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White Papers
VirusPKT: A Search Tool for Assimilating Assorted Acquaintance for Viruses
Nov 2009
Viruses utilize various means to circumvent the immune detection in the biological systems. Several mathematical models have been investigated for the description of viral dynamics in the...
Provided by Pondicherry University
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White Papers
NetGator: Malware Detection Through Program Interactive Proofs
Jun 2011
Exfiltration of data using internet-borne attacks has become a credible threat for organization and enterprises. History has shown that crafted targeted attacks and zero-day malware are capable of...
Provided by George Mason University
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White Papers
Synthesizing Near-Optimal Malware Specifications From Suspicious Behaviors
Apr 2010
Fueled by an emerging underground economy, malware authors are exploiting vulnerabilities at an alarming rate. To make matters worse, obfuscation tools are commonly available, and much of the...
Provided by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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White Papers
GPU-Assisted Malware
Sep 2010
Malware writers constantly seek new methods to obfuscate their code so as to evade detection by virus scanners. Two code-armoring techniques that pose significant challenges to existing...
Provided by Columbia University
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White Papers
Using application control to reduce risk with endpoint security
Jun 2011
Unwanted applications, like games, result in productivity loss. This is often the primary consideration when applying application control. But unauthorized applications also increase your...
Provided by Sophos
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White Papers
Exploiting the Hard-Working DWARF: Trojans With No Native Executable Code
Apr 2011
All binaries compiled by recent versions of GCC from C++ programs include complex data and dedicated code for exception handling support. The data structures describe the call stack frame layout...
Provided by Dartmouth College
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Whitepapers - Video
Watch this 5-minute video to learn more about the benefits of VIPRE Antivirus Business
Jul 2011
Until now antivirus has been slow and hard to manage - but there is a fast and easy solution, VIPRE Antivirus Business! VIPRE Business offers - Fast endpoint protection - Easy deployment and...
Provided by GFI Software
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White Papers
DAFT: Disk Geometry-Aware File System Traversal
Jun 2009
Bulk file access is a read access to a large number of files in a file system. Example applications that use bulk file access extensively are Anti-Virus (AV) scanner, file-level data back-up...
Provided by Symantec Corporation
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Whitepapers
Malware Security Report: Protecting Your Business, Customers, and the Bottom Line.
Jun 2010
Malware code is not easily detectable and may infect consumers' computers when they simply browse your web site. Protect your business and customers by understanding the threat from malware and...
Provided by VeriSign
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White Papers
Dealing With Software Viruses: A Biological Paradigm
Feb 2008
The authors introduce a probability model for populations of cells and viruses that interact in the presence of an anti-viral agent. Cells can be infected by viruses, and their longevity and...
Provided by Reed Elsevier
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White Papers
Independent Parallel Compact Finite Automatons for Accelerating Multi-String Matching
Apr 2010
Multi-string matching is a key technique for implementing network security applications like Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) and anti-virus scanners. Existing DFA-based research have...
Provided by Tsinghua University
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White Papers
Kangaroo: Speculative Multi-Pattern Matching for Scalable Deep Packet Inspection
Aug 2010
Multi-pattern matching is a key technique for network security applications like Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDSes) and anti-virus scanners, where every packet is inspected against...
Provided by Dublin City University
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White Papers
Synergic Parallel Compact Finite Automatons for Accelerating Multi-String Matching
Dec 2009
Multi-string matching is a key technique for network security applications like Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) and anti-virus scanners, where every packet is inspected against tens of...
Provided by Dublin City University
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White Papers
Enhancing Desktop and Laptop Security Performance with Disk Defragmentation
Sep 2007
Security is vital, and so is the performance of that security technology. Faster detection of new threats means faster elimination. Using real-world scenarios, this study presents the impact of...
Provided by Condusiv Technologies
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White Papers
VirusMeter: Preventing Your Cellphone From Spies
Jul 2009
Due to the rapid advancement of mobile communication technology, mobile devices nowadays can support a variety of data services that are not traditionally available. With the growing popularity of...
