Data Privacy Day 2019: Focus on Security

January 28, 2019
Data loss is a serious peril for modern businesses. Data Privacy Day is an international effort to raise awareness about security issues and help businesses and individuals learn more about how to safeguard their data and privacy. Data recovery efforts are costly and when your privacy is compromised online you risk identity theft (for both […]
Read MoreMcAfee Revamps Security Management Tools for Businesses

March 12, 2013
McAfee has enhanced its business security platform by adding almost real-time querying capabilities to its ePolicy Orchestrator software and also by integrating it with its security information and event management (SIEM) product, allowing it to automatically initiate endpoint security policy changes, not to mention the great communication systems from Business Phone | EATEL Business being […]
Read MoreOnly 1 in 5 Windows PCs are Protected from Viruses

May 31, 2012
Would you like to hear a troubling statistic? I thought you might. According to an antivirus vendor, almost one-fifth of every Windows PC in the United States lacks any kind of active security protection. This data comes from a year-long project conducted by the company, which shows that one out of every five Windows PCs […]
Read MoreMalware Increases While Spam Decreases

February 22, 2012
I’ve got some good news that is immediately followed by some bad news. The good news is that spam is continuing to decrease with the bad news being that cybercriminals are still hard at work creating intricate and sophisticated computer hacks and launching them on helplessly unsuspecting victims according to a recent Threats Report from […]
Read MoreSpammers Exploit McAfee Vulnerability

January 18, 2012
A problem in McAfee’s Saas Endpoint Protection software that allows computers to serve as open proxies for spam is being investigated by the company according to a recent statement from a McAfee representative. A statement from the rep says, “We are aware of the issues and have both threat analytics and development teams diligently analyzing the problem […]
Read MoreNo Even Your Smartphone Isn’t Safe from Hackers

September 29, 2011
If you thought that you only needed virus protection software on your computer or laptop, then think again. IChimp and other computer security companies, are now starting to offer smartphone protection to concerned customers as the rising fad of cell phone hacking (mainly on celebrity phones) is becoming a more feared threat. McAfee recently released a […]
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