System Endpoint

In this blog, McAfee experts explore the latest workflow advancements and threats targeting your company’s endpoints. Topics range from current issues such as desktop virtualization, to web application vulnerabilities, and the security benefits and flaws of the most recent product releases and patches.

Security? I call people for that – I need to focus on the business!

You have a million things on your plate and security is likely not at the top of the list.  Of course it’s important, but you can’t be an expert in everything and you need to focus on what matters most – growing the business.  That’s hard enough to do in this economy, but in an Read more…

Tags: Endpoint Security, SaaS, SMB

The Four Phases of Every Attack

Let’s face it, threats have gotten much more complex; like complex mechanisms they use multiple, consecutive methods to attack. At McAfee, our research teams continually analyze the threat landscape, and define threats in terms of their attack mechanisms, which consistently fall into four categories. First malware needs a way to come in contact with unsuspecting Read more…

Tags: Endpoint Protection, Endpoint Security, security, security attacks, security threats

RDP+RCE=Bad News (MS12-020)

See March 15 and 16 updates at the end of this blog. —————————————————-   The March Security Bulletin release from Microsoft was relatively light in volume. Out of the six bulletins released, only one was rated as Critical. And for good reason. MS12-020 includes CVE-2012-0002. This flaw is specific to the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) present on Read more…

Tags: Cyber Security Mom, Cybercrime, data breach, Data Protection, Endpoint Protection, enterprise, global threat intelligence, labs, malware, McAfee Labs, Microsoft Security Bulletin, MS12-020, Network Security, Risk and Compliance

Rooting Out Rootkits

You have deployed every security solution imaginable. You leverage defense in depth. You update and patch regularly. You have built a fortress with a moat. But deep below all your tools is a rootkit saying “everything is ok” while secretly monitoring everything the system is doing and silently extracting data. How can this happen? What Read more…

Tags: Deep Defender, DeepSAFE, Endpoint Protection, intel, Rookits

Is A New Virus Hitting In Iran?

The Iranian government on Monday said it was targeted by a new computer virus dubbed “Stars.” The report came from the director of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization through the country’s Mehr News Agency. Global media subsequently picked up the story, which has now been covered by the Associated Press, BBC, Reuters and many others. Stars would Read more…

Tags: critical infrastructure, Cybercrime, Endpoint Protection, enterprise, Stuxnet

Easter Greeting Hatches Nasty Malware Surprise

Cybercrooks always latch on to current events to lure unsuspecting Internet users into their traps. It doesn’t matter what type of event it is, a natural disaster, major sporting championship or, in today’s case, Easter, the upcoming Christian holiday. This morning I received an e-mail (see below) with a colorful picture of a bunny, some Read more…

Tags: botnet, Consumer, counter identity theft, Cybercrime, easter, Family Safety, malware, scam

What Will Patch Tuesday Mean to You in 2011

Has Patch Tuesday become an all too familiar nightmarish ritual that shows signs of only escalating numbers of vulnerabilities to be patched? Does each month represent a new record in the time taken by your IT staff to get critical systems (servers and devices) and laptops patched? If December 14 is an indication of the Read more…

Tags: Endpoint Protection, enterprise, Patch Tuesday, Risk and Compliance, security

“Sharing is Caring” in protection for SharePoint 2010

As a child, I was always taught that “sharing was caring”. So I shared my toys with my brothers, shared my candy with sister – and we all got along beautifully, and of course, made our parents happy. Now that same “sharing” philosophy has helped me in my business collaboration of sharing documents and marketing Read more…

Tags: Cybercrime, Endpoint Protection, SharePoint

Security Tips for Black Hat and DEFCON Attendees

Being a little paranoid when it comes to computer security is a good thing. When you travel to a security event like Black Hat and, in particular, DEFCON, that level of paranoia should be turned up a few notches. I’ll unfortunately miss both events again this year, but my colleagues at McAfee and McAfee Labs will Read more…

Tags: Cybercrime, Endpoint Protection

Why Desktop Virtualization is Difficult

One of the critical aspects of desktop virtualization is that it is disruptive to the end-user. Even though the technology is primed for operational returns not enough has been done to prepare the end-user to the new way of interacting and working with virtual desktops. The corporate endpoint, unless well controlled, was the biggest risk Read more…

Tags: Endpoint Protection