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The essential guide to anti-malware tools

Network World

It's a sad fact of life in IT nowadays that some form of preparation for dealing with malware is part and parcel of what systems and network administrators must do. This goes above and beyond normal due diligence in warding off malware. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here (Insider Story)

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These are the 15 Top Cyber Threats Now

SecureWorld News

First, however, let's look at the top 15 cyber threats organizations face right now, according to the report: Malware. Trends in Malware attacks. We can't look at all of these categories, but let's talk about the number one cyber attack threat of malware. 46,5%_of all malware in e-mail messages found in ‘.docx’

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CIOs Look For Ways To Fool Hackers

The Accidental Successful CIO

Image Credit: Brian Klug Every CIO realizes that a key part of their job is to find ways to keep the bad guys out of the company’s networks. However, I think that we all have to agree that despite our best efforts there is always the possibility that the bad guys may find a way to get into our networks.

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Seven Massachusetts Cities Join Forces to Bolster Cybersecurity Posture

SecureWorld News

Without adhering to the kind of consistent cybersecurity standards that CREST supports, it has the potential to weaken their defenses by creating holes and cracks where attackers can hide malware." A decentralized, connected IT network ought to have a SOC while they are at it. Scranton says: "This is a how-to case study.

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New opportunities as homes become smart lifespaces

TM Forum

Simultaneously, households became more dependent on networks for entertainment, to remain connected with loved ones, and for vital services such as shopping, healthcare and education. Network-based gaming is highly QoS sensitive, but even for downloaded games run on consoles, gamers increasingly want to interact with others while gaming.

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Novetta and Teradata Deliver Next-Gen Cyber Defense with New Novetta Cyber Analytics Solution Now Available

CTOvision

This combined solution empowers Network and Security Operations Centers with the ability to reduce dwell-time and accelerate interruption of attack-kill-chains. Novetta Cyber Analytics provides rapid discovery of suspicious activity associated with advanced threats, dynamic malware, and exfiltration of sensitive data.

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Game Change: Three Reasons Why #SonyHack Will Change Security

CTOvision

See the interview here: Tactics Not Malware Are the Story. The #SonyHack is the equivalent of detonating a nuclear bomb on a network that employed four key stratagems: capture, destroy, extort, and publish. The hackers captured and exfiltrated hundreds of terabytes of data then torched the network with wiper malware.

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