GFI Software Announces Top 10 Malware Threats for August
September 3, 2010 – 10:32 am | No Comment

GFI Software Announces Top 10 Malware Threats for August
The top 10 most prevalent malware threats for the month of August are:
1. Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT 25.11%
2. Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.gen 4.23%
3. Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra 3.61%
4. INF.Autorun (v) 3.27%
5. Trojan.Win32.Generic!SB.0 …

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GFI Software Announces Top 10 Malware Threats for August
September 3, 2010 – 10:32 am | No Comment
GFI Software Announces Top 10 Malware Threats for August

GFI Software Announces Top 10 Malware Threats for August
The top 10 most prevalent malware threats for the month of August are:
1. Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT 25.11%
2. Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot.gen 4.23%
3. Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra 3.61%
4. INF.Autorun (v) 3.27%
5. Trojan.Win32.Generic!SB.0 …

Is web security becoming more important than web filtering?
August 25, 2010 – 3:24 pm | One Comment
Is web security becoming more important than web filtering?

Recently I was reading a very interesting article in a newspaper about the importance of web security in online banking. The editor reported about an incident that affected approximately 3000 personal bank accounts which caused …

Google Advisory: Facebook and Twitter regularly victims of malware
July 27, 2010 – 11:02 am | 6 Comments
Google Advisory: Facebook and Twitter regularly victims of malware

Google Advisory: Facebook and Twitter regularly victims of malware – Christina Goggi
Social networking sites have taken the world by storm and continue to find their way into the workplace. While these sites can work as …

Internet and email use: Know thy policies and what they mean
July 26, 2010 – 11:34 am | 6 Comments
Internet and email use: Know thy policies and what they mean

An interesting legal case surfaced recently that highlighted the fact that technology alone will not help you prove your case. On the contrary, as the outcome clearly showed, technology is only a tool. How it’s …

Twitter in the workplace: to take action or not to take action?
July 12, 2010 – 2:13 pm | 4 Comments
Twitter in the workplace: to take action or not to take action?

Twitter has, like similar social networking sites, raised many security questions – especially when it comes to whether businesses should allow employees access in the workplace. While many businesses have adopted Twitter as part of …

Top 5 Risks caused by employees’ actions
June 15, 2010 – 1:54 pm | 4 Comments
Top 5 Risks caused by employees’ actions

Employees generally do not mean to harm the organization for which they work; however, sometimes due to a lack of due diligence or even lack of education on security employees might pose a grave security …

8 Handy Backup Tips for SMBs
June 7, 2010 – 12:48 pm | No Comment
8 Handy Backup Tips for SMBs

A computer crash is eventually going to happen to anyone. Therefore you should be well prepared for such an incident. Each backup strategy has its own particularities and depends a lot on the specifics of …

Review Round-up
May 31, 2010 – 2:49 pm | One Comment
Review Round-up

What better way to understand whether a specific product is right for you than to read a detailed review from someone who has already used it?
We’ve gathered the latest reviews of GFI WebMonitor, GFI MAX …

Backup is dead. Long live backup!
May 3, 2010 – 11:30 am | 4 Comments
Backup is dead. Long live backup!

The editor of Storage Newsletter created a few waves earlier this month when he wrote an opinion piece entitled ‘Backup is dead’. He made the point that backup today has no more interest and organizations …

I spy with my little eye…
April 28, 2010 – 2:09 pm | 4 Comments
I spy with my little eye…

I came across a very interesting post by Peter Cochrane that should send shivers down the spine of anybody reading it. And if you are a security professional, I’d recommend grabbing the chair closest to …