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Attack of the PDF Documents: How Adobe’s PDF Format has become one of the top carriers of malware
PDFs have become one of the most common methods for infecting systems with malware. The PDF standard now supports JavaScript, along with tighter connections into user systems from the Adobe Reader program. This makes it very easy for virus writers to utilize scripting within PDF documents and security holes in the Reader software to load malware code and deliver this code onto computers. Learn more about threats from PDFs and what you can do to protect your computers.
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Malicious JavaScript Attacks: What Can You Do?
As an IT manager, you need to be able to effectively secure all of the websites you manage to avoid attack and the subsequent infection of site visitors. You also need to protect the users within your organization from becoming victims of malware. Organizations can use specific technologies and layered protection strategies to safeguard websites and shield employees. We’ll review what to watch for, as well as the security strategies that will help keep you safe.
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How to implement a data loss prevention strategy
The workplace is becoming increasingly mobile with users accessing corporate data from anywhere at any time. While this trend offers organizations significant productivity benefits, it also increases the risk of data loss that could cause irreparable harm. This paper guides IT professionals through the steps necessary to implement a practical data loss prevention (DLP) strategy. It starts off by quickly looking at what’s driving data loss prevention, the consequences of data loss and how it can be comprehensively tackled using Sophos solutions. It then provides practical implementation advice and examples.
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Eight threats your anti-virus won’t stop: Why you need endpoint security
News headlines are a constant reminder that malware attacks and data leakage are on the rise. High-profile incidents that make big news might seem out of the ordinary. Yet businesses of every size face similar risks in the everyday acts of using digital technology and the internet for legitimate purposes. This paper outlines eight common threats that traditional anti-virus alone won’t stop, and explains how to protect your organization using endpoint security.
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Why Hackers Have Turned to Malicious JavaScript Attacks
Reaching unsuspecting users through the web is easy and effective and hackers now use sophisticated techniques—like injecting inline JavaScript—to spread malware. Learn more about this threat, how it works and how cybercriminals make money with these types of attacks.
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Sophos Security Threat Report 2011
Last year’s cyberattacks, like Aurora and Stuxnet, demonstrates that malware lurks everywhere and tricks even the most scrupulous user. Our threat experts see 30,000 new malicious URLs each day—70% of which are legitimate websites that were hacked. Let our new 2011 Security Threat Report be your weapon in the battle against malware. It describes the significant threats of 2010, what to watch for in 2011, and more importantly, what you need to do to get ahead of them.
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Protecting personally identifiable information: What data is at risk and what you can do about it
Virtually every organization acquires, uses and stores personally identifiable information about its customers, employees, patients, students and other individuals. These organizations are expected to manage this private data appropriately and take every precaution to protect it from loss, unauthorized access or theft. Misusing, losing or otherwise compromising this data can carry a steep financial cost, damage a business’s reputation, and even lead to criminal prosecution, because of complex and frequently changing regulations. This white paper examines the challenges organizations face and the steps they can take to protect themselves and their customers against data breaches and ensure the safety of this sensitive information.
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What is FakeAV?
FakeAV or Fake AntiVirus, also known as Rogue AntiVirus, Rogues, or ScareWare, is a class of malware that displays false alert messages to the victim concerning threats that do not really exist. These alerts will prompt users to visit a website where they will be asked to pay for these non-existent threats to be cleaned up. The FakeAV will continue to send these annoying and intrusive alerts until a payment is made. This paper provides insight into where FakeAV comes from, what happens when a system is infected with FakeAV, and how users can protect themselves from FakeAV.
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