Friday, August 22nd, 2008
We need a fresh start in endpoint security. Recently tested legacy AntiVirus products detected 30% of malware, which is less accurate than the 50% one might get from tossing a coin to decide if something is malware. (more…)
Tags: antivirus, BotNet, endpoint, endpoint security, false positives, HIPS, infected, infection, malware, malware detection, signature-based, signatures, undefined, virus, zero-day
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
If your business partners are accessing your sensitive data on your mission critical servers, you may find yourself living in excessively interesting times. (more…)
Tags: anti- anti-spyware, anti-virus, application control, Authentication, browser security, data leak prevention, disk encryption, endpoint, endpoint security, malware, NAC, nap, network access control, network access protection, Network Admission Control, p2p, policy enforcement, usb thumbdrive, web browser
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Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
This gathering of information security experts revealed issues that will impact us all. IT personnel must stay on top of them in the years ahead to secure their organization’s information assets. (more…)
Tags: ActiveX, anti-spyware, anti-virus, Black Hat, BotNet, endpoint, endpoint security, malware, safe browser, SSL VPN, zero-day
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
In general, IT personnel are far more knowledgeable and skilled than end-users when it comes to information security. Consequently, IT personnel prefer to limit what end-users can do on their assigned endpoints by provisioning end-users without administrative privileges. This sounds reasonable: the less users can do to alter their machines, the less likely they are to expose their networks and systems to security breaches. By the way, minimizing dependence on end-users making correct information security decisions is almost always good policy.
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Tags: anti-virus, application control, endpoint security, malware, policy enforcement, spyware
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Many perceive anti-virus software as providing ‘fire and forget’ endpoint protection. It does not!
Many factors can interfere with the proper operation of these and other security tools such as anti-spyware, personal firewalls, and disk encryption.
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Tags: anti-virus, Auto-remediation, Compliance, endpoint security, malware, Network Admission Control, policy enforcement, spyware
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