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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...
[11 May 2008]
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.
[11 May 2008]
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...
[11 May 2008]
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...
[11 May 2008]
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...
[08 May 2008]
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...
[07 May 2008]
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...
[07 May 2008]
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.
[06 May 2008]
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...
[06 May 2008]
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.
[06 May 2008]
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.
[03 May 2008]
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...
[01 May 2008]
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...
[30 Apr 2008]
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...
[29 Apr 2008]
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
[28 Apr 2008]
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...
[25 Apr 2008]
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.
[24 Apr 2008]
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
[24 Apr 2008]
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.
[24 Apr 2008]
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...
[24 Apr 2008]
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