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Web Threats - Is Your Company Exposed?

This infographic gives a quick visual representation of some of the key findings of recent Webroot research on web security in the U.S. and UK. The findings highlight the significant costs that web threats pose to businesses - such as increased help desk support - and the risks especially for companies with no web...

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Survey: Remote Users Expose Companies to Cybercrime

Webroot conducted research on web security in the U.S. and the UK. As remote users expand the security perimeter, the majority of companies reported significant effects in the form of increased help-desk time, reduced employee productivity and disruption of business activities. The impacts of web-borne attacks are...

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Survey: Web Threats Expose Businesses to Data Loss

Webroot commissioned a study to gauge the prevalence of web-borne attacks, their consequences and how IT pros are responding. Among the results: the vast majority of companies surveyed experienced one or more types of web-borne attacks in 2012. The survey report also includes recommendations - such as deploying a...

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Combating Today's Financial, E-Commerce Threats

For banking and e-commerce providers, maintaining the trust and confidence of customers and employees is critical, so providing the best possible security is paramount. Every day, newer and more inventive scams trick people into handing over their financial and personal information. This white paper offers...

Think Server-Based VDI Keeps Your Data Secure?

If you're considering deploying Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) based on security considerations, make sure you understand the complete risk profile. Server-based desktop virtualization keeps corporate assets inside the data center rather than on the client. However, VDI does nothing to prevent exploits on the...

Essential Technology for Mobile Workforce Security

The number of devices in use by the enterprise is difficult to measure because of the large number of personal, unsecured and undocumented devices brought in by employees. Legacy approaches to mobile security are outdated at best and limiting at worst. It's widely agreed they don't fit today's mobile business...

The Attack Continuum's In-Depth Defense Strategy

For many years, conventional wisdom focused solely on a perimeter-based defense with the mission to keep out all attackers. Now, it's become pertinent to see these persistent threats and attacks through a different lens - expect a successful attack and penetration of your defenses and design a defense-in-depth...

Security Management and Operations Report

The prevalent approach to security management and operations is to implement on an ad hoc and technology-focused basis. This haphazard approach is no longer adequate. This report details: The current state of the market and what to expect moving forward; Research implications for technology vendors; Research...

Best Practices for Secure Software Development

As part of the software development process, security professionals must make choices about where to invest their budget and staff resources to ensure that homegrown applications are as secure as possible. This research brief details: Best practices for all organizations that would like to produce more secure...

Stop Malware, Hackers and More - IT Disaster First Aid Kit

You've found a virus running on your server. You discover login IDs on your network that don't belong. A hacker has your credit card database. Any one of these is enough for you to hit your panic button and lose it. Don't. In this eBook, learn: Tips on how to handle various emergency scenarios; The necessary...

Patch Management 101: How to Prevent High-Risk Security Breaches

Managing and administering software updates remains one of the most challenging, tedious and resource-intensive tasks an IT Department undertakes on a daily basis. The constantly evolving software landscape makes patch management an important consideration for all IT decision makers, regardless of the organization...

Rethinking your Enterprise Security

The fact is that the world is constantly evolving and always connected - and your enterprise must be too. Forward-thinking enterprises realize that they need to focus on a sustainable approach to security and risk management - one that is designed to address the new wave of vulnerabilities that prevail due to...

DDoS: Evolving Threats, Solutions

DDoS attacks on banks are becoming more rampant, advanced and persistent. Attackers are continuing to work around the clock in developing and sharpening their toolset and methodologies used to perform these attacks. Most attacks have been brute-force against multiple institutions; others have been subtle, probing...

Beyond the Checkbox: A Sustainable Approach to Access Certification

Every large enterprise needs to grant some level of access to its employees, contractors, partners, vendors, and customers. While necessary to support the business, access to critical information resources also represents a source of potential business and compliance risk. A clear definition of who is responsible for...

Scanning Databases for Credit Card Information

Today's enterprise consists of numerous applications and a large number of them handle credit card data. As a result of standard processing, it is often the case that credit card data gets stored within file systems and databases in clear text - which poses a huge security risk. It is vital that all occurrences of...