Why Put Security Into the Cloud?

June 7, 2011 – 7:51 am

This week, Webroot’s Thre@t Reply managed to steal some time with Ian Moyse, who knows a thing or two about the benefits of putting your computer and network security into the cloud, out where the threats are, rather than keeping your security inside your network or on individual computers. As always, feel free to submit [...]

By mguthrie09 | Posted in Enterprises, Internet security industry, phishing, social engineering, spam, Threat Research, Website owners | Tags: , , , , | Comments (2)

Fishing for Phishers is a Full-Time Job

February 23, 2011 – 12:30 pm

By Ian Moyse, EMEA Channel Director We seem to take phishing attacks for granted these days, in much the same way that we’ve accepted spam as a natural, and inevitable, by-product of email. Some experts believe that one of the best solutions to thwart phishing attacks is end-user training, but I doubt training alone can [...]

By imoyse | Posted in Gaming threats, Online shopping threats, Passwords, phishing, social engineering, spam | Tags: , , , | Comments (1)

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

February 15, 2011 – 9:22 am

By Ian Moyse, EMEA Channel Director The cloud delivery model gives vendors a great amount of power. It is easier to create, deploy, maintain and enhance a service than it has been at any other point in computing history. Just look at Facebook, which grew to 500 million members in a very short period of [...]

By imoyse | Posted in Destructive behavior, Enterprises, Mobile security, phishing, Search engines | Tags: , , | Comments (2)

The Big Picture for 2011 Security Trends

December 13, 2010 – 12:01 am

By Gerhard Eschelbeck As 2010 winds down, I wanted to pull out the crystal ball and talk for a moment about where the security industry seems to be heading in the coming year, and where we anticipate threats and targets. Mobile platforms: If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you have either an iPhone, [...]

By mguthrie09 | Posted in Internet security industry, Mobile security, Online shopping threats, Passwords, social engineering | Tags: , , | Leave a Comment

Cloud Defs Limit the Damage of a False Positive

April 22, 2010 – 8:46 pm

By Andrew Brandt If you’re a customer or an employee of McAfee, chances are, you’re having a rough week. The company published a false positive, or FP, in its antivirus definitions that went out to customers a few days ago. The FP resulted in some computers going into a loop where the antivirus engine misidentified [...]

By mguthrie09 | Posted in Destructive behavior, Enterprises, Internet security industry, Rogue Security Products, Stupid malware tricks | Tags: , , , , , , | Comments (1)
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