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Emerging Trends in Fighting Spam 26/03/08 Symantec

Spam has been a serious problem for email administrators and users alike for more than five years, growing from one in six emails in 2002 to approximately three out of four emails today. This white paper focuses on the problems caused by image spam, as well as other spammer techniques for delivering content through existing spam-blocking defenses. The paper also discusses Symantec’s approach to solving the problem of image spam, botnets and other threats. sponsored by

Panda TruPrevent Personal 2006: User Guide 2006-04-27 08:27:43

The technologies incorporated in TruPrevent Personal 2006 act as a second layer of defense to complement the antivirus protection you have installed, as it detects malicious code that is unknown at the time of the scan and is therefore impossible to detect using your antivirus solution. It adds a second layer of defense to complement antivirus protection and is specifically designed to neutralize unknown attacks, even before the antivirus has been updated. It is also extremely effective at combating Internet viruses with the capacity to spread without needing to hide in e-mail messages or attachments. TruPrevent Personal 2006 remains on the alert for possible suspicious programs that might pose a threat to the computer.

Protecting Instant Messaging in the Enterprise 2006-01-04 01:01:52

Check Point Integrity IM Security is the ideal solution for protecting IM usage. It features technology to keep IM conversations private and secure, regardless of the IM service used. Endpoint PCs are protected from spammers, social engineers, hackers, and malware that can exploit vulnerable IM connections. While other endpoint vendors point out the threat and protect some IM scenarios, none provides the same level of comprehensive IM security.

Configuring and Enabling Sender ID Filtering in Exchange 2003 SP2 2006-10-20 01:00:16 TechGenix

As many of people already know Sender ID is an e-mail industry initiative invented by Microsoft and a few other industry leaders. The purpose of Sender ID is to help counter spoofing, which is the number one deceptive practice used by spammers. Sender ID works by verifying every e-mail message indeed originates from the Internet domain from which it was sent. This is accomplished by checking the address of the server sending the mail against a registered list of servers that the domain owner has authorized to send e-mail. This paper explains the purpose and benefits of enabling Sender ID filtering in Exchange 2003 SP2, as well as shows how to configure this feature.

What E-Mail Hackers Know that You Don't 2006-01-31 14:13:53

E-mail systems such as Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes and GroupWise were constructed with a single purpose in mind: accept and send the maximum amount of mail, and route that mail as efficiently as possible. Without question this has succeeded; e-mail is the most commonly utilized business communication tool on the planet, and its use is projected to continue to rise.

Unfortunately, e-mail's sharp rise in popularity makes it an attractive target for individuals seeking to do harm, either for their own misguided personal satisfaction, or more likely, for financial gain. The first e-mail hackers found simple vulnerabilities in the operating systems and protocol stacks of e-mail systems, and exploited these known weaknesses. Now, however, hackers and virus writers have become specialists, constantly developing new and innovative methods of overcoming the improvements made in today's security systems. The game of cat-and-mouse is unlikely to end any time soon, if ever. With every improvement in defensive techniques, hackers and virus writers modify their tactics in an attempt to circumvent these defenses and wreak havoc on corporate networks. This document outlines how hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in e-mail systems, and describes the widely available hacking tools they use. As a collection of already published risks to e-mail security, this white paper is written to educate IT security managers on the challenges they face.

Protecting HTTP Traffic: Why Web Filtering Should Be Your First Line of Defense 2006-04-13 03:57:16 Secure Computing

Unrestricted browsing opens doors that allow viruses, Trojans, spyware, and other malware into your network that will very likely if not certainly decrease productivity, cause network disruptions, or even steal vital proprietary information. Web filtering is concerned primarily with HTTP-based threats to the network. HTTP threats that need to be protected against include threats revolving around messaging, email, P2P fileshare, spyware, adware, hijackers, cookies, DRM, malware, phishing, spam, worms, and employee Web surfing. Protecting against all of these threats requires a multi-layered content security strategy. Web filtering is a critically important component of this strategy, since HTTP communications are one of the primary methods used to exploit people, applications and networks.

Multi-tier Email Security: The need for defense-in-depth 2006-10-17 07:22:53 Symantec

This white paper explains why you must take a multi-tiered approach to e-mail security--one that defends both your network's perimeter and your internal mail servers. The paper describes the unique characteristics of software-based, appliance-based, and hosted service solutions, as well as the special advantages afforded by each form factor. As message-borne threats evolve, so must your company's e-mail security strategy. Let this Symantec white paper serve as your guide in developing a comprehensive, multi-tiered defense against spam, viruses, phishing e-mails, and other inappropriate or unauthorized e-mail from external and internal sources alike.

