions.
    16 July 2007
    Tags: Departments • Levels • Productivity • Practices • Organizations • Flexibility

  • Data leakage: The stealth threat to business

    But implementing firewalls and putting anti-virus and anti-spam software at the gateway have failed to deal with a threat that has stealthily been growing in importance and impact: data leakage. For many organisations, Web 2.0 is still a mystery.
    16 July 2007
    Tags: Viruses • Firewalls • Threat • Gateway • Data Leakage

  • Meeting the PCI Standard

    The remaining requirements are either best practices or network and anti-virus requirements not addressed by Solidcore. Identity theft and credit card fraud is a large and growing problem. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that almost 10…
    10 July 2007
    Tags: Credit • Compliance • Protect • Requirements • Providers • Pci

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