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Security Threat Forecast 2009
Security Threat Forecast 2009 While you’re surfing the Web during work hours trying to find the best deal on an iPod Touch, spammers and cybercriminals are hard at work on ever-sneakier ways to launch an attack. Security vendors MXLogic, WebSense and Microsoft say trouble is brewing for 2009, so be on the lookout for these…
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6,000 Web Sites Compromised to Target IE Vulnerability
The number of Web sites compromised to host malicious code to explore a new discovered Internet Explorer vulnerability continues to rise as Microsoft continues to work on a permanent fix. The vulnerability, discovered by Trend Micro, exploits a flaw in the widely used browser that enables malicious code—a Trojan or worm—to surreptitiously to download and…
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McAfee Plans 2009 Offensive Against Symantec
Security giant McAfee sees incredible channel opportunities in 2009 and will leverage the recent acquisition of Secure Computing, rival Symantec’s channel turmoil and its own evolving community of solution providers to increase market share and solidify competitive advantage. In a Web conference this week, McAfee’s executive vice president of worldwide channels Roger King told attendees…
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QNAP Combines NAS with IP Video to Create an Instant Video Surveillance System
Let’s face it, video surveillance is a necessity for many small businesses, especially retailers. Until recently, most video surveillance solutions were beyond the reach of the channel and were relegated to security specialists, but the power of IP has changed all of that. Simply put, IP technology and surveillance technology go together like bread and…
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Leading with Security
This may come as a shock to some people in the solution provider community, but there are actually people working within internal IT departments that don’t want to see providers of outsourced IT services succeed. In terms of news flashes, this ranks right up with the fact that there is gambling going on in…
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Drafting VARs Could Secure U.S. Digital Infrastructure
The sorry state of cyber-security in the United States has made the nation vulnerable to attacks on its entire infrastructure, from the Internet to the national power grid, according to a Washington-based think tank. Now it’s up to solution providers to help accomplish what the federal government has not been able to–lock down our cyber-borders.…
