malware
RSS malwareMalware in Men - Will You Be Protected?
White Paper Computers continue to increase their influence in many aspects of today's society, and that trend shows no signs of slowing down. It sees computers in almost all walks of life, from satellites to cell phones, and from cars to coffee... [12 Nov 2009]
2008 Internet Malware Trends: Storm and the Future of Social Engineering
White Paper Estimates of the number of computers infected with Storm ranged widely, with some security researchers positing that up to 50 million computers had been infected. Cisco's IronPort Systems estimates that, at its most destructive point in... [12 Nov 2009]
Playing Dirty
White Paper However, when malware targeting online games is copied to the system, it does not and cannot check whether the owner of the system is a gamer or not, so it will infect the system notwithstanding. Finally, it is important... [12 Nov 2009]
What a Waste - The Anti-Virus Industry DoS-Ing Itself
White Paper AV vendors attempting to keep up with the current flood of malware are faced with some daunting problems. More than half of the malware ever created came into being, by calculations, since 2005. The... [12 Nov 2009]
Web Browsers: An Emerging Platform Under Attack
White Paper The first layer of malware defense should be placed at the network perimeter and be managed centrally. This helps the IT person in charge sleep better. This layer alone can't replace proper patch management and rollouts,... [12 Nov 2009]
Modern Web Attacks
White Paper This paper provides an overview of modern malware that uses the web to attack victims. Example attacks are used to illustrate some of the tricks and techniques used by hackers. The roles of "Attack Sites" and compromised... [12 Nov 2009]
Security Threat Report: July 2009 Update - A Look at the Challenges Ahead
White Paper Today, most companies have guarded their email gateways and broadened their defenses against email-borne malware and malicious spam. Consequently, cybercriminals are developing techniques to infect machines... [12 Nov 2009]
Trend Micro Web Gateway Security Web Security: Faster Protection, Greater Flexibility, Lower Total Cost
White Paper As one continues to integrate the Internet into business processes - and as malware becomes more and more web-based - security has become the top priority for defending the web gateway. Relying on URL filtering products... [12 Nov 2009]
Inside the Password-Stealing Business: The Who and How of Identity Theft
White Paper This paper outlines contemporary attack techniques used in the most advanced and prevalent password stealing malware families, it explains the tricks of the trade (such as on-screen keyboards) used to attack banks latest... [12 Nov 2009]
Making NAC Security-Aware With IF-MAP
White Paper Many enterprises have tools, ranging from DHCP servers to firewalls to authentication servers to malware scanners, and all of these tools have bits of information about a user or an endpoint. A long-standing difficulty... [12 Nov 2009]
Web 2.0: Open Season on Browsers
White Paper The Web is the new threat vector of choice for hackers and cybercriminals to distribute malware and perpetrate identity theft, financial fraud and corporate espionage. As dynamic rich media and user-generated content... [12 Nov 2009]
Counterattacking the Packers
White Paper This paper proposes a multi-dimensional attempt to be carried by the anti-virus industry in order to stop the spread of bespoke packers written specifically to conceal malware. Despite the fact that run-time PE packers... [12 Nov 2009]
Applications, Virtualization, and Devices: Taking Back Control
White Paper This paper explains why it is important to control unauthorized applications and devices, discusses the different approaches, and highlights how integrating this functionality into malware protection is the simplest and... [12 Nov 2009]
Results of an Osterman Research Survey on Web Security
White Paper Even legitimate, business-oriented sites can become infected with malware and create significant risks for any organization. Osterman Research conducted a survey, commissioned by Purewire, to understand the problems and... [12 Nov 2009]
Six Easy Steps To...: PCI Compliance
White Paper This standard was updated on 1 October 2008 with changes and clarifications on the types of malware organizations need to protect against and the operating systems that need to be covered. Any organization that accepts... [12 Nov 2009]
