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Top 10 Security Spring Cleanup Tips
March 01, 2011
The change of seasons offers a good time to take a look at your security posture -- and especially any vulnerabilities that may have cropped up.
SMB Security Means Putting Policy First
January 21, 2011
How long since you've taken a look at your business's security policy? (Assuming, of course that your business has a security policy.)
Don't Let Bad Weather Expose Security Vulnerabilities
January 11, 2011
Heavy weather can carry a heavy price if your digital and workplace security measures aren't thorough and up-to-date.
2011: Hackers' New Year
January 03, 2011
The new year brings plenty of the same old security challenges and problems, as well as some new mash-ups of old attacks.
Ransomware Returns To Ask For More
December 02, 2010
How much is your data worth to you? That's the question behind ransomware, an aggressive bit of data extortion that's making some noise again.
Mobile Employees Should Be Aware Of Mobile Threats
November 30, 2010
Threats targeting mobile devices are growing as the holidays get under way. Time to make sure your employees have their mobile guards up.
Will You Know Where Your Business Is If The Lights Go Out?
November 23, 2010
A recent study pointed out that fear of downtime outranked data theft among consequences of a data breach or other intrusion. There's a reason for that ranking, and it extends far beyond breaches.
Six Security Tips For The Holidays
November 19, 2010
Employee vacations, workplace celebrations, unexpected visitors and hours and hours of online shopping loom. Time to take a pre-holiday look at your seasonal security preparations.
SMBs Blocking Facebook, Twitter, Other Social networks
November 16, 2010
Employee access to social networks is blocked by half of small and midsized business, security firm Webroot reports. The company's survey also found that malware and data leakage were the top social network fears.
More Java Warnings, More Java Worries
November 15, 2010
The attractiveness of unpatched Java as an attack entry-point continues to grow, as do calls for all users to patch Java immediately. But in order to do that, you need to know who's running which version of Java.
Are Viruses What SMBs Really Need To Be Most Worried About?
November 08, 2010
Viruses and Trojans topped small and midsized business's security concerns in a recent survey, with data leaks not far behind. But the real top concern needs to be the incomplete security policies and practices that are typical of too many SMBs.
SMB Winter Security Advance Checklist
November 05, 2010
The approach of winter, and the holiday season in the middle of it, means it's time for SMBs to take a few security steps, and implement a few security measures and practices aimed at keeping the chill away from your data and systems.
How Much Do You Trust Your Employees? How Much Should You?
November 02, 2010
Insider fraud cost businesses 5% of their revenue in 2009, a new study reports. So ho how much should you trust -- or distrust -- your employees?
Flash Exploit On The Move Via PDF File
October 29, 2010
A critical zero-day Flash exploit that arrives in a PDF file is being used in attacks aimed at Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x. The exploited vulnerability is found across all major platforms, and a patch is not expected to be available for a couple of weeks.
Is Java Putting Your SMB At Risk?
October 27, 2010
Java exploits are on the rise, and sharply so, exceeding PDF attacks by a factor of 60 to 1, according to Microsoft. Is it time to cut off Java in your workplace?
2 Of 3 Employees Routinely Violate Usage Policies
October 25, 2010
Whatever your employees need to be doing on the Web via your network, a fair percentage are doing -- or trying to do -- a lot more, according to Symantec/MessageLabs findings.
Cybercrooks Targeting SMB Accounts, FBI Warns
October 22, 2010
The best source of SMB funds is SMB bank accounts, obviously, and according to the FBI, those accounts are precisely what the crooks are going after.
Webroot Update Tracks Employee Usage Violators, Bandwidth Trends
October 18, 2010
The latest version of Webroot's Security Service adds bandwidth trend tracking, both overall and for employees attempting to violate company usage and security policies.
Load Balancer Targets SMB Needs And Budgets
October 14, 2010
KEMP Technologies' LoadMaster DR, available as a hardware or appliance or software download, aims to insure that DMB customers have reliable access to the business's servers. And introductory price in the appliance aims to insure that SMBs can afford it.
Who's Responsible For Patching Your Business?
October 12, 2010
What's your business's patch policy, who's in charge of it -- and should Microsoft's latest Biggest Patch Tuesday Ever prompt you to review it?
Panda GateDefender Update Cracks Down On Employee Behavior
October 07, 2010
Panda Security has introduced hybrid cloud-based content protection for its GateDefender Performa 4.0 perimeter security appliance. One of the things the device protects your company against is your employees' behavior.
Should Employee-Owned Devices Be Considered SMB Endpoints?
October 06, 2010
Any device that contains company information is an endpoint, right? So how do you protect your data on the personal devices in your employees' pockets, cars and homes?
Trusted Outsiders Can Be Big Security Risks
September 30, 2010
Ever have a trusted salesperson, contractor or customer bring by a flash drive with a file by for you to view on one of your company's machines? Ever regret letting the outsider's drive inside your perimeter?
News Sites, Searches May Be Riskier Than Porn
September 28, 2010
Steer clear of gambling, porn and other known risky sites and related searches and you and your employees -- and your business -- are safer, right? Not according to a new Websense study which found that leading news and pop culture sites, and hot-trend search terms may be more dangerous than some of the ones you're steering clear of.
Phishing, P2P, Drive-Bys Top SMB Security Risk List
September 27, 2010
File sharing, drive-by downloads, social nets, phishing, malicious attachments -- according to a new report, these are the leading approaches for criminals targeting small and midsized businesses.