SureMail: Notification Overlay for Email Reliability 2006-05-02 04:05:01 Microsoft

This paper considers the problem of silent email loss in the Internet. Some recent studies have reported loss rates of 0.5-1%, which indicates that the problem is significant, especially since email loss can impose a high cost. The paper presents SureMail, a system designed to address the silent email loss problem. SureMail augments the existing SMTP-based email system with a notification overlay to make intended recipients aware of email they might be missing. The design addresses several challenges including avoiding dependence on support from the email infrastructure, placing minimal demands on users, preventing spammers from subverting the system, and maintaining the privacy of users.

Looking for the Right Messaging Security Vendor? 2006-01-31 14:13:53

As the favorite vehicle by which malicious coders deliver their dangerous programs, enterprise messaging systems are continually under attack. What’s worse, in today’s increasingly regulated business climate, your outbound e-mail and IM traffic can represent just as much risk to your company as the inbound spam, spyware, viruses, and other malware you work so hard to keep out. What you need is a multi-layered, comprehensive solution that addresses the diverse range of both inbound and outbound messaging threats. Download this Corporate Overview from market leader CipherTrust to read about the technology that powers its award-winning messaging security solutions, and to learn how the company stacks up against its competition. The paper is a must-read for any CIO, IT manager, or network administrator who’s evaluating the messaging security offerings of multiple vendors.

The Threat Within: The dangers of unrestricted employee use of Corporate IT Systems 2007-05-01 Clearswift

Conventional wisdom has led us to believe that external security threats - such as spam, viruses, phishing, trojan horses - cause the majority of security incidents.

While this may be true, too few companies are paying sufficient attention to the very significant issue of internal threats from unrestricted use of corporate IT systems.

Read this white paper to learn more.

