A constant challenge for IT departments is keeping malware -- adware, spyware, Trojans, worms and viruses, all in the guise of freeware and downloads - off users' systems and the network. As user education improves, cyber criminals are becoming craftier in their attacks, often embedding auto-execution code into otherwise harmless Web pages. Anti-malware utilities are now a given; layered security and anomalous activity monitoring are key to a successful defense against malware.
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Carl Weinschenk spoke with Raimund Genes, CTI, Trend Micro . Weinschenk : Is it a personal or corporate belief that the era of standalone antivirus software is effectively over? Genes : It is actually a company belief. I am the CTO responsible for core technology. We see new threats of... More >
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New Trojan Variant Stealing FTP Credentials
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Pennsylvania Man Arrested for 'Rolling Stone' DDoS Attacks
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