Methods to ensure the safety of electronic mail change constantly. Among the many decisions an organization has to make is whether to perform security on site or detour the messages to a trusted outside party. E-mail security deals with tangible code threats - viruses, Trojans and malware in the e-mails - as well as more subtle threats such as phishing, whaling and other social engineering exploits.
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Combat Theft by Thinking Like a Phisher
Carl Weinschenk spoke with Markus Jakobsson, associate professor at Indiana University and associate director of the Center for Applied Cyber Security Research . Jakobsson runs experiments designed to gather information to combat phishing. Weinschenk : Why do you do these studies? Jakobsson... More >
Turning Security Inside Out
Carl Weinschenk spoke with Bill Bartow, vice president of product management, Tizor Systems . Weinschenk : You say there are four types of breaches. What are they? Bartow : There are four ways in which data can be exposed outside a company. Number one is through e-mail, which generally is... More >
Messaging Security Beyond Corporate E-Mail
Carl Weinschenk spoke with Eric Ogren, security analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group . ESG recently released a report, "Messaging Security: Beyond E-Mail." Weinschenk : What did the study look at, and what did you find? Ogren : We looked at purchasing motives. We wanted to know what the... More >
Ten Errors to Avoid When Commissioning a Data Center
This white paper outlines the ten most common errors that prevent successful execution of the commissioning process.
Information Lifecycle Management for Business Data
This IDC white paper presents a preemptive approach to information protection and control (IPC), discussing the growing internal threats to business information, the impact of government regulations on the protection of data, and how enterprises must adopt database security best practices to prevent sensitive customer data or company information.
Botnets Behind Most Spam, Says MessageLabs
internentnews.com reports that, according to a report by Symantec's MessageLabs unit, botnets account for 83.2 percent of all spam . While the McColo shutdown severely affected the Srizbi botnet, shutting down the Pricewert ISP did little to curb Cutwail , the largest botnet around. The reports also contained... More >
Solid Oak Believes China Behind Cyber Attack
InformationWeek reports that Solid Oak Software has asked the FBI to investigate a cyber attack on the company that seems to have come from China. A Microsoft representative investigated suspicious e-mail for malware and determined that the files were infected and that the attack was specifically created for Solid... More >
Spam Targeting Fawcett, Jackson Deaths
The U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team is warning about s pam and malicious e-mail attacks exploiting the deaths of actress Farrah Fawcett and singer Michael Jackson, reports V3.co.uk . In fact, less than 24 hours after Jackson's death, malicious messages claiming to have vital information about the singer's... More >
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