Provided by George Mason University
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Case Studies
Mainline Helps School Apparel Improve Its Manufacturing and Fulfillment System With IBM Power and Storage Solutions
Jun 2012
School Apparel is a privately held company with corporate headquarters in Burlingame, California. They were facing challenges with the IBM Power 550 in San Jose and the IBM Power 520 at the Star...
Provided by Mainline Information Systems
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Whitepapers
Botnets, Phishing, and Identity Theft
Nov 2006
In today's business and consumer computing space, a financially-motivated "Ecosystem" of multiple players exists. This ecosystem complete with its own lucrative buying and selling "Microeconomy"...
Provided by trend media Co. Ltd.
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Whitepapers
Introduction to End to End Desktop Virtualization
Dec 2011
Today's PC - based enterprise desktop environment is highly distributed, giving users ample computing power and application flexibility. This desktop model works well for the business needs of...
Provided by Cisco
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Whitepapers
Identifying Infection Sources and Regions in Large Networks
Apr 2012
Identifying the infection sources in a network, including the individuals who started a rumor in a social network, the computers that introduce a virus into a computer network, or the index cases...
Provided by Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers
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Whitepapers
Nudge: Intermediaries' Role in Interdependent Network Security
May 2012
By employing an interdependent security game-theoretic framework, the authors study how individual Internet Service Providers can coordinate the investment decisions of end users to improve the...
Provided by Springer Healthcare
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Case Studies
Microsoft Forefront Client Security Case Study
Mar 2010
The net at PJIIT is used by over 700 users daily. This is why it is necessary to use proper security systems, taking into consideration the fact that the net is used not only by IT students but...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Toward a Practical Technique to Halt Multiple Virus Outbreaks on Computer Networks
Oct 2012
Malicious software, or malware, on the Internet can cause serious problems, not only for services like email and the web, but for electricity, transport, finance, and healthcare services due to...
Provided by Hindawi Publishing
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Whitepapers
Intrusion Detection on Smartphones
Nov 2012
Smartphone technology is more and more becoming the predominant communication tool for people across the world. People use their smartphones to keep their contact data, to browse the internet, to...
Provided by Cornell University
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Whitepapers
Defending Polymorphic Worms in Computer Network using Honeypot
Oct 2012
Polymorphic worms are a major threat to internet infrastructure security. In this mechanism the authors are using gate-translator, double honeypot, sticky honeypot, internal translator and...
Provided by The Schwa
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Whitepapers
Agent Virus of Cooperation (Avicoop): an Intelligent Model of Cooperation and Collaboration Based on the MAS for Data Exchange in Ad hoc Network
Sep 2012
The authors propose in this paper a response to the problem of cooperation and collaboration between nodes in a Mobile Ad hoc NETwork (MANET) for intelligent data relays from one source to a...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Science Issues
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Case Studies
Medical University of South Carolina: University Saves $200,000 Plus 95 Hours a Week With Centralized Malware Detection
May 2011
The IT department at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has 12,000 client PCs to manage and secure. Invasive malware was a constant threat to hospital data and employee productivity,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Arbor Networks Enables DDoS Protection for Cloud Service and Hosting Providers
Feb 2013
This Frost & Sullivan white paper provides an overview of the latest DDoS attack trends, and offers examples of how cloud service and hosting providers can use Arbor Networks solutions to protect...
Provided by Arbor Networks
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White Papers
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Email: Proactive Steps to Defend Your Email Network
Nov 2007
Email and other messaging technologies are evolving fast--and bringing new threats. Now, learn how you can head them off. This timely whitepaper reports on the shrinking "signal-to-noise" ratio in...
Provided by Sendmail
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Whitepapers
A VHDL Implementation of Low Power Virus Detection Processor
Apr 2012
Now-a-days, mobile handsets combine the functionality of mobile phones and PDAs. Unfortunately, mobile handsets development process has been driven by market demand, focusing on new features and...
