Recent Articles
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Weaving a Dangerous Web
Weaving a Dangerous Web From 2009 to 2010, the number of malicious websites skyrocketed by more than 111 percent. No Title Just under 80 percent of websites with malicious code examined by Websense Security Labs were legitimate sites that had been compromised. No Title 40 percent of all Facebook status updates have links and 10…
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Invincea Introduces PDF Document Protection Platform
Application virtualization for threat protection developer Invincea announced the expansion of its security product line with the introduction of Document Protection, an optional extension to the company’s Browser Protection platform. The Document Protection platform protects users and the enterprise networks they are connected to against malware embedded within PDF documents. Built on the same security…
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Virtualization, Cloud Technologies Add Complexity to Disaster Recovery Initiatives: Report
Security specialist Symantec announced the global results of its sixth annual Symantec Disaster Recovery Study, which demonstrates the growing challenge of managing disparate virtual, physical and cloud resources because of added complexity for organizations protecting and recovering mission-critical applications and data. In addition, the study shows that virtual systems are not properly protected. The study…
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Spam Slows, But Malware Still a Menace
Spam might have slipped, but malware authors were as busy as ever during the third quarter of the year, according to McAfee. In the "McAfee Threats Report: Third Quarter 2010″ (PDF), the company notes that even though spam declined, an average of 60,000 new malware threats were identified each day, which is nearly four times…
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Data Robotics Introduces Expandable USB 3.0 System
Storage specialist Data Robotics, known as Drobo, announced the launch of a new product, improved data protection capabilities and a reseller agreement with HP Small Business Direct, HP’s online store focused on small businesses. The Drobo S system, which offers support for multiple storage volumes and capacity of up to 32TB and beyond, leverages USB…
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Database Security’s Biggest Threat: You
From insider attacks to patching, database security has its challenges—but even so, many database administrators are confident in their organization’s ability to address them. That is one of many takeaways from a sweeping survey performed by Unisphere Research and sponsored by Application Security. The report features data culled from a survey of 761 members of…
