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 2 OUT OF 3 ORGANIZATIONS FEAR NETWORK SECURITY THREATS THROUGH IM
New research released by analyst firm Osterman Research reveals that, while over half of organizations believe that Instant Messaging improves overall communications, over two thirds are concerned or very concerned about the potential security threats of this emerging enterprise technology from viruses, worms and spyware. (Full story...) SPYWARE SURVEY: COMING TO TERMS WITH THE PROBLEM
Security experts have warned for the past two years that spyware was turning more insidious, thanks in part to a profit-driven alliance between the hacker underground and organized crime. (Full story...) IDC NAMES FACETIME LEADER IN IM MANAGEMENT MARKET 2 YEARS IN A ROW
Earlier this month, FaceTime was recognized as a premiere supplier of enterprise instant messaging management (EIM) technology for the full year of 2004, according to the leading IT market research and advisory firm, IDC. (Full story...) WEBINAR REPLAYSpyware Prevention: Effective Network Protection Through Defense in Depth 
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Join Jonathan Christensen, VP of Products and CTO for FaceTime, as he explains how spyware works, the threats that spyware and adware pose to businesses, and how enterprises should protect themselves against these dangerous and deceptive applications.
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BRIDGE BETWEEN MSN MESSENGER AND YAHOO MESSENGER HAS DRAWBACKS
Last week, Microsoft and Yahoo announced that they would make their instant-messaging services interoperable. While this is a good thing for users, experts warn it will spread worms faster and to a bigger population. (Full story...) WORMS BITING HARDER INTO IM, P2P
According to a recent study reported by CNET News.com, The number of threats detected for IM and peer-to-peer networks rose a whopping 3,295% in the third quarter of 2005. (Full story...) SECURITY PROS WIN OUT IN OFFICE POLITICS
More than a quarter (25.4%) of the security workforce in Europe spends most of their workday dealing with internal politics or selling security to upper management, according to early results from a new survey. (Full story...) IT SECURITY NOT ALWAYS WITHIN IT
In a related story to the one above, the survey also found that 7% of security professionals are now reporting directly to the board of directors (7%), with a further 16% reporting to the executive management team. Others reported to finance, operations, risk management departments and even to independent consultants. (Full story...) VIRUSES INCREASINGLY INFECTING ENTERPRISE NETWORKS VIA IM
The latest emerging IT security threat to the enterprise -- viruses conveyed by instant messaging (IM) technology -- is increasingly taking up the time of security experts, who are implementing an array of solutions to staunch the flow of malware, sources tell TechNewsWorld. (Full story...) P2P IS TRYING TO GO LEGIT, BUT IT STILL HAS A DARK SIDE
P2P overtook web browsing as the largest consumer of internet bandwidth during 2002. By the end of 2004, P2P accounted for 60% of all internet traffic. (Full story...) 
eDONKEY THROWS IN THE TOWEL
Sam Yagan, MetaMachine's president and developer of eDonkey, said in his publically shared testimony that as a direct result of the recent cartel Cease & Desist letter, he's "throwing in the towel" and that MetaMachine is in the process of complying with the labels' demands. (Full story...) |
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