Hybrid Web filtering combines appliance with hosted service
St. Bernard Software this week is announcing a hybrid solution for Web filtering that the company says combines the control of an appliance with the ease of use of a managed service.
View ArticleStorm worm pulls Halloween hoax
It wouldn't be Halloween without the zombie-creating Storm malware up to some mischief.
View ArticlePDF spam back with a vengeance
PDF spam, the summertime nuisance that flooded inboxes in early August and then quickly disappeared, is back and worse than ever.
View ArticleOne in six PCs could be infected with malware
As many as one in six PCs may have active spyware or malware infections.
View ArticleInside San Diego Supercomputing Center's green data center
The 80,000-square-foot building will double the size of the SDSC's facilities; besides an additional 5,000 square feet of data-center space, the expansion will house classrooms, offices, meeting rooms...
View ArticleSpammers latch on to political subjects
US Congressman Ron Paul is hot. Image spam is not.
View ArticleSpammers beg for money in pre-holiday blast
A new spam campaign has emerged that tells stories of the hard-knock life, and then asks for money.
View ArticleAntispam group targets transactions, not messages
A father-son team that has dedicated time and energy to fighting spam says that as of today, it has shut down more than 50,000 Web sites that use unwanted messages to lure traffic.
View ArticleWhaling: Latest e-mail scam targets executives
With targeted phishing attacks on the rise, it's no surprise that cybercriminals are doing their research and aiming at those with the most to lose -- executives.
View Article12 spam research projects that might make a difference
Those who commit cybercrime know they need to stay on the cutting edge of technology to come up with new and different ways to swindle people. Luckily, the good guys are also spending time in research...
View ArticleData loss start-ups sell out
The rapid consolidation in the anti-data leakage market in the past year is enough to make an IT manager's head spin: This segment of the security sector ballooned to include dozens of start-ups, then...
View ArticleSecurity researcher Kaminsky pushes DNS patching
Dan Kaminsky, who for years was ambivalent about securing DNS, has become an ardent supporter of DNS Security Extensions.
View ArticleCloud computing: Which IT projects are right for the cloud?
Cloud computing is poised to win the title of most popular, and populist, buzzword of 2009.
View ArticleRecycling IT assets is serious business
Information technology departments that practice asset management are learning to master the art of retiring hardware at the right time. But making the decision to retire IT gear is just the beginning;...
View ArticleCash-in on old IT equipment
Some organizations can earn a profit, or at least reduce the amount they have to pay to dispose of IT equipment, by allowing providers of IT disposal services to sell the assets they take away.
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