The ultimate guide to email security 2005-10-15 03:00:01

This guide takes a common sense approach to the email security challenge, aiming to avoid hyperbole by highlighting the practical, common sense steps that can be taken to defend against the very real threats. It provides an overview of the most common threats as well as a discussion of how a layered approach to security is the best route to effective countermeasures.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Emerging Trends in Fighting Spam	26/03/08	Symantec
Spam has been a serious problem for email administrators and users alike for more than five years, growing from one in six emails in 2002 to approximately three out of four emails today. This white paper focuses on the problems caused by image spam, as well as other spammer techniques for delivering content through existing spam-blocking defenses. The paper also discusses Symantec’s approach to solving the problem of image spam, botnets and other threats.		sponsored by
Panda TruPrevent Personal 2006: User Guide	2006-04-27 08:27:43
The technologies incorporated in TruPrevent Personal 2006 act as a second layer of defense to complement the antivirus protection you have installed, as it detects malicious code that is unknown at the time of the scan and is therefore impossible to detect using your antivirus solution. It adds a second layer of defense to complement antivirus protection and is specifically designed to neutralize unknown attacks, even before the antivirus has been updated. It is also extremely effective at combating Internet viruses with the capacity to spread without needing to hide in e-mail messages or attachments. TruPrevent Personal 2006 remains on the alert for possible suspicious programs that might pose a threat to the computer.
Protecting Instant Messaging in the Enterprise	2006-01-04 01:01:52
Check Point Integrity IM Security is the ideal solution for protecting IM usage. It features technology to keep IM conversations private and secure, regardless of the IM service used. Endpoint PCs are protected from spammers, social engineers, hackers, and malware that can exploit vulnerable IM connections. While other endpoint vendors point out the threat and protect some IM scenarios, none provides the same level of comprehensive IM security.
Configuring and Enabling Sender ID Filtering in Exchange 2003 SP2	2006-10-20 01:00:16	TechGenix
As many of people already know Sender ID is an e-mail industry initiative invented by Microsoft and a few other industry leaders. The purpose of Sender ID is to help counter spoofing, which is the number one deceptive practice used by spammers. Sender ID works by verifying every e-mail message indeed originates from the Internet domain from which it was sent. This is accomplished by checking the address of the server sending the mail against a registered list of servers that the domain owner has authorized to send e-mail. This paper explains the purpose and benefits of enabling Sender ID filtering in Exchange 2003 SP2, as well as shows how to configure this feature.
What E-Mail Hackers Know that You Don't	2006-01-31 14:13:53
E-mail systems such as Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes and GroupWise were constructed with a single purpose in mind: accept and send the maximum amount of mail, and route that mail as efficiently as possible. Without question this has succeeded; e-mail is the most commonly utilized business communication tool on the planet, and its use is projected to continue to rise. Unfortunately, e-mail's sharp rise in popularity makes it an attractive target for individuals seeking to do harm, either for their own misguided personal satisfaction, or more likely, for financial gain. The first e-mail hackers found simple vulnerabilities in the operating systems and protocol stacks of e-mail systems, and exploited these known weaknesses. Now, however, hackers and virus writers have become specialists, constantly developing new and innovative methods of overcoming the improvements made in today's security systems. The game of cat-and-mouse is unlikely to end any time soon, if ever. With every improvement in defensive techniques, hackers and virus writers modify their tactics in an attempt to circumvent these defenses and wreak havoc on corporate networks. This document outlines how hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in e-mail systems, and describes the widely available hacking tools they use. As a collection of already published risks to e-mail security, this white paper is written to educate IT security managers on the challenges they face.
Protecting HTTP Traffic: Why Web Filtering Should Be Your First Line of Defense	2006-04-13 03:57:16	Secure Computing
Unrestricted browsing opens doors that allow viruses, Trojans, spyware, and other malware into your network that will very likely if not certainly decrease productivity, cause network disruptions, or even steal vital proprietary information. Web filtering is concerned primarily with HTTP-based threats to the network. HTTP threats that need to be protected against include threats revolving around messaging, email, P2P fileshare, spyware, adware, hijackers, cookies, DRM, malware, phishing, spam, worms, and employee Web surfing. Protecting against all of these threats requires a multi-layered content security strategy. Web filtering is a critically important component of this strategy, since HTTP communications are one of the primary methods used to exploit people, applications and networks.
Multi-tier Email Security: The need for defense-in-depth	2006-10-17 07:22:53	Symantec
This white paper explains why you must take a multi-tiered approach to e-mail security--one that defends both your network's perimeter and your internal mail servers. The paper describes the unique characteristics of software-based, appliance-based, and hosted service solutions, as well as the special advantages afforded by each form factor. As message-borne threats evolve, so must your company's e-mail security strategy. Let this Symantec white paper serve as your guide in developing a comprehensive, multi-tiered defense against spam, viruses, phishing e-mails, and other inappropriate or unauthorized e-mail from external and internal sources alike.
SureMail: Notification Overlay for Email Reliability	2006-05-02 04:05:01	Microsoft
This paper considers the problem of silent email loss in the Internet. Some recent studies have reported loss rates of 0.5-1%, which indicates that the problem is significant, especially since email loss can impose a high cost. The paper presents SureMail, a system designed to address the silent email loss problem. SureMail augments the existing SMTP-based email system with a notification overlay to make intended recipients aware of email they might be missing. The design addresses several challenges including avoiding dependence on support from the email infrastructure, placing minimal demands on users, preventing spammers from subverting the system, and maintaining the privacy of users.
Looking for the Right Messaging Security Vendor?	2006-01-31 14:13:53
As the favorite vehicle by which malicious coders deliver their dangerous programs, enterprise messaging systems are continually under attack. What’s worse, in today’s increasingly regulated business climate, your outbound e-mail and IM traffic can represent just as much risk to your company as the inbound spam, spyware, viruses, and other malware you work so hard to keep out. What you need is a multi-layered, comprehensive solution that addresses the diverse range of both inbound and outbound messaging threats. Download this Corporate Overview from market leader CipherTrust to read about the technology that powers its award-winning messaging security solutions, and to learn how the company stacks up against its competition. The paper is a must-read for any CIO, IT manager, or network administrator who’s evaluating the messaging security offerings of multiple vendors.
The Threat Within: The dangers of unrestricted employee use of Corporate IT Systems	2007-05-01	Clearswift
Conventional wisdom has led us to believe that external security threats - such as spam, viruses, phishing, trojan horses - cause the majority of security incidents. While this may be true, too few companies are paying sufficient attention to the very significant issue of internal threats from unrestricted use of corporate IT systems. Read this white paper to learn more.
The ultimate guide to email security	2005-10-15 03:00:01
This guide takes a common sense approach to the email security challenge, aiming to avoid hyperbole by highlighting the practical, common sense steps that can be taken to defend against the very real threats. It provides an overview of the most common threats as well as a discussion of how a layered approach to security is the best route to effective countermeasures.

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