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The Carphone Warehouse promotes bundled Kaspersky Internet Security and Mobile Security
posted on 12/01/2009

The Carphone Warehouse has selected Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 and Kaspersky Mobile Security for an exclusive in-store promotion. The products are available to all customers who purchase its range of mobile phones, smartphones, laptops, netbooks, broadband services and accessories at a promotional reduced price of £24.99 (RRP £59.99), from any of the 813 Carphone Warehouse stores located throughout the UK. The Carphone Warehouse is promoting in-store and online an exclusive bundled product offer that includes Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 three-user licence and Kaspersky Mobile Security for one-user. “One in ten people were affected by online fraud last year, with victims losing on average £875 each. Online fraud is a growing problem. To add to this, industry figures show an unprecedented growth in the number and sophistication of computer threats,” comments Graham Stapleton, Chief Commercial Officer at The Carphone Warehouse, concerning this exclusive Kaspersky Lab promotion... [more]

Mistyped URLs can land you in hot water
posted on 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 sure that our personal information is not being targeted. However, that’s not the end of it as even our own spelling errors can land us in trouble, with typosquatters just waiting for us to make mistakes. Typosquatting is the term used to describe how malicious-minded Internet fiends out there prey on those of us who mistype web addresses, registering common misspellings of popular domain names and products to then redirect those who make mistakes to alternative websites. In fact, a typical person misspelling a popular URL has a 1 in14 chance of ... [more]

Changing your browser is only a short term and temporary fix to PC vulnerability
posted on 07/01/2009

Malicious software is growing increasingly sophisticated and there are many different ways to attack your PC. Many computer users around the world recently switched from Internet Explorer to Firefox after learning that a vulnerability in IE left their computers exposed to malicious attack called IE XML Heap Corruption Vulnerability. "These kinds of vulnerabilities occur in most software," said Melih Abdulhayoglu, Chief Security Architect of Comodo, a leading Internet trust and security company. "Internet Explorer is the most popular browser in the world. Of course hackers are going to try to exploit it. The question is, why are people expecting their browsers to protect them from attacks? That’s not the browser’s job. It’s not a security solution." "The solution is not to move from one browser to another. That is a short term and temporary fix. There will be other attacks on other browsers. You don’t need another browser. You need a solution." "The IE XML Heap Corruption vulnera... [more]

Winchester City Council enforces its application access policy with Evidian Enterprise SSO
posted on 06/01/2009

For many companies and local authorities, the need to enhance their IT security policy has increased significantly over the last years. Many try to reinforce their security and regulatory compliance while reducing their help desk costs. Winchester City Council decided that the most efficient way of enforcing its application access policy was by opting for Evidian’s Enterprise SSO. Employing over 500 employees in the governmental district in Hampshire, the Winchester City Council addresses the needs and requirements of 110,000 inhabitants by providing services that deal with housing, education, culture and many others. At the city council, passwords were turning into a real headache and it became necessary to facilitate and secure access for the end-user. Sheila Davidge, head of information management and technology, says “Evidian’s Enterprise SSO solution will enable the Winchester City Council to increase security by enforcing complex password policies for key business applications a... [more]

Stonewood wants to make data breaches a thing of the past
posted on 01/01/2009

In the last year alone, 29 million people have been affected by data loss from a variety of government and other public sector bodies. With the IDC predicting that the mobile workforce will reach global figures of 1 billion by 2011, and that the move towards remote and mobile working across all sectors is a predictably upward trend, businesses have to ensure that their confidential and sensitive information is properly protected. Stonewood Group has announced the launch of the first ever fully encrypted, fully portable family of products for today’s mobile workforce. Eclypt, Stonewood’s latest range of encrypted products offer the most advanced encryption technology available to the private sector. The Eclypt range includes: Eclypt Corporate, a direct replacement for the laptop’s standard hard drive; Eclypt Freedom, an external USB hard drive and now Eclypt Pico Freedom, a USB memory stick. Safeguarding data by integrating sophisticated, entire disk encryption and data storage into... [more]

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