Internal social networks help when you need to cascade and disseminate information within the company, but you also need the right policies and management to use these networks right.
One of these purposes is the creation of internal social networks which, in a nutshell, improve communication and information sharing within the organization. While some may worry [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Malware'
Internal Social Networks: Ethics, Policies, and Use
November 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Data Centers, Firewalls, Managed Hosting, Managed Services, Uncategorized
Tags: Ethics·Firewalls·Malware·Palo Alto Networks·Policies and Use·Social Networking
New Viruses Infiltrate Systems Through USB Drives
October 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Dallas Data Center, Managed Services, Microsoft, Security, Servers, Uncategorized
Two new viruses have been discovered to infiltrate systems through removable drives.
USB flash drives have become indispensable to almost everyone who uses a computer. It’s a quick and easy way to immediately transfer and share information and other data, especially files that are too large to send through email. Unfortunately, some malware take advantage of [...]
Common Vulnerabilities in Many Common Applications Still Exploited by Hackers
September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Firewalls, Managed Services, Microsoft, Security, Servers
The continued exploit of many vulnerable applications that have been fixed by vendors for over a year highlight the need to keep software updated with the latest versions and patches.
A new report released by security firm M86 Security reveals a trend toward more sophisticated forms of malware in taking advantage of vulnerabilities in common software [...]
Tags: Firewalls·Hackers·Malware·Managed Security Services·Phishing·Vulnerabilities
Mozilla Firefox Releases Fixes for Several Major Security Holes
September 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Firewalls, Managed Services, Microsoft, Security
Mozilla implements new initiatives to ensure the security of its browser to fix the main security holes, and this brings Firefox’s latest version to 3.6.7.
The Mozilla foundation, the organization behind the Firefox browser, announced recently that it has released a patch to fix many major security holes found in its software, as well as the [...]
Tags: Firewalls·Hackers·Malware·Managed Security·Mozilla Firefox·Phishing·Security·Vulnerabilities
Hackers Employing Sophisticated Techniques to Trick Users
May 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services, Security
Hackers are employing increasingly sophisticated techniques to scam users into downloading malicious software. For instance, today’s hackers and malware authors have begun using so-called “doorway pages” – web pages optimized to rank highly in results for common search engine queries.
These pages often feature trending or hot topics to show up favorably in search results, and [...]
Tags: Business Continuity·Doorway Pages·Hackers·Malicious Software·Malware·Managed Services·Search Engine Queries·Security·Trick Users
Beware New Facebook Scam
May 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Managed Services, Security
McAfee posted on its blog recently news about e-mail purportedly coming from Facebook urging recipients to open an attachment to get their new password on the site. Unfortunately the email is a scam to get not only users’ password of the popular social networking website, but potentially any accounts they use while using their computer [...]
Tags: Facebook·Google·Malware·Managed Security Services·Managed Services·McAfee·Phishing·Phishing Scams·Scam·Security·Social Networking Website
Are You in Danger When Searching the Internet?
May 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services, Security
Research released by antivirus vendors MacAfee and Panda suggest that searching for certain key words on Internet search engines can prove dangerous. Hackers and malware authors have become adept at Search Engine Optimization and are using frequently searched key words to create sites that will rank favorably in search engines, but are a host for [...]
Tags: Antivirus·Antivirus Software Internet Surfing·Business Continuity·Dangerous·Hackers·Internet Search·Internet Search Engines·MacAfee·Malware·Managed Services·Panda·Patched Systems·Phishing·Search Engine·Search Engine Optimization·Security
Beware the Kneber Botnet
April 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services, Security
A malicious piece of software making the rounds on news websites recently is believed to be behind the compromise of over 75,000 systems in over 2,500 international organizations – many of which are government agencies and large Fortune 500 companies.
Called the Kneber botnet after the name in the email used to register the initial domain [...]
Tags: Botnet·Business Continuity·Facebook·Fortune 500·Kneber·Kneber Botnet·Malicious Software·Malware·Managed Security·Managed Services·PayPal·Security·Social Networking·Zeus·Zeus Botnet
Beware of Vulnerabilities in Windows and Office
April 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Managed Services, Microsoft, Security
Microsoft recently released a number of security bulletins and patches addressing vulnerabilities in Windows and Office that are of high risk to users. It’s widely believed that many will be exploited by hackers within the next 30 days. One of them could potentially allow hackers or malware authors to easily compromise systems by tricking users [...]
Tags: Hackers·Malicious AVI-Formatted Files·Malware·Managed Services·Microsoft·Office·Patches·PowerPoint Viewer 2003·Security·Surity Bulletins·Vulnerabilities·Windows
Mariposa Botnet Masters Arrested
April 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Business Continuity, Managed Services, Security
Spanish authorities report that they have arrested the masterminds behind a string of online criminal activities using the botnet dubbed Mariposa. Mariposa is the original name of a commercially distributed Do-it-Yourself malware kit, sold online for 800/1000 EUR for “wannabe” hackers. Along with the arrest, authorities seized sensitive data belonging to about 800,000 users in 190 [...]
Tags: "Wannabe" Hackers·Botnet·Cybercriminals·Hackers·Malware·Mariposa·Network·Security·Sensitive Data·Spanish Authorities
Are you Safeguarding your Data?
February 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Backup, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Managed Services, Security
With the continuous proliferation of data and its increasing importance to business, it has become critical to implement measures to safeguard it. One such measure is to make sure you have a data protection, backup, and recovery system in place. The threat of data loss from hardware failure, malware, or disaster is very real. A [...]
Tags: Backup·Business Continuity·Data Loss·Data Protection·Disaster Recovery·Hardware Failure·Malware·Recovery System·Safeguard Data·Security