Security Management Strategies for the CIO
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Survey: APT attacks a top concern, but many firms fail to enforce policies
A new survey from whitelisting vendor Bit9 found many firms are relying on the honor system to prevent unauthorized downloads. News | 30 Aug 2011
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Massive Epsilon email breach could lead to email attacks, spam
At least 50 banks, retailers and other firms are affected by a major email breach at a Texas-based data management firm that provided marketing email services. Article | 05 Apr 2011
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Collaboration crucial for fighting phishing techniques
Phishing's not going away any time soon, but clear communication and cooperation between organizations sending emails to their customers and the webmail providers that filter those emails can help cut down on the number of phishing attempts that hit ... Article | 18 Feb 2011
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Signature-based antivirus not quite dead, but bigger problems loom
While security pros should be concerned with the decreasing efficacy of signature-based antivirus, employee threats should warrant increasing attention. Article | 16 Feb 2011
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Commtouch announces All-In-One client for security threat management
Commtouch calls its new All-In-One security client a "triple play" of messaging security, Web security and antivirus. Article | 14 Feb 2011
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Microsoft Outlook 2007 update caused email authentication issues
Microsoft has pulled a non-security update to Outlook 2007 after customers complained of connection and performance issues when the automatic update was applied to company machines. Article | 21 Dec 2010
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'Here you have' email worm spreads
NASA, Wells Fargo, Comcast and Disney were hit by the old-school email worm, which spreads by harvesting victims' contact data. News | 10 Sep 2010
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Phishing attacks target users of Facebook, other social networks
Cybercriminals are dumping the traditional email phishing campaigns for social networks, where it's easier to social engineer attacks and gain trust of users. Article | 08 Sep 2010
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Botnets can yield clues for security teams
Botnets are difficult to bring down, but as malware expert Joe Stewart of SecureWorks explains, researchers can get useful data by tapping into botnet command-and-control servers. News | 02 Sep 2010
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McAfee: New computer virus threats reach all-time high
The antivirus giant's latest quarterly report shows more than 10 million new pieces of malware were discovered last quarter alone. Plus, Macs are becoming a target. Article | 09 Aug 2010