Provided by IOSR Journal of Engineering
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Whitepapers
Using Simulation to Investigate Virus Propagation in Computer Networks
Nov 2012
Making the best decisions to respond to a virus threat can be critical in thwarting a quick spread and minimizing negative impacts of an attack. This paper uses simulation to compare two main...
Provided by Canadian Center of Science and Education
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Research
IBM X-Force 2012 Mid Year Trend and Risk Report
Feb 2013
The IBM X-Force 2012 Mid Year Trend and Risk provides a detailed analysis and summary of the latest internet threats including vulnerability disclosures, exploits and active attacks, viruses and...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Terminator for E-mail Spam - A Fuzzy Approach Revealed
Jul 2011
In this information technology world, the highest degree of communication happens through e-mails. Realistically most of the inboxes are flooded with spam e-mails as most of transactions through...
Provided by Anna University
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Whitepapers
Open-Source Security Solution for False Antiviruses Removing
Dec 2012
One of the goals of existing strategies in companies and organizations regarding the security of information systems is to protect computer networks against attacks caused by viruses. For...
Provided by NORTH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY UNION
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Whitepapers
Secure By Design: Building Identity-based Security into Today’s Information Systems
Feb 2013
In this paper, ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES® (EMA™) analysts examine today’s security challenges in light of the opportunity to build security directly into information systems, and...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
An Integrated Framework for Malware Collection and Analysis for Botnet Tracking
Mar 2012
In proposed framework, the authors have used Honypots as malware capturing tool. The proposed system design is unique in the sense that the information regarding the configuration of honeypot on...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Whitepapers
Creation of Monitoring Network Using Different Communication Patterns
Nov 2012
Numerous attacks, such as worms, phishing and botnets, threaten the availability of the Internet, the integrity of its hosts and the privacy of its users. A core element of defense against these...
Provided by International Journal of Communications and Engineering
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Whitepapers
Global Electronic Dominance with Spatial Grasp
Nov 2012
A high-level control technology will be revealed that can dynamically establish overwhelming dominance over distributed networked systems with embedded electronic devices and any communications...
Provided by Scientific Research
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Whitepapers
Detection of Malicious Code-Injection Attack Using Two Phase Analysis Technique
May 2012
In today's world code injection attack is a very big problem. Code injection attacks are to exploit software vulnerabilities and inject malicious code into target program. These malicious codes...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Whitepapers
Setting a Worm Attack Warning by Using Machine Learning to Classify NetFlow Data
Dec 2011
The authors present a worm warning system that leverages the reliability of IP-Flow and the effectiveness of machine learning techniques. Their system aims at setting an alarm in case a node is...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Whitepapers
Detection of Malware by using Sequence Alignment Strategy and Data Mining Techniques
Jan 2013
Malware is basically malicious software or programs which are a major challenge or major threats for the computer and different computer applications in the field of IT and cyber security....
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Case Studies
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Safeguards Dutch Automobile Sales
Jan 2010
It was becoming difficult for Van Tilburg-Bastianen to find an antivirus solution that offered high detection rates, protection from spyware, as well as central administrative tools at no...
Provided by Kaspersky Lab
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Case Studies
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Protects Grupa Remontowa SA
Jan 2010
A leader among European ship repair yards, Grupa Remontowa SA is a capital group concentrated around Gdansk Shipyard. Grupa is a major player on the world market which specializes in ship repairs...
Provided by Kaspersky Lab
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Case Studies
Avg and Watchguard Partnership to Deliver a No-Compromise Gateway Anti-Virus Solution
Jan 2010
In computer systems worldwide, viruses and other forms of malware are among the leading causes of lost data, corrupted PCs, damaged applications, and loss of productivity. WatchGuard Technologies...
Provided by AVG Technologies
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White Papers
The 10 myths of safe web browsing
Jun 2010
Are you suffering from misconceptions about safe web browsing? You might think you're being safe, but with a newly infected webpage discovered every few seconds, it's next to impossible to stay up...
Provided by Sophos
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White Papers
M86 - Are Proxy Anonymizers Putting Your Enterprise in Peril?
