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Cybercriminals are disguising their messages to make them look like official notifications or business correspondence
posted on 20/09/2011
It used to be that malicious attachments came in emails with erotic photos of girls who “want to meet you”, or “scandalous photos” of celebrities. Now, cybercriminals are disguising their messages to make them look like official notifications or business correspondence. In particular, spammers now like to send out fake notifications for postal services such as UPS, FedEx, and DHL stating that they were unable to deliver a package and that the rec... [more]
Companies now need to keep track of their data as never before
posted on 19/09/2011
According to recent research from Varonis Systems Inc., almost two-thirds of IT professionals are concerned about security issues associated with the use of personal devices in the workplace and highlights the fact that data in the digital age has become as portable as the devices it is stored on, says Varonis Systems. This research, which was conducted by Dell Kace, took in the responses of 750 key IT security professionals and shows that the... [more]
Kaspersky Lab reveals breakthrough results and market growth in first half of 2011
posted on 19/09/2011
Kaspersky Lab has announced it has gained a larger market share in the B2C sector. The company has the best growth indicators in European countries among the top four vendors. According to GfK data, in the first half of 2011 Kaspersky Lab held a number two position in the B2C sector in Western Europe, and took the first place in key countries, such as Germany and France. In the antivirus category, Kaspersky Lab has shown especially high resul... [more]
Brooklands College rolls out Sophos endpoint solution across its entire network
posted on 16/09/2011
The Conficker worm, also known as Downadup, first surfaced in November 2008 and has infected thousands of business networks. The infection attacks unpatched computers by exploiting weak passwords and USB storage devices. The widespread use of USB drives by students has meant that schools and colleges have been particularly badly affected by Conficker – the infection also spreads beyond the education environment, as students use USB devices on b... [more]
PC World and Currys Megastores sell discounted versions of GFI VIPRE
posted on 16/09/2011
Building on successful consumer retail sales of GFI's VIPRE Lifetime format via PC World's web site, PC World and Currys now are GFI Software's first UK in-store retail partners for GFI VIPRE Antivirus Premium. Currys and PC World are the largest specialist electrical retailing and services operators in the UK & Ireland. Dixons Retail has expanded the relationship, adding one and two-year SKUs of GFI VIPRE to its in-store security software li... [more]
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