Posts Tagged Malware

The Lowdown on Zero-Day Attacks

Posted on March 28, 2009 by sonicmind

Cindy Waxer
By definition, zero-day attacks always beat anti-virus vigilantes to the punch. That’s because these destructive viruses are able to exploit unknown, undisclosed or newly discovered computer application vulnerabilities before a software developer is able to release a patch to the public — which can render anti-virus programs practically ineffective. By the time anti-virus companies [...]

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Security Backlash: How to Repair Your Business’s Email Reputation

Posted on March 28, 2009 by sonicmind

Cindy Waxer
All it takes is one complaint from an overzealous anti-spam vigilante for your company’s email newsletter to mistakenly wind up on a blacklist. An email blacklist essentially blocks all messages from a particular server, which could prove very costly to a company’s bottom line. After all, today’s major ISPs subscribe to blacklist databases in [...]

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