Jun 2010
Chances are, your company deploys Web filters to fight off the threats lurking in cyberspace. And chances are, some of your employees have no trouble bypassing them. This whitepaper looks at how...
Provided by M86 Security
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White Papers
Are Bots About to Bring Down Your Business?
Jun 2010
There's some good news these days on the IT security front: Cybercriminals don't want to knock your network offline. The bad news? They want to use it for launching attacks that are more...
Provided by M86 Security
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White Papers
Executive Guide to Internal Data Theft
Jun 2010
This whitepaper looks at an inescapable trend - the increasing threat of confidential data being removed from the network inside the organization through the use of removable media devices. It...
Provided by M86 Security
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White Papers
Social Networking: The Pros, the Cons and the Solution
Jun 2010
Social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and Bebo have permeated society and the workplace over recent years. Organizations are right to embrace these sites as an extra weapon...
Provided by M86 Security
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White Papers
The Real Cost of Free Email
Jun 2010
Learn the risks associated with using the POP and free email systems and how a hosted Microsoft Exchange solution can provide guaranteed availability and make email users in even the smallest...
Provided by Verio
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Webcasts
Malware: It's everywhere
Jul 2009
The proliferation of malware designed to infiltrate computer systems without the owners informed consent has become one of the most challenging security issues facing users today. But who owns...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Maintaining trust: protecting your website users from malware
Nov 2009
The proliferation of malware designed to infiltrate computer systems without the owners' informed consent has become one of the most challenging security issues facing users today. Hackers are...
Provided by IBM
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Case Studies
IT Company Claims 100 Percent Secure and Clean Network Using New Forefront Security Services
Apr 2010
KPIT Cummins is a global IT consulting and product engineering partner company focused on the Manufacturing and Diversified Financial Services industries. KPIT Cummins faced administrative issues...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
University Cuts IT Support Requests by More Than 66 Per Cent With Antivirus Solution
Mar 2010
Aga Khan University (AKU) is a private, autonomous university that promotes human welfare through research, teaching, and community service. The organization wanted to reduce the workload of the...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Anti-Virus Deployment for VMware View
Jan 2010
Desktop virtualization is a transformative platform that delivers cost-effective, manageable network and desktop access to workers of diverse computing needs. Anti-virus software is one of the...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Engine Technology: Comprehensive Protection From Today's Threats and Tomorrow's
Nov 2007
The nature of the threat to PC users has changed significantly over the years. Today's threats are more complex than ever before. Much of today's 'Malware' [short for malicious software], which...
Provided by Kaspersky Lab
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Whitepapers
Increasing Performance in Enterprise Anti-Malware Software
Mar 2010
As the Internet continues to grow in scope and sophistication over time, so does the intelligence built into malicious software. Today's malware has evolved from its origins of viruses as a mostly...
Provided by GFI Software
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Whitepapers
Best Practices for Continuous Data Protection and E-Mail Discovery
Apr 2011
Is your critical e-mail data safe? Is it protected, recoverable and in compliance? If you're unsure, it's time to put a protection and recovery strategy in place - otherwise, you're not only...
Provided by Quest Software, now a part of Dell
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White Papers
Runtime Control the Perfect Antivirus Solution
Apr 2009
This paper will discuss these challenges and highlight an antivirus control that is better suited for store environment. The bottom line is that when it comes to security, the industry has become...
Provided by Solidcore Systems
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White Papers
Measuring the In-the-Wild Effectiveness of Antivirus Against Zeus
Sep 2009
There are many reports on how anti-virus products fare against malware, yet most of these reports focus on in-the-lab testing of specific malware strands against a specific antivirus...
Provided by Trusteer
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White Papers
Attacking Antivirus
Feb 2008
Antivirus solutions are now a common component of computer systems. However, security issues pertaining to the antivirus software itself have not captured enough attentions of antivirus vendors...
Provided by Nevis Networks
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Whitepapers
Understanding Web Application Security - Defending the Enterprise's New Porous Perimeter by Extending Security to the EdgeWhite Paper
Mar 2010
As enterprises move more of their business transactions online, they face the challenge of defending a perimeter that grows increasingly porous. This paper examines current trends in Web...
