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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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 >
Should You Install Messaging Security Software on Your Exchange Server?
This white paper discusses the detailed results of an Osterman Research survey on messaging security software and conclusions about administrators' attitudes regarding installing third-party software on the Exchange server.
Symantec Report Shows Increase in Spam, Phishing
According to Symantec's latest "State of Spam and Phishing" reports, nearly 90 percent of all e-mail messages are either spam or phishing attempts. More spam messages were coming from the Asia-Pacific region and Japan, reports V3.co.uk . Symantec says this is likely because of the massive growth of Internet... More >
McAfee Announces Web, E-Mail Appliance for SMBs
Aimed at SMBs, McAfee has announced its E-mail and Web Security Appliance 5.5 . According to V3.co.uk , the appliance reduces system administration requirements by offering comprehensive security and control in one place. The appliance features clustering and load-balancing tools to boost performance and... More >
M86 Buys Finjan
In an effort to strengthen its Web security product offerings, M86 Security has purchased most of the assets of Finjan , reports PCWorld . The deal will add Finjan’s line of secure Web gateway and security-as-a-service products to M86 Security’s existing e-mail and Web security product portfolio, according to The... More >
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