• How to avoid 5 common email management mistakes

  By Susan Perschke | 21 May, 2012 14:29

  Email managers have a lot at stake. After all, the volume of global electronic messages sent via email dwarfs all other forms of electronic communication, including social networking. Since the inception of electronic mail, which, according to some Internet historians, can be traced to a small mainframe app called 'MAILBOX' from the mid-1960s, human-to-human messages have been created, transmitted and stored in electronic format. But early email administrators could hardly have envisioned the complexity of current email infrastructure and the concomitant maze of technical, security, business and regulatory challenges.

• How the Phoenix Suns basketball team takes on social media attacks

  By Ellen Messmer | 11 February, 2012 07:31

  Every sport has its fans, and the Phoenix Suns basketball team is finding that use of social networking has become one of the main ways to keep in touch with its fan base -- though it can get dicey when basketball fans across the NBA go a little wild before big games.

• IBM predicts five big technologies of the future

  By Michael Cooney | 21 December, 2011 08:31

  IBM today issued its sixth annual look at what Big Blue thinks will be the five biggest technologies for the next five years. In past prediction packages the company has had some success in predicting the future of telemedicine and nanotechnology.

• For Android, paid mobile security is better: Study

  By Angela West | 11 November, 2011 10:00

  As with your computer, the best defense against malware is a good offense in the form of security software. Paid mobile security apps are much better at detecting malware in Android devices than free antivirus applications, according to a study by AV Test today. If your business relies at all on smartphones, make sure that you and your employees are protected with the right mobile security package.

• Microsoft leaves Duqu worm exploit unpatched

  By Tony Bradley | 09 November, 2011 08:48

  Today is Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for the month of November--the eleventh Patch Tuesday of 2011. It is a light month from Microsoft, with only four security bulletins. The big news, though, is that a zero day flaw being exploited by the Duqu worm is not among the vulnerabilities fixed by Microsoft today.

• The 25 Worst High-Tech Habits (and How to Fix Them)

  By Christopher Null | 02 November, 2010 01:21

  Good citizens of technological America, this story is not for you.

• Am I mailing spam?

  By Lincoln Spector | 28 September, 2010 01:51

  Tami asked the Antivirus & Security Software forum why friends are receiving spam that appears to come from her.

• PDF files most trusted...and most targeted

  By Tony Bradley | 09 March, 2011 06:06

  PDF files are one of the most common, and most trusted document formats out there. However, that trust, combined with the cross-platform use of PDFs makes the Adobe file format one of the most targeted and exploited by malicious attacks as well.

• ClamAV promises free antivirus app for businesses

  By Keir Thomas | 19 January, 2011 05:34

  Most of us don't like paying for antivirus (AV) software, but at least home users can rely on one of the free options, such as Microsoft Security Essentials, avast!, or AVG Free.

• Text message of 'death' threatens smartphone security

  By Keir Thomas | 08 January, 2011 05:49

  Security researchers have shown that carefully crafted text messages sent to cell phones via short message service (SMS) can cause them to shutdown without the knowledge of the owner.

• Plumbers' Co-operative filters out spam deluge

  By Rodney Gedda | 26 November, 2009 11:09

  With spam hampering staff productivity and increasing helpdesk calls, Sydney-based plumbing suppliers company Plumbers' Supplies Co-operative Ltd has replaced an open source e-mail security solution with an network gateway appliance.

• Microsoft sues mobile ringtone company for phishing, spam

  By Robert McMillan | 17 July, 2009 07:37

  Microsoft has sued a Hong Kong seller of mobile ringtones, saying the company used phishing techniques to flood Microsoft Live Messenger users with spam messages.

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  Case Study: HJ Heinz

  Heinz has trusted Sophos to protect its desktop users and email systems from malware and spam for many years. As part of its multi-tier approach to IT security, the company needed more robust protection against web-based threats and the use of unauthorised applications.

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