Provided by Akamai Technologies
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Whitepapers
Why security is best served in the cloud
Mar 2010
With the web becoming the prime method of attack as other vectors are closed through security solutions, organisations are increasingly looking to beef up their security controls for web threats....
Provided by Webroot Software
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Whitepapers
The benefits of a cloud-based service for web security
Feb 2010
The use of a web security service based in the cloud can be of great value to any organisation, from the smallest to the very large, and can also allow it to shave costs off the investment and to...
Provided by Bloor Research
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Whitepapers
What the ideal cloud-based web security service should provide
Feb 2010
The components required of an effective web security solution are many and varied, including a range of tools that guard against specific types of threats. This document provides an outline of the...
Provided by Bloor Research
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Whitepapers
The drivers for web security in the cloud
Feb 2010
With cost-cutting a reality for the majority of organisations over the past couple of years, new delivery options such as software-as-a-service and cloud-based computing models can not only allow...
Provided by Bloor Research
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Whitepapers
The realities of web security
Feb 2010
The web has become a prime vector of attack favoured by financially motivated hackers looking to get their hands on sensitive or confidential information flowing across the internet. To better...
Provided by Bloor Research
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White Papers
Three Ways to Prevent USB Insecurity in Your Enterprise
Jan 2010
As the advances in USB devices have made them invaluable to most business users' workday processes, they have also exposed their organizations to three enormous risks: data loss, data theft and...
Provided by Lumension
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Case Studies
Leading UK Marketing Communications Group Ensures Unimpeded Collaboration and Successful Protection Against Spam With M+Guardian
Jan 2010
Part of the Cello market research and consulting group, Tangible was formed in early 2008 from the merger of seven creative design, advertising, and PR companies. The challenge was to roll-out a...
Provided by Messaging Architects
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Case Studies
Messaging Architects' M+Guardian Protects Novell's Email Infrastructure Worldwide
Jan 2010
Novell, Inc. delivers the best engineered, most interoperable Linux platform as well as a portfolio of integrated IT management software that helps customers around the world reduce cost,...
Provided by Messaging Architects
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Case Studies
ESET Case Study: Total Tech
May 2009
Founded in 2004, Total Tech is an Internet and network security solutions provider that helps protect and secure over 400 companies from network security threats. Total Tech has never supported...
Provided by Eset
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Case Studies
ESET Case Study: Network Security Group, Inc.
Mar 2009
Network Security Group, Inc. is a network security solution provider and full service network security VAR focused on small-to medium-sized businesses. It was looking for a technologically...
Provided by Eset
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Case Studies
ESET Case Study: CSA
Mar 2009
CSA was founded in 1993 and became an ESET customer in December of 2002. It feels the way because it had spent time selling, installing and managing other solutions as well - including those of...
Provided by Eset
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Case Studies
ESET Case Study: Reliance, LP
Apr 2009
With over 1,500 employees and 1.5 million customers, keeping the network humming is one of his top concerns. Selecting the right security software is an integral part of this process....
Provided by Eset
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Case Studies
ESET Case Study: San Diego Gastroenterology Medical Associates
Sep 2009
San Diego based Gastroenterology Medical Associates was founded in 1977 with two internal medicine doctors. It wasn't until 2004 that SDGMA's computers got connected to the Internet, so its...
Provided by Eset
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Case Studies
ESET Case Study: Archbold Medical Center
Apr 2009
Archbold Medical Center is comprised of five hospitals and four nursing homes, with more than 800 beds in and around Thomasville, Georgia. Until April 2007 medical center was using Symantec...
Provided by Eset
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Case Studies
ESET Case Study: Winnipeg School Division
Apr 2009
Kenn Olson is a divisional computer electronics technician for Winnipeg School Division (WSD), which provides educational programs and related services to approximately 34,000 students from...
