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RTGuardian, the recent winner of Network World’s Clear Choice Award, is now available with integrated URL filtering. If you are currently running URL filtering – call FaceTime. We can show you how to apply your existing budget to cover your URL filtering requirements and control the use of over 100 other popular applications such as IM, Skype, P2P and Web conferencing.
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Greynet Research Study 2006 
Last month, FaceTime and market research firm, NewDiligence, surveyed over 1,100 end users and IT managers to determine the impact that greynet applications have on enterprises. 
Results of the survey show that more users are adopting greynet applications while, at the same time, little progress has been made toward combating greynet-related attacks.
81% of IT managers reported greynet-related attacks within the last six months, about the same rate as one year ago. The most common attacks continue to be from spyware and adware (75%), viruses and worms (57%), other malware (22%), and rootkits and keyloggers (22%). Additional key findings include: Click here for additional findings and to download the complete report.
Enterprises Need to Deal with Skype Boom
With the explosion in the popularity of the Skype peer-to-peer voice over IP program, IT managers are finding themselves faced with some familiar questions: Should they curb Skype's use in the company? Should they support the application, even when it comes in through the backdoor? Should they embrace the solution, deploying it from the get-go? Read more in eWeeks' Tech Analysis: What enterprises can do with-or about-the VOIP application. (Full story....)
New Rules Make Firms Track E-Mails, IMs
A new rule approved by the Supreme Court now requires companies and other entities involved in federal litigation to produce "electronically stored information" as part of the discovery process, when evidence is shared by both sides before a trial. (Full story....)
WebEx Standardizes on FaceTime Technology for WebEx Connect
WebEx Connect, the first application platform specifically designed for on-demand collaboration and third-party application integration, uses FaceTime's market-leading IMAuditor software to provide full-capture recording,
archival and auditing, and comprehensive malware protection against worms, viruses, spyware and SpIM for all instant messaging conversations and file transfers.
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Watch Out, Kids - It's the Myspace Viewer! What has FaceTime Security Labs' Christopher Boyd (aka Paperghost) uncovered lately? How about a particularly nasty scam going around the Myspace network, called the Myspace Adult Content Viewer. If you visited a fake profile, you'd see this gigantic popup appear telling you to download "something" to be able to view the page. Of course, anyone doing so would find their PC hit with various Adware and Spyware bundles. (Full story...)
Half Of Chinese Malware Seeks Gamer/IM PasswordsIf the malware originated in China, then chances are it was designed to swipe your username and password. And most of those are targeting gamers. (Full story...)
Podcast DownloadingWhile 12 percent of Internet users say they have downloaded a podcast so they can listen to it at a later time, few Internet users are downloading podcasts frequently. Find out more in this report from Pew Internet. (Full story...)
Online TV on the RiseIt comes with little surprise that a recent study shows that watching TV "online" is on the rise, and threatening the popularity of old fashioned TV watching. (Full story...)
RIAA Sinks to New LowSome describe the RIAA's litigation campaign as a 'reign of terror' as they continue to seek out all illegal downloads-going so far as to threaten a computer illiterate mother with a lawsuit. (Full story...)
Universal Sues MySpaceUnderscoring the degree to which entertainment companies remain very uneasy about Internet sites that distribute their content illegally, Universal Music Group, the world's largest recorded-music company hit News Corp.'s MySpace social-networking site with a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming it continues to distribute "user stolen" videos, music, and other content. (Full story...)
Brussels Declares War on Spyware and SpamNo one wants spam for breakfast, lunch and dinner. That's why the European Commission recently called for stronger action against spammers and spyware merchants and said it may bring in further legislation to combat the problem. The Dutch are on top of spam fighting-they've succeeded in reducing domestic spam by 85 percent. They must be doing something right. (Full story...)
AOL Takes AIM at the MassesIt has been nearly a year since AOL launched its next generation Triton AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) client. That situation changes with the recent release of AIM 6.0, which is being advertised to all AIM users. New features in AIM 6.0 include conversation logging, offline messaging, a mobile dashboard, a buddy list that can support up to 1,000 buddies and a new away message center. (Full story...)
Small Companies Ignorant of Security?Small businesses must become more aware that they are the potential victims of cybercrime, former White House security adviser Howard Schmidt has urged. (Full story...)
10 Good Reasons for Having a MentorThere is a good chance that you don't have a mentor right now and are not even considering entering into such a relationship in the near future. Yet athletes have mentors, actors have mentors and business leaders have mentors. Why not technology professionals? Here are a few reasons why you might want to consider engaging a mentor… (Full story...)
Green IT is a Necessity, Not an OptionWith rising energy prices now affecting every sector of industry, any reduction in energy use clearly makes good business sense. A good place to start when considering IT purchases is to buy Energy Star rated equipment that automatically switches off when not in use and can be turned back on by network admins remotely. (Full story...) 
Office and Computer PranksRemember the time your coworker accidently stole your stapler? It sounds like it's time to have a little fun at the expense of your favorite coworker. Whether you enjoy the simple elegance of filling someone's cubical with balloons, appreciate the effort required to cover an office with tin foil, or the comedic brilliance of growing grass on a keyboard, this slideshow details a few brilliant innocent pranks sure to go down in infamy. (Full story...) |
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