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Microsoft suffers continued Internet Explorer hits on patch Tuesday
Microsoft took customers through a fairly sedate patch Tuesday this week, releasing just two bulletins addressing issues in its applications. However, all did not go without a hitch, as yet another zero-day vulnerability emerged for Internet Explorer.
RSA: Qualys teams with Imperva on website security
Hard on the heels of announcing a free website infection scanning service, Qualys has teamed up with fellow IT security vendor Imperva to integrate some of their respective software offerings.
RSA: Securing cloud computing is industry responsibility says Art Coviello
In his keynote at RSA 2010, San Francisco, RSA President Art Coviello spoke of the industry’s latest and greatest challenge: securing cloud computing.
RSA: Check Point unveils secure USB drive technology
Check Point Software Technologies has taken the wraps off a secure USB drive system. Known as Abra, the unit is designed to offer PC or Windows-based terminal users a secure virtualised workspace that is highly portable between machines.
Veracode report exposes application security failures
According to the Veracode ‘State of Software Security’ report, between 58 and 88 percent of all applications submitted to Veracode for verification did not achieve an acceptable security score upon first submission. The exact percentage depends on the standard applied, based on application criticality.

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The True Task of the New Federal Cyber Czar
Danny Bradbury, Infosecurity's Bureau-Chief, participates in this discussion on the task of the new Federal cyber czar

Webinars

The 60-Minute IT Compliance Formula: Breaking Down Regulations to Their Essential Elements
Most security experts will tell you that the formula for success in passing regulatory compliance audits can be complex and expensive - but how complex and expensive is it really? Join us for an educational and insightful hour-long webinar in which our panel of experts will explain how requirements such as PCI DSS, Sarbanes-Oxley, FISMA and others can be broken down into their constituent parts and each element tackled with commonsense principles.
Controlling your internal security risks
As widely reported by the media, the insider risk is growing but - unlike external attacks from hackers and malware - internal security defense methodology is still in its infancy.
Analyzing Top Malware in 2009 and Predictions for 2010
It has been a busy year in network security — cybercriminals have been crafty and creative, while security vendors have worked hard to stay a step ahead. 2009 was the year for malware.
Securing your data against the latest multi-vectored security threats
Data leaks, losses and thefts are now firmly on the boardroom agenda. Why? Because organizations are being embarrassed, sued and even put out of business because of this serious security issue. But this webinar can help your organization from becoming another victim.

Blogs

Virus Alert! Twitter, Google, Hallmark and Others Subject To Attack
Posted by Patrick Walsh • 05 March 2010
The eSoft Threat Prevention Team is warning customers today of a new email scam circulating very quickly. These fraudulent emails claim to be from Google Staffing, Hallmark, Twitter as well as o...
tags: virus, bot, spam
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Making the Management of Security Compliance Easier!
Posted by Roger Halbheer • 18 February 2010
As you all know, I have two main pet themes: Risk Management and Compliance Management as I see very often that there is room for improvement when it comes to such processes within our customers. Inte...
tags: Compliance, Policy
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Hotmail Users Look for Answers in Dangerous Places
Posted by Patrick Walsh • 17 February 2010
An outage of the Windows Live ID service affected a large number of MSN users today, including users of the popular Hotmail email service. Hotmail is one of the largest web-based email outlets and not...
tags: Blackhat SEO, PageRank Bomb, Rogue AV, Fake AV, Rogue Anti-Virus
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IRS Tax Avoidance Scam
Posted by Patrick Walsh • 08 February 2010
Today, eSoft is alerting customers to a new targeted email scam. This newest twist to the common IRS email scam seems to be targeted to organizations, notifying the recipient of a tax evasion complain...
tags: Fraud, Virus, Malware, Scam
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Fake Firefox Update Pages Push Adware
Posted by Patrick Walsh • 03 February 2010
Since its’ release on January 21st, the newest version of the Firefox web browser has received a great deal of attention. In just a short time it has achieved over 30 million downloads. Adw...
tags: firefox, adware, web security
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Features

Battle of the Internet Browsers Battle of the Internet Browsers
Browsers are the hacker’s window into your PC – but how are they compromised, and what are vendors doing to harden them? Danny Bradbury examines the techniques vendors are employing, and looks at why user education is one of the primary solutions for increased security
File Reputation Comes of Age File Reputation Comes of Age
Using reputation in the security field makes users safer. Danny Bradbury takes a look at file reputation technology, and finds that if carefully managed and skillfully honed, it can be a useful addition to a security suite
License to Hack? - Ethical Hacking License to Hack? - Ethical Hacking
Ethical hacking seems to be a contradiction in terms, but what better way of making enterprises pay attention to their security flaws, than by acting like criminals? William Knight investigates
Telcos Dialing into Managed Security Telcos Dialing into Managed Security
Back in the day, telecommunication companies focused purely on voice calls. Then, data services and broadband access became common. The latest generation of services focuses on managed security, says John Sterlicchi – and it could revolutionize the industry

Downloads

When Less is More: Why Small Companies Should Think Outside the (Red/Yellow) Box for Protecting Endpoints
Read this research paper to learn why Aberdeen Group recommends small enterprises be open to endpoint security solutions from vendors other than McAfee and Symantec.
Tolly Group Report: Comparing Antivirus Scanning Performance and System Resource Utilization
Tests show that Sunbelt Software’s VIPRE Enterprise endpoint security solution offers better scanning performance with minimal system resource usage compared to McAfee VirusScan Enterprise and Symantec Endpoint Protection products.
Comparing Email Management Systems that Protect Against Spam, Viruses, Malware & Phishing Attacks
In this whitepaper, Sunbelt Software engaged Osterman Research to survey organizations that are using five different email management systems in order to understand different perceptions about various email management systems.
Should You Install Messaging Security Software on Your Exchange Server?
This whitepaper discusses the detailed results of an Osterman Research survey on messaging security software and conclusions about administrators’ attitudes regarding installing third-party software on the Exchange Server.
A Guide to Understanding Messaging Archiving
This analyst paper by Osterman Research discusses the several reasons to implement a messaging archiving system and provides an overview of Sunbelt Software’s offering focused squarely on the archiving space.

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