September 26, 2011 2:08 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
exploit,
malware,
protection,
security,
Windows 8With each incarnation of Windows, Microsoft has made the operating system more secure by default. Windows 8 is no exception.
In Windows 8, Microsoft has enhanced many of the existing security controls from Windows 7, and added some new stuff as well. For one thing, rather than having Windows...
July 31, 2011 10:23 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
best practices,
data breach,
PCWorld,
privacy breach,
securityMajor companies and government agencies--companies and government agencies we rely on to protect our networks, our data, and our nation--are being hacked left and right in recent months. It may seem futile, but all is not lost.
Small and medium businesses in particular, though, need some simple...
July 27, 2011 3:48 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
malware,
phishing,
security,
spam,
SymantecThe July edition of the Symantec Intelligence report combines research and analysis from the Symantec.cloud MessageLabs Intelligence Report, and the Symantec State of Spam &...
June 30, 2011 10:12 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
cisco,
email,
phishing,
security,
spam,
spear phishingIn the complex and ever-changing landscape of online crime, cybercriminals have made a fundamental shift in strategy, abandoning traditional mass spam attacks in favor of personalized attacks with a greater financial impact on targeted organizations, according to
June 30, 2011 9:16 PM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
authentication,
BeyondTrust,
cloud,
Likewise,
securityBeyondTrust announced today the acquisition of Likewise Software’s Likewise Enterprise and Likewise Open products, expanding BeyondTrust’s portfolio to include authentication for cross-platform and cloud-based environments.
Under the new PowerBroker Identity Services platform two products...
May 27, 2011 11:37 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Microsoft,
passwords,
security,
strong passwordsYour passwords are the keys to your personal data and sensitive information. You have passwords for various online sites like Facebook, or Twitter, or Amazon. You have passwords for your banking and credit card sites. Guessing your username is generally trivial, so the password is really all that...
May 25, 2011 10:47 AM
Posted by: Tony Bradley
Apple,
Mac Defender,
Mac OS X,
malware,
Microsoft,
phishing,
rogue AV,
security,
Security Intelligence Report,
SIRMicrosoft recently released Microsoft Security Intelligence Report v10. The report aggregates relevant computer and network security data from more than 600 million PCs across 117 countries--providing a comprehensive...
