Posts Tagged ‘Uncategorized’
Monday, May 14th, 2012
With rapid growth in the SMB market, and the unique position of SMBs in protecting themselves from the increased risk of security threats across the business and technology landscape, we have been very focused over the past few months on tailoring our solutions to meet the needs of this expanding industry. As such, we were
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Tags: Uncategorized
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Germany leads EU in unpronounceable consumer protection Germany has become the first country to enact a new EU law to protect online consumers against new types of fraud. One visible change will be a “Zahlungspflichtig bestellen” button on internet sites which translates into “order with an obligation to pay” button. The law is designed to [...]
Tags: Antivirus Software, Avast, consumer protection, EU, fraud, Marketing, subscription traps, Uncategorized
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Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
Tags: ACE certification partner, Corporate, cyberthreats, EMEA President’s View, enterprise, epo, s, SIEM, Uncategorized
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Friday, March 16th, 2012
You’ve seen barcodes all your life. So you know what they look like: rectangles “boxes” comprised of a series of vertical lines. When a cashier scans a barcode, you hear a familiar beep and you are charged for that item. A QR code looks different and offers more functionality. QR stands for “quick response.” Smartphones
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Tags: Android, android antivirus, Android security, anti-malware, anti-phishing, anti-spyware, antivirus, Antivirus Software, app protection, BlackBerry, computer security, Consumer, cybercrime, Identity theft, Internet Security, Mac antivirus, Mac Security, malware, Mobile, Mobile - Consumer, mobile antivirus, pc security, phishing, Robert Siciliano, Safe search, safe surfing, site advisor, Spam, Symbian, tablet security, Uncategorized, Virus protection, web protection
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
From the “It-could-happen-to-you” file: We innocently clicked on a link which was promoted today on a trustworthy company’s Facebook page. To our surprise, avast! blocked it as a malicious URL. When we attempted to open the URL, it was redirected to dumb.cn.mn which triggered the blocking action. The only content on dumb.cn.mm is one word [...]
Tags: analyses, Antivirus Software, Avast, black hole exploit, CrimePack, Uncategorized, Virus Lab
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
With the dangers of geotagging more than obvious for soldiers, the US Army is also warning civilians against tagging their every move.
Tags: Foursquare, geotagging, military, Mobile, Privacy, smartphones, Social networks, timeline, Uncategorized, US Army
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