Web Security Review

By: MJ

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.

Today when duplicity problem has increased a lot, authentication has become a must. Authentication is the process of determining if someone is who they claim to be. It answers the question “Who is this guy really?” Taking advantage of SharePoint Server 2010 Claims Based Authentication feature may help you curb this duplicity issue. Even if you are a SharePoint Foundation 2010 user, you can enjoy the same feature to authenticate the user identity.

Most enterprise applications need some basic user security features. At a minimum, Continue Reading »

By: MJ

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.

If you are a Skype user and have been receiving anonymous spam messages inviting you to porn sites or whatnots, then this is the article for you. Even if these pesky bots are too irritating to deal with, fortunately for us, all we need are a few mouse clicks.

Just go to your preferences menu: Tools > Options for PC users or Cmd + , for Apple users, and go to the privacy tab. Just click on the radio button “Only people whom I have authorized” button to the “Allow instant messages from” option. And if you’re really in to it, why not click it for all the categories!

Let’s see if these spammers get past this trick! Just some note for reference, by enabling this feature, it will disable people that you haven’t added to message you. Add them up for you to be able to Skype away!

By: MJ

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.

The FBI, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Earthlink have jointly issued a warning on how the growing ranks of Internet crooks are using new tricks called “phishing” and “spoofing” to steal your identity.

In an FBI press release, Assistant Director of the agency’s Cyber Division, Jana Monroe says, “Bogus e-mails that try to trick customers into giving out personal information are the hottest, and most troubling, new scam on the Internet.

The FBI’s Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) has seen a steady increase in complaints that involve some form of unsolicited e-mail directing consumers to a phony “Customer Service” type of web site. Assistant Director Monroe said that the scam is contributing to a rise in identity theft, credit card fraud, and other Internet frauds.

“Spoofing,” or “phishing,” frauds attempt to make Internet users believe that they are receiving e-mail from a specific, trusted source, or that they are securely connected to a trusted web site, when that is not the case.

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According to Websense, there are a lot of reasons for spammers to favor using GMail:

“…that from the spammers’ perspective, there are four main advantages to this approach. First, signing up for an account with Google allows access to its wide portfolio of services. Second, Google’s domains are unlikely to be blacklisted. Third, they are free to sign up. And fourth, it may be hard to keep track of them as millions of users worldwide are using various Google services on a regular basis.”

There are actions made by GMail to fix this problem as they come up with different methods in preventing such scam. GMail has invited certain users to have their closed beta test to intensify their security system

Mi5 Networks’ Webgate appliance provides URL filtering, antivirus scanning, malware protection, and limited file leakage protection.

By Adam Ely

The internet can be a great productivity tool. It’s also a prime source of trouble. From Web-based malware to inappropriate use of the Internet at the office, today’s enterprises need to protect themselves from Internet misuse.

Mi5 Networks, named after Britain’s domestic security service, offers a single-appliance approach to solving the problems the Internet creates. Providing URL filtering, antivirus scanning, malware protection and cleaning, and limited file leakage protection, the Webgate Web security appliance advertises zero latency while protecting systems and company data. We tested the Webgate 005 model.

Webgate is a competent URL and malware filter that does its job without adding latency to network traffic. It detects and blocks inbound threats. It’s also useful for blocking outbound traffic, such as botnet or spam activity. And it includes a malware cleaning tool to remove infections.

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The US government may be hardening it’s stance against the growing threat from cyber-attacks and guess what they did to make it known? They got a hacker to provide them with an insight to act as adviser to the government, a move that would surely get him on every cyber-hit man’s roster or possible targets. They say he’s only on as an adviser but for the world of Black Hats, this is seen a s treachery, a move that counters all beliefs on which they function, to deny his own people. “Dark Tangent” as he was known during his hacking days, was hired by the new and fortified Cyber-Security command which is to try and bolster the ability of the US government to fend of attacks hopefully armed with his insight on how they work. Continue Reading »