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Fake anti-virus attack uses Web advertisements to relay users into the largest and most effective Malware Delivery Network(24/10/2011)
The Shnakule network is currently the largest and most effective Malware Delivery Network on the Internet. A new variant of a fake anti-virus attack uses Web advertisements to relay users into the Shnakule network. The Blue Coat® WebPulse™ service identified the fake anti-virus payloads as malware and automatically blocked them, protecting 75 million customers worldwide. The Shnakule network has averaged around 2,000 unique host names per d... [more]
Web-based malware has become so dynamic that it is nearly impossible to protect every user from every new attack with traditional defences(24/08/2011)
Blue Coat Systems, Inc.'s 2011 Mid-Year Web Security Report examines Web-based malware ecosystems, including the 10 largest malware delivery networks. These malware delivery networks are typically hosted across multiple sites and are responsible for launching dynamic attacks on unsuspecting users. The report examines the interactions of Web-based malware ecosystems, including user behaviour, hosting sites and delivery networks. For the fi... [more]
Blue Coat is the leader in Content Security Gateway Appliance Markets
(15/04/2011)
According to the latest report from Infonetics Research, Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI) was the worldwide market leader in Content Security Gateway Appliances in 2010, and the leader in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with 35.7 percent market share, nearly double that of its nearest competitor. Blue Coat has led the worldwide and EMEA markets every year since 2006, when Infonetics first began reporting market share numbers for ... [more]
How Data Loss Prevention solutions can be used to prevent data breaches(01/11/2010)
In these compliance-driven times, there is more to a data breach than just the risk of loss of reputation or the public’s trust to consider. Earlier this year, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) was given the power to fine organisations up to £500K for serious data breaches – some ten times the maximum penalty level that had previously been in place. Some are now calling for even higher penalties and even mandatory reporting of dat... [more]
Blue Coat appoint new General Manager for PacketShaper Business Unit(29/10/2010)
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. has appointed Tom Shea general manager of its PacketShaper® business unit. Shea brings more than 30 years of executive leadership and operational experience to Blue Coat. Blue Coat PacketShaper appliances protect critical business applications, including real-time video conferencing, voice over IP and virtual desktop applications, and control the use of recreational or non-critical applications. With PacketShaper ap... [more]
Harnessing the cloud as part of our defenses(22/03/2010)
90% of malware comes from hidden download pointers in trusted and popular Web sites and each day in 2009, 15,000 new web pages were infected with malware. Now, there are billions and billions of web pages, many of which – from news pages through blogs or search engine results – change literally in real time. Cloud computing is acknowledged as a new delivery model for IT services based on the Internet (represented in diagrams as a cloud - henc... [more]
Blue Coat appoints regional sales director for EMEA (19/03/2010)
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. has appointed Stuart Henderson as its new regional sales director in EMEA, with sales territory responsibility for the UK, Ireland and sub Sahara Africa. Mr. Henderson joins Blue Coat from a leading provider of intelligent broadband gateways and routers for home and small office environments, where he served as a senior sales director for EMEA. Prior to 2Wire, Mr. Henderson served in senior sales management roles at WatchG... [more]
Make sure employee online Christmas shopping doesn’t become a business security issue(14/12/2009)
This Christmas, with online sales expected to reach £5 billion, perhaps shoppers can learn a few lessons from the Ghosts of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. As the Christmas shopping season gets underway, most Internet users won’t benefit from a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Past to warn them of the dangers of online shopping – a perennial target of cybercriminals attempting to steal confidential financial and personal info... [more]
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