Provided by Eset
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Case Studies
ESET Case Study: Monadnock School District
Apr 2009
Monadnock School District wanted something that it could afford, and started to believe that antivirus solution wasn't right. Symantec had just come out with version 10 and it was causing all...
Provided by Eset
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Case Studies
ESET Case Study: Keystone College
Mar 2009
Keystone College is a four-year institution with approximately 1,700 students. During the previous renewal cycle in 2004, Keystone evaluated Sophos and McAfee, and re-evaluated the Symantec...
Provided by Eset
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Case Studies
ESET Case Study: Coronado Unified School District
Mar 2009
Coronado Unified is a K-12 school district located just south of downtown San Diego - on Coronado Island. It began finding that more viruses and other malware were penetrating his defenses and...
Provided by Eset
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Case Studies
ESET Case Study: Babson College
Mar 2009
Babson College is located in Wellesley, MA, and best known for its nationally ranked entrepreneurship program. More than 1,700 undergraduate and 1,600 graduate students attend Babson, representing...
Provided by Eset
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Whitepapers
Intrusion Detection on Smartphones
Nov 2012
Smartphone technology is more and more becoming the predominant communication tool for people across the world. People use their smartphones to keep their contact data, to browse the internet, to...
Provided by Cornell University
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Whitepapers
Defending Polymorphic Worms in Computer Network using Honeypot
Oct 2012
Polymorphic worms are a major threat to internet infrastructure security. In this mechanism the authors are using gate-translator, double honeypot, sticky honeypot, internal translator and...
Provided by The Schwa
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Whitepapers
Agent Virus of Cooperation (Avicoop): an Intelligent Model of Cooperation and Collaboration Based on the MAS for Data Exchange in Ad hoc Network
Sep 2012
The authors propose in this paper a response to the problem of cooperation and collaboration between nodes in a Mobile Ad hoc NETwork (MANET) for intelligent data relays from one source to a...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Science Issues
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Whitepapers
IDC Whitepaper: Gaining Business Value and ROI: Automated Change and Configuration Management
Jan 2011
The explosion of mobile devices, in a user-centric world, requires support for Windows, Mac, Android, BlackBerry, and other platforms. In order to help quantify the benefits of using LANDesk...
Provided by LANDesk Software, Inc.
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Case Studies
Medical University of South Carolina: University Saves $200,000 Plus 95 Hours a Week With Centralized Malware Detection
May 2011
The IT department at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has 12,000 client PCs to manage and secure. Invasive malware was a constant threat to hospital data and employee productivity,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Making the Case for DDoS Protection
Feb 2013
This white paper, jointly produced by Arbor Networks and Gartner, is intended to educate and inform IT decision makers about the nature and scope of the threat posed by distributed denial of...
Provided by Arbor Networks
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Whitepapers
Anatomy of a Botnet
Feb 2013
Because of the damage they cause and the bewildering speed with which they mutate, botnets and DDoS attacks are not only perceived as being malevolent (which they are) but also unstoppable (which...
Provided by Arbor Networks
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Whitepapers
Why Anti-DDoS Products and Services are Critical for Today's Business Environment
Feb 2013
This white paper will look at DDoS attacks in detail. It will illustrate the attack vectors being used and describe why the threat to organizations is greater than ever before.
Provided by Arbor Networks
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Whitepapers
Arbor Networks Enables DDoS Protection for Cloud Service and Hosting Providers
Feb 2013
This Frost & Sullivan white paper provides an overview of the latest DDoS attack trends, and offers examples of how cloud service and hosting providers can use Arbor Networks solutions to protect...
Provided by Arbor Networks
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White Papers
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Email: Proactive Steps to Defend Your Email Network
Nov 2007
Email and other messaging technologies are evolving fast--and bringing new threats. Now, learn how you can head them off. This timely whitepaper reports on the shrinking "signal-to-noise" ratio in...
Provided by Sendmail
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Whitepapers
Online Enemy #1: Blackhole Exploit Kit
Feb 2013
There’s a new cyber bully out there that not only has frightened users, but continues to frustrate IT departments with its knack for exploiting the latest software vulnerabilities and infect...
