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September 2008 malware and spam geographical and vertical trends
September 2008 MessageLabs Intelligence Report highlights the following trends: Geographical Trends: In September, spam levels in Hong Kong experienced the largest increase …
New firewall from Stonesoft – StoneGate FW-310
Stonesoft introduced the StoneGate FW-310 for remote offices with increased throughput and improved performance in connecting employees to the central office network. The …
Free security awareness materials from ISC2 Cyber Exchange
(ISC)2 is inviting businesses and consumers to download free security awareness materials that have been provided by some of the organization’s 60,000 certified members …
Online safety video series: “Talking to Kids About Internet Safety”
In recognition of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, CyberPatrol has announced its Online Safety Video Series. The series of brief family-oriented lessons provides …
CA Acquires a company for their identity management technology
Computer Associates (CA) has acquired IDFocus LLC and its identity management technology, ACE. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to the CA …
Adware figures grow in Q3 because of fake antivirus products
Panda Security announced that Adware increased more than any other type of malware during the third quarter of the year. Adware accounted for 31.05 percent of all new malware …
New patent for protecting computers from hostile downloadables
Finjan announced that the European Patent Office has granted the company Patent No. EP 0 965 094 B1 entitled “System and Method for Protecting a Computer and a Network …
Intercage demise linked to 8 percent decline in spam
MessageLabs analysis highlights an eight percent decline in spam since August due in large part to the demise of California-based ISP Intercage on September 20. However, …
NSA shows the way to develop secure systems
The development of highly secure, low defect software will be dramatically helped by the release of the Tokeneer research project to the open source community by the US …
Exploiting Windows systems through ActiveSync
As of ActiveSync 4.0, Microsoft has incorporated the Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS) into creation of a syncing session between a Windows Mobile device …
Software for erasing sensitive smartphone data
Aiko Solutions announced the public release of SecuWipe, the first data erasure utility for PDAs and Smartphones. Operating Smartphones poses a great risk since they can store …
Biometric Security for Financial Meltdown Solutions
Wall Street was dominated by 5 major investment banking firms at the beginning of 2008. Nine months later, only 2 of these investment banking firms remain. This is probably …