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NewsChina and U.S. tie as Internet attack source
A new report finds that China and the U.S. were home to the greatest percentage of Internet attacks during the first quarter of 2008. Akamai, which operates a global server network, said the most Read more...
U.S., China largest originators of Internet attacksAkamai Technologies, who operates a global network of servers used to support the distribution of online media as well as large-scale web sites and Read more...Get ready for cell phone spam
Anthony Melone, Verizon Wireless's chief technology officer, started getting complaints last March from customers about unsolicited text messages that were flooding the network. He and his Verizon Read more...
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Watch out for your IT security scorecard
A quarterly review of a company's information security is essential for top IT personnel trying to ensure their systems are airtight. While it's important for the IT department not to get lost in Read more...
Protect your networks
You've likely heard about honey pots, fake sites that can lure the bad guys to the wrong place. There are other ways to test your site to make sure the door is bolted to keep intruders out. You can Read more...
The threat within trumps external risks
While CIOs and CSOs are often concerned with the threat of viruses and other external sources of danger, a new study from the U.S. Computer Security Institute (CSI) concludes that company insiders Read more...
Cost of carelessness hits the CIO's budget
David Perry, global director of education for Trend Micro, tells Forbes that as many as one in five virus infections come from users who purposefully infect themselves out of curiosity. This is just Read more...
Is RSS really secure?For many companies, offering access to content via Really Simple Syndication, or RSS, is a great way to drive website traffic, drum up interest in products, solutions and companies, and share a Read more... PC management relief through virtualizationKeeping track of which users are using which version of which application is enough to give any IT manager a headache. And when you multiply that headache times hundreds or thousands of desktops, Read more... | Press ReleasesICSA Labs Enhances Anti-Virus Testing Program to Include 'Extended WildList'Products Now Tested Against Larger Malware Set to Better Protect UsersMECHANICSBURG, Pa., Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Computer users at home and at work can feel more comfortable knowing that Read more >> New Survey Ranks the Top U.S. Cities Most Vulnerable to Online ThreatsSan Antonio Most at Risk of Being “Digitally Duped,” According to AVG Technologies AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Who is most at risk of fraudulent credit card charges, stolen identities, email Read more >> Sprint and McAfee Offer Customers Mobile Security Applications to Help Protect Information on Their Wireless DevicesMcAfee Mobile Security Technology Provides Malware Protection, Device Recovery and Backup Application Readily Available to Customers in Sprint Zone OVERLAND PARK, Kan. & SANTA CLARA, Calif.--( Read more >> iYogi is Armed and Ready to Kill SlowiYogi launches the KillSlow movement to help free computer users from viruses. NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- iYogi Limited, the on-demand direct-to-consumer tech support company, today launched the Read more >> NetQin Mobile Anti-virus Featured in Nokia's Ovi StoreBEIJING, May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- NetQin Mobile Anti-virus is recently featured in Nokia's Ovi Store with a positive user rating of four stars out of five. To date, the application has seen Read more >> |
