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whitepaper Emerging Trends in Fighting Spam26/03/08 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
whitepaper McAfee Secure Messaging Service Architecture2006-09-05 01:00:12 McAfee
  The powerful combination of the SMS Fail-Safe Transmission Proxy and the many layers of the Application Logic Hierarchy preemptively eliminate threats to enterprise e-mail systems while making them more reliable, efficient, secure, and manageable. The architectural superiority of features and industry leadership of SMS make it the clear choice for enterprise e-mail security.   
whitepaper "Phishing in the Middle of the Stream": Today's Threats to Online Banking2006-01-25 01:01:34
  Malicious applications that steal financial account information have increased dramatically over the last year, potentially resulting in a direct loss of hard currency to affected victims. While the primary target continues to be online financial systems, the methods used to gather the sensitive information vary. This paper will discuss the methods that are used by online banking malware, analyze their chances of successfully stealing sensitive data, and show some of the techniques that have evolved to obviate their attacks.   
whitepaper How URL Spam Filtering Beats Bayesian/Heuristics Hands Down2005-10-25 03:00:03 Greenview Data
  The evolution and sophistication of spam and spammers has sparked much debate as to which spam filtering methods are the most accurate. This whitepaper addresses issues and problems associated with Bayesian and Heuristic filtering solutions and argues that URL ("click me" link) filtering is the most accurate and predictable method of blocking spam. URL filtering does not require customer tuning and eliminates the need for Bayesian/Heuristic solutions which are error prone and unpredictable. Implementing URL filtering with conservative IP blacklists and very limited and specific heuristic filtering has the ability to solve spam with over 99% blocking, miniscule false-positive and without any customer tuning.   
whitepaper Keeping Your Business Safe - Understanding the Issues2005-09-29 09:34:39
  In spite of all the publicity, legislation and vendor focus, the spyware epidemic is still out of control and doing massive damage. In April, Microsoft estimated that 50% of all PC crashes were due to spyware. Last June, Merrill Lynch stated that they understood that close to 25% of Dell’s support calls were due to spyware related system performance degradation. A statistic from an industry wide survey shows that 55% of all corporate PCs are typically infected with multiple instances of some form of spyware other than cookies (Trojan, system monitor or adware). In March 2005, an industry web crawler identified 4,294 Web sites with 89,806 total associate web pages containing some form of spyware. These are just a few statistics which support the trend of rising costs from dealing with spyware in the enterprise environment. Higher profile damages from corporate spyware infections include disclosure of corporate information or theft of high value assets. Lower profile damages, but probably more costly, are the everyday cleanup costs from dealing with spyware. The majority of these costs come from IT help desk calls, lost productivity and eventual PC reinstalls, all of which consume large IT resources.   
whitepaper Microsoft Phishing Filter: A New Approach to Building Trust in E-Commerce Content2006-10-06 01:00:14 Microsoft
  The recent flurry of media coverage around identity theft and what is being called "The new scam of phishing," in which online thieves attempt to use computers to gain illegal access to personal information, sometimes obscures the fact that these scams are not new but actually predate computers. But although the media usually (and appropriately) focus on phishing's consumer impact, there is an equally important topic that needs to be explored: the huge impact phishing has on legitimate Web site owners. Any solution that attempts to approach phishing in a holistic way needs to focus on both consumer and business audiences to help create a trustworthy e-commerce system in which all parties are protected and aware of potential hazards.   
whitepaper Virus Prevention and Recovery: A TechRepublic Real World Guide2005-12-19 15:20:44
  This TechRepublic Real World Guide offers a wealth of information to help with all your antivirus efforts. It explains why today's IT organizations need a written virus protection policy and includes a policy template that you can customize for use in your own company. Learn how to prevent, stop, and clean up after a virus infection, and find out how antivirus software itself can impact your organization's disaster recovery strategy. The guide also offers two handy checklists: one for handling active e-mail virus attacks and one for preventing future infections.

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whitepaper Network Segmentation2005-10-20 09:50:55
  Traditional network security has been based on separating the enterprise internal network from all external connections and controlling what is allowed to enter. This plan cannot deliver effective security in today's enterprise networks. It is based on the assumption that all the "good guys" are inside the company and all the "bad guys" are outside. In practice, this assumption is never true. While bad guys sometimes manage to penetrate the castle defenses, most attacks are traced to the computers of insiders.

Even with the best of intentions, any employee might be fooled by an e-mail, web page, or instant message containing a virus attachment--turning at least their computer, if not the employee, into a temporary bad guy. Security-conscious enterprises are turning to fine-grained segmentation. This strategy, although focused on defense against cyber attacks, also pays dividends in terms of network flexibility and interactions with business partners. Segmented networks are orderly, carefully defined networks. 		  
whitepaper Exchange 2003 Server Service Pack 2 & Anti-Spam Framework2006-10-18 01:00:18 MessagingTalk.org
  With the introduction of Exchange 2003 Server, Microsoft built a framework that included a number of features intended to reduce the volume of spam. The framework called for a solution based on a multi-layered approach around the idea that most if not all spam should be stopped at the gateway, and before reaching the final recipient's mailbox. The adoption of this approach has proven to be very successful and highly effective, and with the release of SP2 the framework will be refined even further to include the steps summarized in this paper.   
whitepaper The Real Cost of Spam2005-10-20 09:48:24 MCI
  Unsolicited Commercial E-mail, or spam, is not just an annoying problem. It's a costly one. This paper examines the different cost impacts, both direct and indirect, that spam has on an organization. In addition, the pros and cons of several different spam mitigation solutions are reviewed.   
whitepaper Inside Spyware: Part Three2006-04-25 04:41:36
  Ninety percent of avoiding spyware is education and common sense. If one experienced spyware infestations or attacks in the past, chances are one will still vulnerable unless made changes in the policies, online behavior or in the way one detect such vermin. One should know that opening spam or any e-mail from persons unknown or with an unexpected attachment is unwise. In addition to viruses, RATS (remote access trojans) and other programs can be present in e-mail attachments. Web sites advertised in unsolicited e-mail can try to plant dialers or other types of pests on the computer.