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The Weekly Round-Up: 30.09.09
Round-Up However, working out who to add (or not) to your Facebook network can be fraught with danger. It's almost that time of year when nameless horrors not of this world crawl shrieking into the light, creating terror and... [30 Oct 2009]
Botnets and your Business
White Paper This MessageLabs White Paper looks at the botnet threat and how it has evolved into a serious danger to business. It also gives a snapshot of botnet activity based on data gathered by MessageLabs from 10-17 January 2009. [19 Oct 2009]
T-Mobile's Sidekick data: All may not be lost
News There may be some good news for Sidekick owners: users' data which was thought lost after a server failure at Microsoft subsidiary Danger - the company that makes the devices - may yet be retrieved. Users of T-Mobile's... [13 Oct 2009]
Securing Personally Identifiable Information
White Paper Yes, access to this data enables collaboration and makes the business more productive, but it also places PII in constant danger of a data breach. Sensitive information - such as credit card numbers and social security... [05 Oct 2009]
Who's afraid of malware? Four in 10 have never had a virus
News Malware may be on the rise, but it seems some now consider viruses only a minor danger to corporate security. Despite an ever-increasing amount of malware in the wild, almost four in ten respondents to a silicon.com poll... [05 Oct 2009]
How the PCI Wireless Guidelines Apply to You
White Paper PCI Security Standards Council has acknowledged that wireless is a clear and present danger to network security and those who collect, store or transmit card holder data must take steps to assure that it is secure,... [01 Oct 2009]
How to avoid getting burned when outsourcing
News Want to avoid getting burned when signing a BPO deal? There's a set of warning signs that buyers should look for in order to avoid unreliable vendors. Choosing the right BPO outsourcing partner is becoming increasingly important with... [30 Sep 2009]
Google grabs ReCaptcha for security and book-scanning
News Google has acquired ReCaptcha, one company behind the distorted text boxes found at the bottom of many website sign-in pages. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but Google plans to use ReCaptcha's technology both as a security measure... [17 Sep 2009]
Protecting Your Network Against the Growing Danger of Web Attacks
White Paper Web-borne malware is now more common than malware that enters an organization through email. The number of Web sites discovered per day, that carry malware increased 400% in 2008. This drastic increase in infected sites can cause serious... [02 Sep 2009]
Detecting Internet Worms Using Data Mining Techniques
White Paper Traditional approaches using signatures to detect worms pose little danger to the zero day attacks. Internet worms pose a serious threat to computer security. The focus of malware research is shifting from using... [29 Aug 2009]
Microsoft kicks off mobile fightback with double OS
News The company purchased Danger, known for creating the teen-centred T-Mobile Sidekick, and Ho heads that unit as well. Microsoft's efforts to regain lost ground in the mobile phone business will see the company offering... [20 Aug 2009]
Cloud computing a buzzing in business ears
Comment The danger is that the hype surrounding the term will lead businesses to rush into adopting a technology just because it's defined as cloud, and not because it's actually of any use. But too many buzzwords stop... [20 Aug 2009]
Top 5 Tips for Email and Web Security in 2009
White Paper The Internet and email bring many advantages, however the ever increasing number of Internet-based security threats such as viruses, spyware and spam pose significant danger to your organization. Failure to protect your... [14 Aug 2009]
Ofcom to shake up number-porting times
News A spokesperson for Ofcom told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Tuesday that the regulator's new proposals followed "detailed consumer research and a thorough cost-benefit analysis".s chief executive, Kevin Russell, last year described... [05 Aug 2009]
Spyware: A Clear and Present Danger
White Paper Used to be, a virus would tear through computer systems worldwide and within days, trash hundreds of thousands of systems, garnering global headlines before an antidote was created and distributed with similar alacrity. [31 Jul 2009]
