May 11th, 2011
Cisco just published their 2011 1st quarter Global Threat Report that compiles data they have received from their 4 core security devisions. Web malware is up 46% since January which is a good indicator that security is more important than ever for every company.
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August 30th, 2010
The internet is full of tracking cookies, viruses, malware, spyware, ads, and more that can take your computer and render it useless.Although there are ways to remove these items from your computer why would you let them on to your computer in the first place?
PriorITyCare Network Defense is a security appliance that uses a combination [...]
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March 9th, 2010
Well, at least there SHOULD be! This is 50-year-old technology!
Here are 3 very important reason why it’s time to upgrade to more reliable protection.
1) Tapes have a failure rate of 100%. No, that’s not a typo. Statistically, every single tape drive will fail at some point – it’s only a matter of when.
2) Your network [...]
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January 11th, 2010
Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security!
Imagine not being able to send or receive e-mail for days, possibly weeks. Don’t think this could happen because you have a reputable anti-virus software installed? If so, you’re operating on a false sense of security and hackers are praying that you keep thinking that way. Here’s [...]
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December 17th, 2008
Cisco just released their annual security report for 2008.
A few key report findings include:
Spam accounts for nearly 200 billion messages each day, which is approximately 90 percent of email sent worldwide
The overall number of disclosed vulnerabilities grew by 11.5 percent over 2007
Vulnerabilities in virtualization products tripled to 103 in 2008 from 35 in 2007, as [...]
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November 12th, 2008
While most companies are aware of security threats from outside their network, many have no idea of the possibility of an inside threat.
Common “Unintentional” Mistakes:
• Unauthorized application use: 70 percent of IT professionals believe the use of unauthorized programs resulted in as many as half of their companies’ data loss incidents.
• Misuse of corporate computers: [...]
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