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Sophos Threat Detection Test by Sophos Inc.
Test to quickly perform a scan and find any viruses, spyware, adware or zero-day threats that might have by-passed your existing protection Product Type: Anti-virus software
Target User: IT manager / director with security responsibility

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Endpoint Security and Control
Endpoint Security and Control combines anti-virus and client firewall protection to secure desktops, laptops and file servers. Choose this evaluation if you are...
Active Anti-Malware Protection: Self-Defending IronKey Flash Drives Stop MalWare and Viruses from Spreading to Computers and Networks by IronKey
why only IronKey - with a unique end-to-end security that extends from the Cryptochip to firmware to services - is able to deliver a complete range of anti-malware controls down to the hardware level. Conventional USB flash drives and other removable storage devices can...
Top Benefits of Symantec Protection Suite by Symantec Corporation
Anti-virus is not enough to protect your organization. Symantec now offers multi-layered protection from endpoint to gateway in...
Protection in Numbers with the WebPulse Community Watch Cloud Service by Blue Coat
Web malware has changed the playing field making traditional URL filtering and anti-virus solutions with daily updates less effective. Learn why and what you should change in this valuable webinar. Web malware...
Top Five Strategies for Combating Modern Threats - Is Anti-virus Dead? by Sophos Inc.
Read this whitepaper to learn about the security implications of modern threats, where emerging technologies can add real value, and five key strategies for ensuring solid malware protection. The corporate IT environment has changed...
Application Discovery Tool by Sophos Inc.
find the applications installed on your network, both legitimate and unwanted. The tool can be run without uninstalling or deactivating your current anti-virus software.

Unauthorized applications can have a significant impact on the day-to-day running of an organization. In a...
Understanding the Total Cost of Ownership for Endpoint Security Solutions by Sophos Inc.
of switching to a new vendor will be greater than the costs of upgrading with their current vendor. To shed some light on this issue, a leading endpoint anti-virus vendor commissioned an independent research study to uncover and quantify all of the cost areas involved in...
Maximize ROI with Email Security in the Cloud by Proofpoint, Inc.
costs. This webcast shows you how advances in cloud computing and SaaS hold the key to maximizing your ROI, while providing the anti-spam, anti-virus, DLP, archiving and encryption features you need to meet today's email security challenges. Topics covered include:

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    How To Use Software & Device Whitelists to Keep Data Secure by Bit9, Inc.
    by Bit9, will discuss how whitelisting has become a more viable choice for enterprises looking for an easy to manage but more powerful option to anti-virus software for protecting critical data. This webinar, presented by Bit9, will discuss how whitelisting has become a more...
    The Alarming Shift in Cybercrime: How Organized Attacks Now Target Your Wallet by Blue Coat
    shift in the nature of cybercrimes, how the thieves target their victims, and what can be done to prevent them. Despite over $7 billion a year being spent on anti-virus and other security software, the dangers of becoming a victim of cybercrime are increasing. What was once the hobby of...
    Forecasting Clear Skies Ahead - Dynamic Whitelisting for the Strongest and Most Effective Protection by Solidcore Systems
    with positive responses from the retail community to help with the burden of managing and protecting point-of-sale (POS) systems. Tired of trying to make anti-virus or other blacklist-based technology work in these environments, retail IT operators are enjoying the freshness of...
    Zero Day to Real-Time: How to combat real-time cybercrime with community threat intelligence by McAfee, Inc.
    the numbers as cybercriminals maximize profits. This complex, ever-changing malware delays indentification and slows delivery of traditional anti-virus signatures. Now community threat intelligence and early access to sophisticated research tools change this...
    A Modern Approach to On-Demand Email and Data Security by Proofpoint, Inc.
    demand architecture have changed all that.

    Learn how Proofpoint delivers a dedicated, hosted email security solution that combines state-of-the-art anti-spam and virus control with comprehensive data security and easy-to-use encryption features - with all the control...
    Endpoint Assessment Test by Sophos Inc.
      antivirus protection
    • The number of computers without personal firewalls
    • And more
    The Endpoint Assessment Test checks for over 600 patches, 28 anti-virus applications, and 22 firewall applications. It uses the Sophos ActiveX dissolvable agent to scan in passive report...
    Global Best Practices in Email Security, Privacy and Compliance by Proofpoint, Inc.
    A new generation of email security solutions is needed to meet the challenges of growing message traffic, rapidly-evolving security threats and increasingly complex data protection and privacy regulations. This paper examines such a solution. A new...
    GFI WebMonitor - Web security for the ISA Server by GFI Software Ltd.
    GFI WebMonitor controls your Internet users' browsing habits through web categorization and web filtering, covering over 165,000,000 URLs. It also monitors downloads in real-time, protecting your network from viruses, malware and phishing attacks. ...
    A Smarter Approach to WAN Optimization by Exinda Networks
    or UTM, which describes a network firewall solution that incorporates many advanced features in a single box including e-mail spam filtering, anti-virus capabilities, intrusion detection and content filtering.