Provided by GFI Software
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Whitepapers
Antivirus: The Hippest New Apple Accessory
Feb 2013
Remember the days when Macs users thought they were not targets of malicious behavior and would be relatively free of malware? For a while it was true, at least more than for PC users, for whom...
Provided by GFI Software
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Whitepapers
A VHDL Implementation of Low Power Virus Detection Processor
Apr 2012
Now-a-days, mobile handsets combine the functionality of mobile phones and PDAs. Unfortunately, mobile handsets development process has been driven by market demand, focusing on new features and...
Provided by IOSR Journal of Engineering
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Whitepapers
Using Simulation to Investigate Virus Propagation in Computer Networks
Nov 2012
Making the best decisions to respond to a virus threat can be critical in thwarting a quick spread and minimizing negative impacts of an attack. This paper uses simulation to compare two main...
Provided by Canadian Center of Science and Education
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Research
IBM X-Force 2012 Mid Year Trend and Risk Report
Feb 2013
The IBM X-Force 2012 Mid Year Trend and Risk provides a detailed analysis and summary of the latest internet threats including vulnerability disclosures, exploits and active attacks, viruses and...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
Reinventing Antivirus: How cloud architecture and behavior recognition are changing the security
Dec 2012
Have you seen a lot of articles and blog posts with titles like “Is Antivirus Dead”? If so, there is a good reason: Traditional signature-based antivirus technology is rapidly heading toward...
Provided by Webroot Software Inc.
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Whitepapers
Terminator for E-mail Spam - A Fuzzy Approach Revealed
Jul 2011
In this information technology world, the highest degree of communication happens through e-mails. Realistically most of the inboxes are flooded with spam e-mails as most of transactions through...
Provided by Anna University
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Whitepapers
Open-Source Security Solution for False Antiviruses Removing
Dec 2012
One of the goals of existing strategies in companies and organizations regarding the security of information systems is to protect computer networks against attacks caused by viruses. For...
Provided by NORTH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY UNION
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Whitepapers
Secure By Design: Building Identity-based Security into Today’s Information Systems
Feb 2013
In this paper, ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES® (EMA™) analysts examine today’s security challenges in light of the opportunity to build security directly into information systems, and...
Provided by IBM
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Whitepapers
An Integrated Framework for Malware Collection and Analysis for Botnet Tracking
Mar 2012
In proposed framework, the authors have used Honypots as malware capturing tool. The proposed system design is unique in the sense that the information regarding the configuration of honeypot on...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Whitepapers
Creation of Monitoring Network Using Different Communication Patterns
Nov 2012
Numerous attacks, such as worms, phishing and botnets, threaten the availability of the Internet, the integrity of its hosts and the privacy of its users. A core element of defense against these...
Provided by International Journal of Communications and Engineering
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Whitepapers
McAfee Explains how to Neutralise Advanced Malware
Mar 2013
Today's malware is a malleable tool in the hands of a clever cybercriminal who uses it to attack through vulnerabilities that standard antivirus solutions don't monitor or aren't designed to...
Provided by AU: McAfee
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Whitepapers
Global Electronic Dominance with Spatial Grasp
Nov 2012
A high-level control technology will be revealed that can dynamically establish overwhelming dominance over distributed networked systems with embedded electronic devices and any communications...
Provided by Scientific Research
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Whitepapers
Detection of Malicious Code-Injection Attack Using Two Phase Analysis Technique
May 2012
In today's world code injection attack is a very big problem. Code injection attacks are to exploit software vulnerabilities and inject malicious code into target program. These malicious codes...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Whitepapers
Setting a Worm Attack Warning by Using Machine Learning to Classify NetFlow Data
Dec 2011
The authors present a worm warning system that leverages the reliability of IP-Flow and the effectiveness of machine learning techniques. Their system aims at setting an alarm in case a node is...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Whitepapers
Detection of Malware by using Sequence Alignment Strategy and Data Mining Techniques
Jan 2013
Malware is basically malicious software or programs which are a major challenge or major threats for the computer and different computer applications in the field of IT and cyber security....
