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The first of its kind, the ZoneAlarm ForceField is a virtualized browser security service specially fitted to cater to the safety needs of online web surfing. Using a one-of-a-kind virtualization engine, it shields the computer and its sensitive data from internet threats like phishing, dangerous file downloads, and spyware.

It works by creating an exact replica of your computer’s digital identity. The replica also performs the same activities that you do but can take hits from the internet threats. Identity thieves, phishers, and other threats are outsmarted by the fake identity and are fooled into thinking they have hit jackpot when in reality, they have not.

By: MJ

1. It actively searches for threats. Each week, it scans over 595 million websites. When it encounters a new high-risk threat, it automatically downloads real-time security updates without any intervention required.
2. It is quick to report attacks on websites or brands and also does a report on web server Achilles’ Heels. Part of the daily activities of WebSense is to watch the websites and brands so that any attack can reported immediately. It also conducts a search from a hacker’s point of view of any vulnerabilities in the web server.
3. It has industry-grade web filtering capabilities that are some of the most accurate and comprehensive in today.

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Based on the corporation’s own ThreatSeeker Network, WebSense Web Security Suite is a revolutionary solution to web security threats. WebSense Web Security Suite protects organizations, companies, and corporate from known internet threat attacks as well as new ones. Some of the threats that Web Security Suite protects against are bots, phishing attacks, spyware, malicious mobile codes, and keylogger backchannel communications. The suite also offers the Web Protection Services that protects organization or corporate websites, brands, and servers.

The difference that Web Security Suite has over the others is that it blocks spyware and keylogger backchannel communications from reaching their host servers. This innovative approach has revolutionized the front of combating internet threats.

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Just now, AT&T Corporation has just released a highly technical network based security service that provides instant Web Security via advanced Web content and instant-message filtering. The new addition to their enterprise security portfolio is now available to several US companies as well as other parts of the world. Companies are enabled to conduct filters for malware and spyware without the need for bulky hardware or other software requirements through the new service. An additional feature is that AT&T’s Web Security is specially designed to monitor and watch all the non-encrypted traffic in the Web. Companies can merge the new service with existing AT&T security solutions or choose for the service to act independently.

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The fastest web security hardware in the industry, the IronPort S-Series combines together highly exclusive Web Reputation technology with their new breakthrough, a Dynamic Vectoring and Streaming engine that enables signature-based spyware filtering. The new scanning technology is delivered through robust management and reporting tools as consumers benefit from the ease of administration and complete awareness of all threat-related activities.

As of now, more than 80% of corporate PCs are infected with spyware since opponents and competition are more than willing to know the corporate secrets through less than friendly means. A study showed that only 10% of corporations have deployed perimeter spyware defenses.

“Attacks will become more sophisticated by combining several services in order to heighten infection ratios and decrease the detection rate, while providing more robust and scalable attack frameworks,” Yuval Ben-Itzhak, chief technology officer, Finjan, said in a news release. “The focus will be on trojan technology as it enables maximum flexibility in terms of command and control. This adds another potentially malicious element to the “legitimate” web traffic that needs to be examined by security solutions.”

In short, before installing the app or widget that your friend sent you, confirm if it came from them. If it didn’t, kindly delete it immediately. If it did come from them, research on the app or widget from previous users.

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Now, that being said, you may be turned off by the thought of paying for anti-virus programs. There are several good anti-virus programs being sold on the internet like Kaspersky and BitDefender, but if you really are decided in not buying, then the next best thing is to go for free.

There are a number of free anti-virus programs like Avira AntiVir, AVG, and Panda, all of which provide adequate protection against common infections. There are also daily and / or regular updates (which are also free) so you always have the latest virus definitions.

The only downside is that paid anti-virus programs have more customization features and offer added protection for your system.

Web security can only be as good as the ones who use it, as the report below will show:

The investigation, conducted by McAfee(R) SiteAdvisor(TM), studied the five major U.S. search engines (Google, Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, Ask) and found that the overall chance of clicking through to a risky site declined by 12.0%. Still, McAfee estimates that consumers click through to risky sites more than 268 million times each month.

“It’s good to see that clicking on search engine results has gotten modestly safer,” said Chris Dixon, director of strategy, McAfee SiteAdvisor. “But when almost one of 12 sponsored links still clicks through to a risky site, there remains significant room for continued improvement.”

Hopefully the number goes down even further next year due to additional internet knowledge and ensure that internet security goes higher.

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What to do if you get “phished”

If you think that you may have fallen prey to the methods mentioned above and might have spilled important information about your organization, the wisest thing to do is to report right people within the organization, people in charge and the network administrators also. By doing this, your bosses may be aware of the “spying” being done in the company so that they can come up with a solution to counter it.

And if you suspect that your financial accounts are in danger, immediately contact your financial institution to close the accounts you think you may have leaked information about. Watch out for any suspicious changes or transaction involving that account.

Immediately contact the police and inform them about the incident

Be Careful on the sites you browse, some contain self installing programs designed to get information from you such as account numbers and passwords

Never send sensitive information in the Internet before checking a web site’s security policy. Also be sure to check the URL of the website as some websites are designed to appear to be the real sites.

You can confirm if the email request is legitimate, by contacting the company directly for verification. Of course don’t use the one provided in the email.
Always keep an anti-virus installed and maintain your computer system’s firewalls and email filters to lower chances of getting infected.

To be continued…