Articles by David Kelleher
Communications & Research Analyst
Two men in Indiana, US are facing up to five years in prison and a quarter of a million dollar fine after they were allegedly caught using old passwords to gain access to the company’s …
Over 100,000 former adult students in Virginia are being contacted by the education authorities after a USB stick with information including their names, social security numbers and employment and demographic details, was misplaced.
The data was …
Last week I commented on the phishing attack that resulted in more than 10,000 passwords being leaked online. An analysis of the passwords showed that many computer users are more concerned with choosing a password …
The phishing attack that led to more than 10,000 Hotmail, MSN and Live.com passwords being exposed online earlier this week has provided an interesting glimpse into the mindset of email users when setting up their …
A report by the Antiphishing Working Group this week reveals that the number of people downloading and installing rogue anti-virus programs is on the rise with one security company claiming that cybercriminals were making up …
We are pleased to announce the acquisition of Los Angeles-based hosted email filtering company Katharion.
Through this acquisition, we will be able to offer a hosted email filtering, anti-spam and anti-virus service later this quarter.
“This is …
We are delighted and proud to have received five awards in the Best Channel Products Awards organized by Business Solutions Magazine.
GFI rated exceptionally well in the Network Security category and very high in terms of ease of upgrade and …
I sometimes wonder how spammers can be so successful in what they do. They send out millions of emails every day promising the world – get rich offers, a pile of cash waiting just for …
In the first of this two part article, the discussion centered around the creation of IT security policies and why there often is strong resistance to their existence and implementation. Successfully implementing IT security polices …
Every organization has its own rule book or set of procedures that management or HR expects employees to follow religiously. These ‘rules’ stipulate when employees are to start and finish work; when they can take …

