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SmartSiren: Virus Detection and Alert for Smartphones

whitepaper This paper presents SmartSiren, a collaborative virus detection and alert system for smartphones. Smartphones have recently become increasingly popular because they provide "All-in-one" convenience by integrating traditional mobile phones with...

Tags: anti-virus

[11 May 2008]

Avfs: An On-Access Anti-Virus File System

whitepaper Most current virus scanners perform scanning only when a le is opened, closed, or executed. Worse, scanning on close may detect a virus after it had already been written to stable storage, opening a window for the virus to spread before detection.

Tags: firewalls

[11 May 2008]

Arizona's SIREN Speeds Information Flow, Helps to Avert Potential Epidemics

whitepaper Whether the disease is SARS, the Bird Flu, or the West Nile Virus, the key to addressing a medical emergency - as well as to quell a dangerous public panic - is to identify a potential outbreak early, marshal medical resources rapidly, and contain...

Tags: application servers

[11 May 2008]

State of Internet Security Report: Protecting Business Email

whitepaper The report finds that close to 80% of U.S.businesses surveyed experienced a spam attack last year while half also experienced spyware, virus and phishing attacks. Business dependence on email is greater than ever before and the volume of threats...

Tags: anti-virus

[11 May 2008]

USA.NET Microsoft Exchange Hosting: The Business Case

whitepaper Typically this solution comprises Microsoft Exchange 2007, SharePoint Services 3.0, mobile messaging, anti-spam / anti-virus, and other enhanced services. Today's businesses, large or small, need the productivity gains that come with a feature rich...

Tags: microsoft exchange, mail, hosted, exchange

[08 May 2008]

Warning: The Storm still rages on

News V is for Virus variants A number of nascent Storm hosting domains using fast-flux techniques to mask their URLs have been identified by the security company, which issued a warning this week. Fast-flux service networks are networks of compromised...

Tags: malware, botnet, storm

[07 May 2008]

Integrated Solution Simplifies Management, Improves Protection of Client Devices

whitepaper The IT team has better control over client security through detailed reporting and more effective administration of software and virus definition updates. Paul Smith, a designer and retailer of clothing and luxury goods, wanted a client security...

Tags: security tools

[07 May 2008]

About Helping Protect Files From Macro Viruses

whitepaper A macro virus is a type of computer virus that's stored in a macro within a file, template, or add-in. To help protect against macro viruses, one should purchase and install specialized antivirus software.

Tags: security management

[06 May 2008]

PCI and Visa CISP Compliance: What These Standards Mean to the Independent Grocer and Regional Chain - And How Storenext Helps You Meet Them

whitepaper The PCI Data Security Standards ("DSS") describe how retailers must keep card data and networks (with payments data) secure, how they must maintain a clear security policy, protect cardholder data, implement anti-virus and other security systems...

Tags: security standards

[06 May 2008]

Macro Security Levels

whitepaper Macros are recorded in the Visual Basic for Applications programming language.virus protection works under each setting on the Security Level tab in the Security dialog box (Tools menu, Macro submenu) under different conditions.

Tags: anti-virus

[06 May 2008]

Arizona's Fastest-Growing School District Moves to Offer Laptops in the Classroom

whitepaper Learn how Dysart gets up-to-the-minute status of every computer's location, virus protection, software and hardware configuration, and how district IT managers were able to track down a stolen laptop in a matter of days.

Tags: asset management, district, managers, examines

[03 May 2008]

TechNet Webcast: Secure Messaging and Microsoft Exchange Hosted Services (Level 200)

whitepaper Spammers, hackers, virus writers, regulators, and spies are making the IT challenge increasingly difficult, further taxing the limits of already resource-strained staff. E-mail is often considered the lifeblood of business, and enterprises rely on...

Tags: network security

[01 May 2008]

Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame

News V is for Virus variants On Tuesday the BCS published the results of a survey of members of the public. Of the 1,025 respondents, 66 per cent said their trust in government departments had decreased due to information breaches such as the loss of 25...

Tags: data breach, government, hmrc

[30 Apr 2008]

Are we losing the security war?

Comment V is for Virus variants Now security experts admit traditional approaches can't keep pace with the growth in malware. What can be done to turn the tide, asks Simon Moores. A short cyber crime story on Al Jazeera TV on Sunday made me realise that...

Tags: security, e-crime, cyber crime

[29 Apr 2008]

Global security spend to hit $10.5bn

News V is for Virus variants Increasing demand for a mobile workforce and awareness of damage caused by security breaches will continue to drive the global security software market, Gartner said. Security from A to Z

Tags: smes, security

[28 Apr 2008]

Hacking 'goodies' get industry body

News V is for Virus variants The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (Crest) made its public debut this week at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London. The aim of the council is to standardise ethical penetration testing and provide...

Tags: body, industry, hacking

[25 Apr 2008]

Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'

News V is for Virus variants Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to the White House on cyber security, Howard Schmidt, said: "[Mobile is] going to become a rich target area for the bad guys.

Tags: criminals, schmidt, security, sdk

[24 Apr 2008]

Security threat: One web page infected every five seconds

News V is for Virus variants Released Wednesday, Sophos said in its Security Threat Report that an average of more than 15,000 web pages were compromised daily between January and March. Security from A to Z

Tags: malware, email, web, security

[24 Apr 2008]

The Impact of Network Topology on the Spread of Anti-Virus Countermeasures

whitepaper Are there properties of networks that affect the spread of anti-virus countermeasures? This paper investigates this problem by simulating the impact of network topology on the effectiveness of anti-virus countermeasures.

Tags: network security

[24 Apr 2008]

Imposing Order on Program Statements to Assist Anti-Virus Scanners

whitepaper A metamorphic virus applies semantics preserving transformations on itself to create a different variant before propagation. Metamorphic computer viruses thwart current anti-virus technologies that use signatures - a fixed sequence of bytes from a...

Tags: anti-virus

[24 Apr 2008]

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