Anti-Hacking

Spammers, virus writers and hackers were once distinct communities with distinct motivations. However, the success of spam has brought the three together in an underground economy with a single purpose:to make money from unsolicited email. This paper examines how the convergence of the spam and virus threats is developing a new spam economy.It details the level of protection that businesses need to combat the threats, and demonstrates how Sophos can help keep organizations spam- and virus-free. A glossary of spammers, tricks and related terms is included at the end of the paper. tech news

Secure sensitive data and limit damaging downtime. Thats the two-part payoff for enterprises implementing Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies and Intels Execute Disable Bit-enabled platforms for 32-bit PCs. Download this brief demo for more details on this dual approach to data protection. tech news

With today's hackers getting more sophisticated, the need for intelligent security continues to grow. Check Point Application Intelligence provides organizations with adaptive security that prevents attacks, while allowing applications to function properly across the network. And with more attacks coming from inside the corporate network, organizations must consider adding intelligence into their internal network, and not just at the perimeter. This is a 25 minute webinar on Application Level Security presented by Joel Snyder of Opus One and Gene Manyak of Check Point Software. tech news

Think that your encrypted HTTP connection to your remote server is secure? Guess again. ARP spoofing attacks are a highly effective method employed by hackers today to intercept information such as usernames, passwords and data. Understand this attack method and what you can do to protect your sensitive information. tech news

Data center managers consolidating data center resources for greater efficiency must consider how these changes affect security. Cisco Systems offers an integrated, defense-in-depth data center security strategy that enables managers to partition data centers into security "zones" that apply appropriate security policies to each application, while containing the potential impact of virus or worm attacks. Learn how to take advantage of the Business Ready Data Center architecture and integrated security in Cisco networking platforms. tech news