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Mistyped URLs can land you in hot water(08/01/2009)
Just when you thought you were on top of the risks online another threat presents itself. Twenty years ago we learnt that infected floppy disks could spread viruses so we learned how to deal with that. Then we got used to social engineering techniques and stopped clicking on every link or file we were sent. But the evolution of threats didn’t stop there and we have since been learning to deal with spam, phishing and other online scams, to make s... [more]
44 per cent of SMBs have been attacked by cyber criminals(19/12/2008)
Europe's 19 million small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are operating in an increasingly competitive environment. They are becoming more and more reliant on technology to conduct business and remain competitive. As a result cyber criminals are shifting their focus to target SMBs, as illustrated by a recent survey by the GetSafeOnline initiative showing that 44 per cent of SMBs have been attacked. The result of these attacks can be catastr... [more]
SanDisk Offers McAfee Anti-Malware Technology in Secure USB Flash Drives(26/11/2008)
SanDisk Corporation and McAfee, Inc. have announced SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise with anti-malware protection from McAfee. In addition to protecting corporate USB flash drive users from data leaks, the solution includes the McAfee Scan Engine, which offers advanced heuristic analysis for comprehensive detection of both known and unknown threats. This “always on” safeguard blocks malware from entering the secure USB flash drive even when the devi... [more]
Spam has gone from being an annoyance to carrying malware(24/11/2008)
Spam has been around for 30 years now and we’ve grown use to the irritating messages that can at times outnumber the valid ones in our inboxes. Whether they’re offering incredible deals on credit cards, telling us we can earn big money just by giving our bank account details or promising to cure just about any medical ailment, spam messages hit pretty much all of us at one time or another and although spam filtering technologies have come a long... [more]
Brad Pitt and Justin Timberlake are the most dangerous men to seek on the Internet(30/09/2008)
Cybercriminals are using A-listers’ names and images, like Beyoncé and Justin Timberlake, to lure Internet users who surf the Web for the latest gossip, screen savers and ringtones to “fake” Web sites that look legitimate. Brad Pitt has overtaken Paris Hilton as the most dangerous celebrity to search for in cyberspace according to McAfee. Checking in on your famous friends is not only a guilty pleasure, but seriously dangerous for your PC. Fan... [more]
McAfee announces comprehensive virtualised server security suite(19/09/2008)
Virtualisation gives organizations the ability to consolidate servers to share physical resources including processors, memory, and disk space. Companies are quickly adopting virtualisation to increase infrastructure utilisation, reduce hardware cost, improve operational efficiencies and simplify deployment. McAfee Inc. has announced McAfee® Total Protection for Virtualisation, which extends security across virtual and physical environments. ... [more]
McAfee extends VirusScan Enterprise product line(18/07/2008)
McAfee, Inc. is extending its VirusScan(R) Enterprise product line to protect mission-critical enterprise applications. McAfee continuously researches new potential areas for attacks and will be the first to protect these new vectors. McAfee's VirusScan family will include three new products: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for Offline Virtual Images, McAfee VirusScan Enterprise for use with the SAP NetWeaver(R) platform, and McAfee VirusScan Enterp... [more]
McAfee provides encryption and port control to protect staff and patient data on NHS computers(22/05/2008)
McAfee Inc. has announced that National Health Service Connecting for Health (NHS CFH) has selected solutions from McAfee to provide encryption and port control to protect data on NHS computers and devices across the NHS in England. As part of the NHS contract, McAfee Data Protection will provide 700,000 licenses for device encryption, port control, secure content encryption and mobile encryption to Trusts and Health Informatics Services (HIS) gr... [more]
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