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System Endpoint
In this blog, McAfee experts explore the latest workflow advancements and threats targeting your company’s endpoints. Topics range from current issues such as desktop virtualization, to web application vulnerabilities, and the security benefits and flaws of the most recent product releases and patches.
Is A New Virus Hitting In Iran?
The Iranian government on Monday said it was targeted by a new computer virus dubbed “Stars.” The report came from the director of Iran’s Passive Defense Organization through the country’s Mehr News Agency. Global media subsequently picked up the story, which has now been covered by the Associated Press, BBC, Reuters and many others. Stars would Read more…
Tags: critical infrastructure, Cybercrime, Endpoint Protection, enterprise, Stuxnet
Easter Greeting Hatches Nasty Malware Surprise
Cybercrooks always latch on to current events to lure unsuspecting Internet users into their traps. It doesn’t matter what type of event it is, a natural disaster, major sporting championship or, in today’s case, Easter, the upcoming Christian holiday. This morning I received an e-mail (see below) with a colorful picture of a bunny, some Read more…
Tags: botnet, Consumer, counter identity theft, Cybercrime, easter, Family Safety, malware, scam
What Will Patch Tuesday Mean to You in 2011
Has Patch Tuesday become an all too familiar nightmarish ritual that shows signs of only escalating numbers of vulnerabilities to be patched? Does each month represent a new record in the time taken by your IT staff to get critical systems (servers and devices) and laptops patched? If December 14 is an indication of the Read more…
Tags: Endpoint Protection, enterprise, Patch Tuesday, Risk and Compliance, security
“Sharing is Caring” in protection for SharePoint 2010
As a child, I was always taught that “sharing was caring”. So I shared my toys with my brothers, shared my candy with sister – and we all got along beautifully, and of course, made our parents happy. Now that same “sharing” philosophy has helped me in my business collaboration of sharing documents and marketing Read more…
Tags: Cybercrime, Endpoint Protection, SharePoint
Security Tips for Black Hat and DEFCON Attendees
Being a little paranoid when it comes to computer security is a good thing. When you travel to a security event like Black Hat and, in particular, DEFCON, that level of paranoia should be turned up a few notches. I’ll unfortunately miss both events again this year, but my colleagues at McAfee and McAfee Labs will Read more…
Tags: Cybercrime, Endpoint Protection
Why Desktop Virtualization is Difficult
One of the critical aspects of desktop virtualization is that it is disruptive to the end-user. Even though the technology is primed for operational returns not enough has been done to prepare the end-user to the new way of interacting and working with virtual desktops. The corporate endpoint, unless well controlled, was the biggest risk Read more…
Tags: Endpoint Protection
Application Whitelisting – Past, Present & Future
The concept of application whitelisting (AWL) is very fundamental – You have a finite list of trusted applications and only those are allowed to run. Going down memory lane… This was productized by a few vendors post-Y2K, and was an ideal fit in the fixed function device market – ATMs, medical devices, manufacturing systems, point Read more…
Tags: Endpoint Protection
Lost the Keys to Okena?
On June 11, Cisco announced end-of-life and end-of-sale of the Cisco Security Agent (CSA) ending months of speculation. Cisco will continue to support CSA for three years but without product enhancements. CSA is a host intrusion prevention product for endpoints and servers made originally by Okena and which was acquired by Cisco in 2003. Cisco CSA Read more…
Tags: Endpoint Protection, host intrusion prevention, malware, Whitelisting
Microsoft Gives us More Work on Tuesday
Microsoft delivered 10 security updates yesterday to patch a record-tying 34 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office and SharePoint. Microsoft labeled three as “critical” – because they allowed attackers to remotely install malware on victim machines – two address issues in Windows and the third, tackles Internet Explorer (IE). The IE update fixes vulnerabilities that Read more…
Tags: Endpoint Protection, Internet Explorer, Patch Tuesday, SharePoint, vulnerability, Windows 7
Redefining Virtual Desktop Security
It’s been a hush-hush project till now! McAfee and Citrix working together redefining virtual desktop security. Brian Barney, McAfee executive vice president product operations, is presenting here with Mark Templeton, CEO of Citrix about the new partnership at the Citrix Synergy Keynote 2010. It was a very exciting keynote with the focus on how Citrix Read more…
Tags: Citrix, Endpoint Protection, Virtualization
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