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- Cybergangs use cheap labor to break codes on social sites
- Proofpoint on Demand Delivers Comprehensive Email Security in the …
- New surveys on small business security and success
Cybergangs use cheap labor to break codes on social sites
USA Today
In mid-March Microsoft added Koobface detection to its Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) which automatically checks PCs running non-pirated copies of Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 for more than 100 viruses. In the ensuing two weeks MSRT removed Koobface nearly 200000 times from 133677 PCs. “Koobface is constantly changing to avoid detection with over 20000 variations to date” Jeff Williams Microsoft Malware Protection Center program manager said in a blog post. “We’re also working to detect new variants of the Koobface virus as they’re discovered so we can provide ongoing protection from this threat. A ‘shark’ in ‘warm waters’ Early versions of Koobface focused on spreading the worm far and wide. Besides copying itself to everyone on victims’ friend lists the worm stole cookies — small pieces of text stored in the users’ Web browsers. But it stole only those cookies that contained user IDs and passwords for members of social-networking sites Friendster BlackPlanet Bebo Hi5 LiveJournal and MyYearbook.
Proofpoint on Demand Delivers Comprehensive Email Security in the …
Market Wire (press release)
Completely isolated instances assure each customer of maximum control configurability and data security. — Proofpoint PRTECT™: Cost-effective SaaS email security that delivers best-in-class anti-spam and anti-virus protection with zero-administration and ‘lights out’ operation. — Proofpoint SHIELD™: Cloud-based connection management and front-line spam protection for any email security appliance eliminates the risks associated with unpredictable email traffic spikes rising spam volumes and targeted attacks. — Proofpoint MNITR™: Remote management services and technology for Proofpoint appliances. — Proofpoint ARCHIVE™: SaaS email archiving for email storage management legal discovery and regulatory compliance. Patented DoubleBlind Encryption™ ensures data security in transit and in the cloud. “Today’s enterprises seek to simplify their IT environments consolidatevendors and reduce IT costs.
New surveys on small business security and success
LinuxWorld.com
Budgets for security and storage are flat or rising for 91% of the responders. Exactly half say they plan to increase spending for IT. Yet despite this understanding serious security and data protection gaps exist. Small businesses report that their top three security concerns are viruses spam and data breaches. But how do I reconcile those findings with the fact those same respondents said they have no endpoint protection (59%) no desktop backup and recovery (47%) and no antispam solution (42%)? Isn’t that the definition of cognitive dissonance? How can you say security is a serious concern to you yet have no endpoint protection? How can four in 10 companies function today without some type of antispam control? Do they just ignore e-mails because they can’t find important messages in the never-ending flood of spam? Some specific questions about.
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