Tag Archives: endpoint security

The ever-popular Microsoft TechEd 2011 was held last month from May 16, 2011 – May 19, 2011 in Atlanta, GA, USA. The event was very well attended and GFI were also present in booth #1915 with the theme ‘Fast and …

Data thefts in corporate environments happen quite often although many of them remain unnoticed for a long time. Small and medium sized organizations are usually the most badly affected, especially when no security measurements are in place within the IT …

According to a recent report, business users send and receive an average of 110 emails per day. Such a figure indicates that email continues to play a predominant role in the day-to-day activities of an organization and that its use …

Mohammed S Ali, wrote an interesting article about the dangers of using public PCs, so to continue with the topic I’ll be explaining what you need to do to secure a machine for public use. 1. Physical Security The first …

It is a common trend that public institutions such as universities, libraries or similar offices offer free facilities to the public such as providing public computers with internet connection. Generally a USB port is recognized as a standard feature on …

Ever found an USB stick in your letter box, at your desk or on the street? What would you do with it? Yes, you’d probably check what’s in there. But wait… Have you ever thought about the potential risks you …

Endpoint security threats are constantly evolving and critical data is lost due to non-existent or ineffective security practices. The proliferation of high capacity thumb drives, smart phones and other portable devices has increased the risk of data leakage and the …

In a previous post, I had talked about two employees who are charged with having allegedly gained access to their former employer’s network even though they had left the company a couple of years before. This week a former employee …

Up to a few years ago, vendors were united in a single battle cry: your business is at risk… unless…! Scaremongering worked to an extent but it soon became obvious to many organizations that vendors were crying ‘wolf’ far too …

Security is a very broad subject and unfortunately one that doesn’t deal in absolutes.  There is no magic pill, no consultant who can tell you just use this and you’ll be totally secure, and if they do, then they’re not …