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Six steps to a secure wireless network
Keeping your wireless secure is a relatively simple task, but it’s all too easy to keep loopholes open for potential hackers. Here, we list six steps you should consider to shut them down
Block unsuitable websites at work
Time wasted on the web is time not spent making money for your business! It’s also potentially dangerous. Here, we reveal how to stop employees wasting time on social-networking sites, and worse.
Software appliances vs security software
Every business needs to protect its network from security threats, but should you opt for the appliance approach or head down the software route? We tackle this tricky question.
FAQ: Software as a Service
Software As A Service, SAAS for short, is one of the hot phrases in the industry. But what does it mean and should you now be buying it? We answer the key questions.
News
Businesses aren't trusted to handle customer data
Employees don't think that customers' identities are safe in the hands of the companies they work for.
FBI nets huge phishing ring
The FBI and Egyptian authorities have charged more than 100 people who took part in an international bank phishing scheme.
GMail falls foul of phishing attacks
Google has confirmed that GMail customers have been hit by phishing attacks, just a day after 10,000 Hotmail accounts were exposed by a similar method.
12345 most popular stolen Hotmail password
The phishing attack that exposed the details of 10,000 Hotmail users has revealed that 12345 was the most popular password of those caught out, according to a security researcher.
RIM patches potential BlackBerry phishing flaw
BlackBerry maker RIM secures a hole that could have led users to fall victim to a phishing attack, through email or SMS.
Malware surges amid Grumblar fallout
Web-delivered malware jumped by almost a third in the second quarter of this year, according to figures from security firm ScanSafe, which also reported a large rise in zero-day threats.
How to secure businesses against viruses
Features
- Six steps to a secure wireless network
- Block unsuitable websites at work
- Software appliances vs security software
- FAQ: Software as a Service
News
- Businesses aren't trusted to handle customer data
- FBI nets huge phishing ring
- GMail falls foul of phishing attacks
- 12345 most popular stolen Hotmail password
- RIM patches potential BlackBerry phishing flaw
- Malware surges amid Grumblar fallout
- Malicious worms top web threat list
- Navy torpedoed by virus
- Poor anti-virus left 'back door' for hospital attack
- Timeline: The life of the email virus MyDoom
Special report Conficker
- What is the Conficker worm?
- What does Conficker do?
- How do you know if you're infected by Conficker?
- How does Conficker spread?
- How can I get rid of Conficker?