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Whitepapers
Honeysand: An Open Source Tools Based Sandbox Environment for Bot Analysis and Botnet Tracking
Mar 2012
Malware analysis is a process of determining the intent and modus operandi of a given malware sample. It is the first step in process of developing any preventive or defensive measure against a...
Provided by International Journal of Computer Applications
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Whitepapers
Finding Non-Trivial Malware Naming Inconsistencies
Sep 2012
Malware analysts, and in particular antivirus vendors, never agreed on a single naming convention for malware specimens. This leads to confusion and difficulty - more for researchers than for...
Provided by Politecnico di Bari
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Whitepapers
PolyPack: An Automated Online Packing Service for Optimal Antivirus Evasion
Jul 2009
Packers have long been a valuable tool in the toolbox of offensive users for evading the detection capabilities of signature-based antivirus engines. However, selecting the packer that results in...
Provided by University of Miami School of Business Administration
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Whitepapers
Survey Report: Insights on Endpoint Security and Stealthy Threats
Apr 2013
This report captures key findings from a survey of 400 IT professionals, including 200 in the United States and 200 in the U.K., that can help you understand how your peers are managing endpoint...
Provided by Intel/McAfee
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Whitepapers
On the Feasibility of Online Malware Detection with Performance Counters
Apr 2013
The proliferation of computers in any domain is followed by the proliferation of malware in that domain. Systems, including the latest mobile platforms, are laden with viruses, rootkits, spyware,...
Provided by Association for Computing Machinery
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Whitepapers
A Novel Approach for Detecting Smart Camouflaging Worm
Jan 2013
Active Worms wreak havoc by exploiting security loopholes and flaws in software design to propagate from one machine to another. Active Worms are different than a traditional virus in that they...
Provided by Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology
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Whitepapers
A Human-Oriented Virus Propagation Model in Email Networks
Feb 2013
The users' world is currently threatened by digital viruses, such as email viruses and mobile viruses. These viruses are mainly activated by users' operations. Therefore, it's important for users...
Provided by Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology
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Whitepapers
An Overview & Analysis Safety Proposal And Policies Of Internet Network Safety
Apr 2013
Now-a-days network safety is very crucial and protected opinion, to determine virus. The review of the process of network safety policies to the private network connected to the internet &...
Provided by International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Engineering & Technology
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White Papers
MessageLabs Intelligence: October 2007--"MP3 Stock Spam Is Up...More Spammers Sent Down"
Nov 2007
Top line results of this report include: Spam - 74.5% in October (an increase of 1% since September) Viruses - One in 161.5 emails in October contained malware (a decrease of 1.4% since...
Provided by MessageLabs, now part of Symantec
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Webcasts
Invisible Attackers: Stop the Bot
Jan 2008
Massive distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) and phishing attacks get the headlines, but invisible attackers pose a far more common threat to your network. This 60-minute TechWiseTV video on...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report
Aug 2011
An annual report sponsored by Symantec detailing the trends of Internet security threats for the year 2010. Provides extensive facts and figures establishing these threats, as compiled from the...
Provided by CDW & Symantec
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Webcasts
Mikko Hypponen: Fighting Viruses, Defending the Net
Jul 2011
It's been 25 years since the first PC virus (Brain A) hit the net, and what was once an annoyance has become a sophisticated tool for crime and espionage. The presenter who is a computer security...
Provided by TED Conferences
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Whitepapers
Impact of Implementing Antivirus Protection in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Environment
Nov 2007
Security is a required element in the design of a total messaging solution. An extremely infectious virus can cause tremendous damage by deleting critical data in the messaging environment,...
Provided by Hewlett-Packard (HP)
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Case Studies
Staying Ahead of Competitors and Saving Time and Cost With Symantec Solutions
Dec 2007
When Jiangxi Telecom launched a new value-added set of hosted services, it decided to upgrade its data protection and information security with Symantec products and services. The telecom is...
Provided by Symantec
