http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ Use IThound RSS Feeds to keep up-to-date with new research on the topics that are most important to you. Sophos Security Threat Report 2009 This detailed report runs to 20 pages and draws on information not only from Sophos' enormous customer base but also from SophosLabs, a global network of analysis centres which identifies an infected web page every 4.5 seconds and receives 20,000 items of suspect code on a daily basis. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2539 Symantec™ Endpoint Management Suite Symantec Endpoint Management Suite 1.0 combines the industry's leading security, management and recovery functionality with a configuration management database (CMDB) on a collaborative platform architecture. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2530 Protection for Mac and Linux computers: nice to have or need to have? More and more organisations are using Mac and Linux computers, and as they do so, they are becoming more of a target for hackers as a way into networks and as a means of infecting web sites. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2478 Is anti-virus dead? - Top five strategies for combating modern threats The corporate IT environment has changed irrevocably over the last few years. This paper discusses the security implications of modern threats, analyzes where emerging technologies can add real value, and highlights five key strategies for ensuring solid malware protection. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2457 Symantec™ Endpoint Protection 11.0—Value Delivery Research Study Proving how integrated endpoint security management can lower operating costs and reduce security risk at small, midsize, and large organizations. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2423 Symantec™ Endpoint Protection A Unified, Proactive Approach to Endpoint Security Organizations today face a threat landscape that involves stealthy, targeted, and financially motivated attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in endpoint devices. Many of these sophisticated threats can evade traditional security solutions, leaving organizations vulnerable to data theft. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2422 Microsoft V. Microsoft – the battle for your desktop This article, which first appeared in The Law Society Gazette, looks at the birth of both Windows Vista and Office 2007 and gives a brief overview of both products, from the users perspective, now that the dust has settled. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2383 Closing the Gaps in Enterprise Data Security: A Model for 360˚ Protection This paper examines the primary data threats that currently cause concern to Chief Security Officers and IT mangement within enterprises and recommends best-practice techniques to minimize and overcome risks to data security. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2305 Legal aspects of security for mobile PCs and data media This white paper is intended to support companies when they plan protection measures for sensitive data. It provides an overview of the current legal standards - with emphasis on the USA and Germany - and describes the legal requirements that concern the protecting of data against misuse. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2304 Data Leakage Landscape: Where Data Leaks and How Next Generation Tools Apply Everyone is familiar with the concept of a data breach — confidential information, usually personally identifying information, falls into the wrong hands, and then suddenly, the data handler becomes reviled as the next TJ Maxx. http://ithound.computing.co.uk/ithound/view_abstract?id=2303