Email is the most common form of communication in business today. Every IT manger and CIO knows they need to block spam and viruses from entering their network via email – a real no-brainer these days. We even have world-class products and services to remove unwanted email at a truly impressive catch rate of well Read more…
Tags: Data Loss Prevention, Data Protection, Data Protection Act, DLP, Email & Web Security, email security, spam
In 1990, when only the government and a number of universities were using the Internet, there were 357 unique pieces of malware. The need for security began with desktop computing when the only means of compromising data was by inserting a contaminated floppy disk into a PC or opening an infected email attachment. That was Read more…
Tags: anti-virus, digital assets, Email & Web Security, hacking, Mac OS X, malware, phishing, phishing scams, unprotected PCs
In this week’s blog post I highlight: a report that analyzes the emerging risks in automotive system security; enhancements to the McAfee Security Certification Program; why SMB companies need help from McAfee channel partners; a McAfee Partner Summit keynote speaker; a must see on-demand webcast; an upcoming webcast on SaaS and the McAfee Channel Must Read more…
Tags: automotive, data center, data center security, Email & Web Security, Focus11, malware, Marc Olesen, Next Generation, Partner Summit, SaaS, SMB
Last week was very busy. We provided a bit more detail on the first Intel/McAfee product, we earned a 5-Star product rating, we enhanced our channel partner incentives, we talked about the next generation data center opportunity and we were recognized as a “leader” for a very key security opportunity. Intel Inside, according to Renee James, Read more…
Tags: Alex Thurber, Commercial and Enterprise Deal Registration, Data Loss Prevention, Deal Registration, Email & Web Security, Email Protection, intel, McAfee Data Loss Prevention, McAfee Rewards, Renee James, SMB Extravaganza
As the saying goes: Death and taxes are the only constants in life. This adage can be applied to scams on the Internet as well. Every tax season we can count on scams like these to raise their heads and try to bilk users out of their identity information and hard-earned money. A few of Read more…
Tags: counter identity theft, credit card fraud and protection, Cybercrime, Data Protection, Email & Web Security, Endpoint Protection, Family Safety, identity protection, identity theft, malware, phishing
Repeat Old Tricks
There is a lot of buzz in the security community lately about the merger of two widespread password-stealing malware families, Zbot (maker of Zeus) and SpyEye. Some reports says that the Zbot source code was given to the SpyEye crew. Others say that Zeus was sold, and some even say that nothing really happened–this was Read more…
Tags: bueno, Cybercrime, Data Protection, Email & Web Security, malware, pedro bueno, social networking
Yesterday was “Safer Internet Day” in the European Union. To mark the occasion, Eurostat, the statistical office of the E.U., released a selection of statistics on Internet security: “Nearly one third of internet users in the EU27 caught a computer virus.” The data was collected from a survey on the usage of information and communication Read more…
Tags: Email & Web Security, malware, security, social networking
You know I always thought that at some point, printed books would go the same way as vinyl. Despite sporadic revivals by the music industry and its use by particular groups such as the electronic and “mixmasters,” the majority of households have already replaced turntables for the latest technologies. Equally the latest published shopping trends Read more…
Tags: Email & Web Security, malware, Network Security, Public Sector, social responsibility
Blocking spam is the top job of your email security solution. When it is not working well, the user complaints come flying in. An effective anti-spam solution is critically important to have, but are spam catch rates the important criteria for selecting an email security solution? Not anymore. Virus Bulletin recently published its January anti-spam Read more…
Tags: Compliance, DLP, Email & Web Security, Risk and Compliance, spam
In December, I discussed the surprising relationship between some Anonymous group members and the Russian bulletproof hosting company heihachi.net. I summarized the Spamhaus warning concerning a particular WikiLeaks mirror–mirror.wikileaks.info (92.241.190.202), which is still not referenced at wikileaks.ch–among the 1,426 official mirror sites. I also mentioned that various anonops.ru servers and IRC facilities were linked to Read more…
Tags: Cybercrime, Email & Web Security, Hacktivism
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