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Photos: Windows 7 - getting inside security
Photo Although AutoPlay was improved in Windows Vista, the granular control over it provided in Windows 7 is another threat vector that will seem revolutionary to Windows XP users. Here's a look at the security features of... [20 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. But it shows, too, how the threat can be cost-effectively thwarted. It also gives a... [19 Oct 2009]
Tangled Web : Undercover Threats, Invisible Enemies
White Paper Its Web Security service, for example, includes anti-spyware and anti-virus protection, as well as industry-leading converged threat analysis which ensures that threat intelligence learned from email is... [19 Oct 2009]
Revealed: The anatomy of an internet scam
News What some of the threat analysts are starting to find is that, as affiliates get involved with their own agenda, they think why don't we put another piece of malicious software in there to link them to a botnet? [19 Oct 2009]
Root Access Risk Control for the Enterprise
White Paper Compliance efforts and security concerns have driven businesses to make substantial investments in threat control. Too often, however, these efforts pay far too little heed to the risks posed by poorly controlled access... [15 Oct 2009]
Download 30-day trial of the Astaro Security Gateway software
White Paper This Unified Threat Management solution provides you with comprehensive perimeter security for your network. Benefit from the following features: Deployment as hardware, software, or virtual appliance [08 Oct 2009]
Fighting the Enemy: Making Sense of the Growing Crimeware Threat
White Paper The most popular method used to commit financial fraud in the online channel is by identity takeover. This occurs when a fraudster takes over an existing identity or account in order to steal funds from the account. [05 Oct 2009]
DDoS: A Threat You Can't Afford to Ignore
White Paper Distributed denial of service, otherwise known as DDoS, refers to a form of attack whereby a number of source IPs simultaneously send an abnormally large number of packets to a particular destination, thereby overwhelming the bandwidth... [05 Oct 2009]
Four Best Practices for Secure Web Access
White Paper Securing web access is critical to protect against the threat of sensitive corporate data ending up in the wrong hands. As organizations extend access to more users and enable information sharing across more applications... [05 Oct 2009]
Special RSA Online Fraud Report: What to Expect in 2009 and Beyond
White Paper Online fraud is a non-stop threat to organizations around the globe, and cyber-criminals have no intention of slowing down the pace. In fact, they continue to improve their technology, launch increasingly sophisticated... [05 Oct 2009]
Security Check: 7 Things to Consider When Evaluating Vendor Solutions for SIEM
White Paper Solutions for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) are becoming a must-have component of an organization's security infrastructure, playing an important role in threat detection, incident response, and... [05 Oct 2009]
The Downward Spiral: Failures in Your Web Applications
White Paper Output is the best indicator of a vulnerability and threat. Anytime when a web application is not performing as expected, or it's the integrity that is compromised, the outbound flow needs to be analyzed to fully... [05 Oct 2009]
Convenient Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Web Portals & Enterprise Applications
White Paper Providing single-factor authentication, or password only protection, creates a significant security threat to organizations. As the usage of online portals, SSL VPN applications, and Web Access Management (WAM) products... [05 Oct 2009]
Who's afraid of malware? Four in 10 have never had a virus
News Another recent poll by silicon.com found that 62 per cent of techies consider malicious or incompetent staff as the biggest threat to their organisation's IT security, ahead of viruses with nine per cent. [05 Oct 2009]
Nortel IT Implementation Steps for New Access Enforcement Program
White Paper To counter this threat, one enabled VPN Tunnel Guard, a feature included in all Nortel VPN Routers and Gateways. In a given month, 80 percent of Nortel employees access the network remotely through a Virtual Private... [04 Oct 2009]
