Software Industry Announcements and News
CDT Is Joined on Anti-Spyware Brief by A Wide Range of Groups and Companies
[ No Comments ] Posted on 05.06.08 under Security & Privacy
May 5th: In a friend-of-the-court brief filed today, CDT argues that anti-spyware vendors should be protected by the liability protections afforded other filtering companies under the Communications Decency Act. CDT was joined by a broad spectrum of Internet and technology industry groups, public interest organizations, civil liberties groups and individual companies that are all committed to the proposition that users should be empowered to control their own Internet experiences.
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Doctor Web, Ltd. releases Dr.Web for IBM Lotus Domino
[ No Comments ] Posted on 05.05.08 under Security & Privacy
Dr.Web for IBM Lotus Domino protects Lotus Domino system against viruses, malware and spam. It is another Dr.Web product for large corporate networks providing security for Lotus Domino applications servers that create infrastructure for communication and sharing of corporate information resources. Read the rest of this entry…
PC Magazine (Russia) names Dr.Web AV-Desk best “product-as-a-service” of 2007
[ No Comments ] Posted on 04.22.08 under Security & Privacy
PC Magazine (Russia) names Dr.Web AV-Desk best “product-as-a-service” of 2007
Dr.Web AV-Desk is a unique anti-malware and anti-spam service which enables Service Providers to deliver complex information protection to an unlimited number of subscribers regardless of their geographical location. Dr.Web AV-Desk allows optimizing operation of the anti-virus for a particular provider network where users get an efficient and automatically updated Dr.Web anti-virus via the local network. Possibility of installation in an infected system, high detection rate, language independent spam analysis, exceptional stability, efficient use of Internet traffic - these are the main benefits of Dr.Web.
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Anti-Phishing Working Group’s Tokyo Counter eCrime Conference Unites Global eCrime Responders
[ No Comments ] Posted on 04.19.08 under Security & Privacy
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic crime responders, investigators and counter-ecrime technologists will join law enforcement and public policy officials from across the globe in Tokyo next month for the second annual Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) Counter-eCrime Operations Summit (CeCOS II). CeCOS II will unite IT operations, security, and law enforcement thought-leaders from across the globe for first time to voice operational priorities in the global confrontation against phishing and eCrime.
The second annual CeCOS, to be held on May 26 and 27 in Tokyo, will engage questions of operational challenges and the development of common resources for the first responders and forensic professionals that protect consumers and enterprises from ecrime threats every day. CeCOS II is co-hosted by the APWG and the Council of Anti-Phishing of Japan, and its Program Partner for the event is the Council of Europes Economic Crime Division at the Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs. Hitachi Information Systems, Ltd., SecureBrain Corporation, and Kaspersky Labs Japan are CeCOS II industry sponsors. The Japan Network Security Association and other governmental agencies and associations have also joined to sponsor CeCOS II. Read the rest of this entry…
New FTC Videos Help Consumers Spot Phishing Scams
[ No Comments ] Posted on 04.07.08 under Government News, Security & Privacy
The Federal Trade Commission has released three 60-second videos to help alert consumers to phishing scams. Phishing uses deceptive spam to trick consumers into divulging sensitive or personal information, including credit card numbers and other financial data, through an email or a link to a “copycat” site. The goal of the videos is to offer practical, useful, and memorable messages.
The videos are the newest tool on OnGuardOnline.gov, the agency’s multimedia initiative to help consumers be on guard against Internet fraud, secure their computers, and protect their personal information. The award-winning site features tips, articles, how-to videos, interactive quizzes, and tutorials in English and Spanish. The new videos also will be featured on YouTube www.youtube.com/ftcvideos and on the FTC Web site at http://ftc.gov/bcp/edu/multimedia/video/ogol/phishing/index.shtml
Password Protect Manager
[ No Comments ] Posted on 03.30.08 under Security & Privacy
3L Soft Group announces v. 1.0 of Password Protect Manager
3L Soft Group has announced the immediate availability of Password Protect Manager v. 1.0, an easy-to-use password protecting application for Windows OS. Password Protect Manager will manage all passwords on your computer in a way, which is most convenient to any user, by storing and protecting passwords all in one secured place. With the same ease, the program also enables the user to manage the file that stores the encrypted passwords from any data carrier and on any computer. Password Protect Manager supports Windows Vista.
Password protection is a matter of paramount importance nowadays. Whatever you do: whether you are a devoted web surfer, a regular Internet shopper, a businessman who’s well-grounded in IT, or just the user who cannot imagine his life without everyday chatting online, you must remember that all your sensitive information, your credit card digits and your identity is under threat! By using the Internet as a scamming tool, hackers have made a great variety of ways how to steal your sensitive information and exploit it to get easy money. They can pull your financial information from a hacked e-mail account, extract it from your chats, use a password generator to get into your account, send in viruses and Trojans to make the process easier, or just simply hack into your bank account and wipe it dry, they always find the way. Read the rest of this entry…