Monday, 21 May 2012
With the acquisition of MessageLabs, Symantec gains a leadership position in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market and expands its existing portfolio of SaaS offerings with messaging and web security services from MessageLabs.
Spam was down 3.4% in 2008, but attacks on social networks and flaws in websites are rising, according to an annual report from Symantec's MessageLabs.
The new MessageLabs Intelligence 2008 Security Report details how 2008 was a pivotal year for the cybersecurity landscape as revolutionary advances in malware and spam techniques made their mark on the underground “shadow” economy.
Recent reports show an increase in spam levels of 4.9 percent since December 2008 to 74.6 percent, reaching levels close to those experienced before Internet Service Provider McColo was taken down in November 2008.
The February 2009 MessageLabs Intelligence Report says February saw spammers pulling at both the heart and the purse strings - with the emphasis on Valentine’s Day and the global recession.
The February 2009 MessageLabs Intelligence Report highlighted a spike in botnet activity and spammers leveraging the financial crisis and Valentine’s Day for their latest spam antics.
The March 2009 MessageLabs Intelligence Report highlights that the number of malicious websites blocked for hosting malware tripled in March, with almost 3,000 potentially harmful websites being intercepted daily.
The headline story on the South China Morning Post today reminds everyone to be vigilant. In the Internet Age, no one is 100% immune. Two Asia-based security experts offer advice on how to avoid these sticky situations.
Arguably the number one web-related issue facing businesses today, efficiency, productivity, bandwidth and corporate reputation can all take a big hit if employees squander office hours surfing.
Security is the only topic that is common across all levels of an enterprise - from custodial services all the way to the Board. Security is everyone's responsibility and yet few take it seriously. Security is also the only issue that is 24x7x365.
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Trusted Mobility Index
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MasterCard tackles BYOD with strict conditions
More than a year into its bring-your-own-device program, MasterCard Worldwide continuously assesses the security technology and policies that allow 30 percent of its employees worldwide to use their personal iPhones, iPads and Android devices at work.
HID Global deploys a centralized, web-based IP access control solution at Fuxi Power Plant
Unable to meet the needs for real-time monitoring with its traditional patrol system, China's Fuxi Power Plant has deployed HID Global's VertX V2000.
