Taking Steps to Protect the Network on Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday is coming soon – many SMBs aren’t protected from the threats posed by employees online shopping from work. Online holiday season retail sales grew 12 percent (Forrester Research Inc.) last year and much of this was done by employees using company computers in the workplace. Last year, 55.8 percent of workers with Internet access said they planned to shop online on Cyber Monday (National Retail Federation). This year does not look like it will be any different with over 40 percent of online shoppers stating they shop online because of the ability to shop at any hour of the day (Shop.org). Further, some say they shop online because of the new websit

November 2009
To view a summary of the November 2009 bulletins, visit Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November, 2009. Click the links below to view the individual Microsoft Security Bulletins and to download any patches that might be required for your system. Microsoft will discuss the issues addressed in the Security Bulletins and field questions from users during a webcast which can also be viewed after the fact. You can also visit Windows Update

White Paper: Panda Cloud Protection
Small and medium businesses (SMB’s) face the same computer and network security threats as their enterprise counterparts, however they don’t have the same resources available. Implementing effective security takes a combination of tools and skills. Both cost money and both must be maintained and upgraded over time. Panda Security created the Cloud Protection solution to provide cost-effective enterprise-class security for SMB’s. Cloud Protection is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution hosted in the cloud, providing managed security while still allowing customers to administer and maintain control as w

White Paper: Panda Managed Office Protection
Small and medium businesses (SMB’s) face the same computer and network security threats as their enterprise counterparts, however they don’t have the same resources available. Implementing effective security takes a combination of tools and skills. Both cost money and both must be maintained and upgraded over time. Panda Security created the Managed Office Protection solution to provide cost-effective enterprise-class security for SMB’s. Managed Office Protection is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution hosted in the cloud, providing managed security while still allowing cust

Facebook and Twitter Phishing Attacks
Social networking presents a paradox when it comes to security. The very premise of ’social’ networking is to share news and information with friends, family, and like-minded individuals, but sharing too much information or being too trusting of those within your social sphere of influence can result in getting your system compromised or your identity stolen. Facebook and Twitter have both been targeted recently by different attacks. The Facebook attack is more of an old-school style phishing attack. It is designed to look like it came from Facebook and