    With Unified Performance Management, the core...
    Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms by Sophos Inc.
    Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms assesses a company's ability to execute and its completeness of vision. According to Gartner, Sophos continues to have a strong reputation for support and service from customers and the...
    Preparing for Tomorrow's Threat Today: What We Can Learn from the History of Malware and Defenses by Global Knowledge
    Yesterday's virus is today's custom malware, while denial of service attacks has been replaced with botnets. This paper examines the...
    Stopping Data Leakage: Making the Most of Your Security Budget by Sophos Inc.
    This paper demonstrates the need for a high-profile acceptable use policy to prevent data leakage, gives practical guidance on how to use your security budget effectively to protect data at the gateway and endpoint, and highlights the benefit...
    State of the Internet Security: Protecting Business Email by Webroot Software, Inc.

    The report finds that close to 80% of U.S. businesses surveyed experienced a spam attack last year while half also experienced spyware, virus and phishing attacks. The report discusses these attacks in-depth while also offering helpful information on legal...
    McAfee Tackles the Complexities of Endpoint Security by McAfee, Inc.
    white paper will demonstrate how and why ToPS for Endpoint is a viable, cost-effective solution for enterprise endpoint protection that includes anti-malware, host intrusion prevention, policy auditing, and network access control...
    The CIO's Guide to Mobile Security by BlackBerry
    Today's enterprise and government organizations increasingly support the use of mobile (wireless) devices by their employees. At the same time, enterprise and government organizations often underestimate the potential security risks of using...
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    SMS phishing is here by Andrew R. Hickey, News Writer
    them up to a scenario where peddlers can find them and text them at will."

    Rayhawk suggests that mobile managers deploy some form of mobile anti-virus protection to quell potential SMiShing threats and other attacks. McAfee, Symbian and Symantec, among others, offer products to secure mobile devices, he said.

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    Sep 7, 2006
    Ask Microsoft: Virus scanners and the 'no update' option
    IT administrators ask Microsoft security executive Gytis Barzdukas about buffer overflow vulnerabilities, automatic updates and the software maker's antivirus efforts... More...
    Nov 3, 2004
    Cisco, IBM team up on end-point security
    The vendors are enhancing end-point security to help their joint customers keep networks virus-free, but one expert says only Cisco shops running Tivoli can benefit... More...
    Oct 15, 2004
    Best Practice #4: Quarantine attachments by Richard Luckett
    to that folder. You can think of this as "quarantine." Once the folder has been scanned by not only the antivirus software, but also the anti-malware software, you can choose to move it to another location.

    If you want to automate this process, check out the many attachment management tools that are... More...

    Aug 10, 2005
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    Blocking Swen-virus infected mail by Archive
    different places. This virus is really taking up a lot of bandwidth. I need to be able to block it before it gets into our server. We are running SBS2000. You'll need to purchase anti-virus software for your system. Exchange does not include any anti-virus features, just anti-virus APIs that third-party companies can... More...
    Dec 10, 2003
    Turning off auto-replies by Archive
    engines (on Workstations) and a virus scanner on the server but not with an Exchange plug in. We are getting hundreds of e-mails with Netsky virus or similar. The workstation anti-virus is picking these up. But, we are getting hundreds addressed to the correct domain but the wrong name. Exchange is bouncing these and... More...
    Attachment problems by David Sengupta
    using Outlook Web Access (OWA), Outlook 2000 and Outlook 2002 clients. When we use OWA we get a HTTP 1.1 500 Internal Server Error. How do I correct this? By any chance do you have anti-virus running on your Exchange 2003 server? If so, I'd check to see if your M drive is being scanned as I suspect it is. If so, stop scanning the M... More...
    Aug 30, 2004
    Exchange 2000 server security by Archive
    What problems would I cause if I stop my Exchange 2000 server from receiving emails with .pif attachments -- I have NAI anti-virus software which updates DATs every day. IMHO, this will not cause any problems. In fact, I also block all PIF files (and several other file... More...
    Mar 17, 2004