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| Virus Production from Russia Increases Again |
 Posted by secExtra on July 05th, 2010
Virus production from Russia is on the up again, after a temporary decline last month when Russian hosting service, PROXIEZ-NET – notoriously used by criminal gangs – was taken down in early May. This is according to analysis of internet threats in June, by managed security company, Network Box.
Russia is now responsible for 7.4 per cent of the world’s malware, and is back to being in the top four virus-producing countries, behind the US (13 per cent), Korea (10.1 per cent) and India (9.2 per cent).
This follows a similar pattern to malware production after the McColo shutdown in the …
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| Securing Data: Free Guide |
Posted by SecExtra on May 27th, 2010
A new guide for businesses on how to secure data is available from managed security company, Network Box. The guide is designed to give guidance to companies on best security practice to avoid a security breach; and is available free from Network Box’s website.
From April 2010, the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK has greater powers to enforce data security regulations (including the power to fine companies up to £500,000 for the most serious breaches), and this has made good security even more important for businesses.
Organisations keep more data, and for longer, than ever before. Much of this …
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| Guidance Software Acquires Assets of Forensic Hardware Leader Tableau LLC |
Posted by SecExtra on May 20th, 2010
Guidance Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: GUID) has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Tableau, LLC, a privately held developer and manufacturer of computer forensic hardware. This acquisition extends Guidance Software’s existing leadership in computer forensics technology by combining software with hardware for a complete forensic framework for the law enforcement, legal and corporate communities.
The purchase price for this transaction was $12.3 million in cash. The assets of Tableau include cash of $1.6 million. Guidance Software expects this transaction to increase previous revenue guidance by $3 million and be $0.03 accretive to its …
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| IT security for Car Dealerships: Free Guide |
Posted by SecExtra on May 17th, 2010
Car dealerships, like so many businesses, are increasing the amount of business-related activities they carry out online, from checking inventory and ordering new parts, to communicating with customers and downloading manuals.
A new guide – IT Security for Car Dealerships – released today by managed security firm Network Box, provides guidelines for car dealerships to follow to protect their IT networks from security threats.
The guide is free to download from Network Box’s website, and is designed to help car dealerships understand the unique risks that they face (such as keeping the network secure when it is constantly connected to …
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| Engate Technology Awarded Two New Patents for Preemptive Connection-level Botnet and Email Security |
Posted by SecExtra on May 15th, 2010
Engate Technology Corporation, leaders in advanced reputation network profiling technology and proactive botnet, phish, virus and email security solutions, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has approved the issuance of two new patents which cover methods for monitoring the SMTP/TCP/IP conversation between a sending message transfer agent and a receiving message transfer agent to determine the legitimacy of a message.
The two additional patents strengthen Engate’s intellectual property portfolio and provide the company with ownership of key innovations that address critical email security needs of enterprises, service providers and technology OEMs.
The two issued U.S. patents build on Engate’s …
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