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Cloudmark's Cloudfilter protects Digiweb's customers from spam
Cloudmark, Inc.'s hosted and managed messaging security solution, CloudFilter™, has been chosen to provide email security for the protection against spam, phishing and viruses to customers of Ireland’s largest hosting provider, Digiweb. The solution will be offered to more than 48,000 web hosting, domain and data centre customers across Ireland. [...more...]
Voltage provides secure email communication to the American Medical Association
Voltage Security™, Inc. and the American Medical Association (AMA) have announced that Voltage will provide secure email communication on the AMA’s new health information platform for physicians. The AMA platform will enable physicians to assess and meet their clinical and practice needs and will provide physicians access to information, products a [...more...]
Cryptzone's Global Communication enables the receiver to unlock a secured email on any device and on any platform
Cryptzone's Global Communication, the latest expansion of its solution for email encryption, Secured eMail enables the receiver to unlock a secured email on any device and on any platform. Global Communication is customized and built to fit into today's as well as tomorrow's Cloud and SaaS services where download and installation of software is not [...more...]
Scammers use iPhone 4G offers to gather email addresses and other personal information
Scammers are using the lure of a free next generation iPhone to gather email addresses and other personal information. Sophos has intercepted email spam inviting recipients to sign-up to test, try and keep the much-predicted (but as yet unannounced) next version of the iPhone, which is being dubbed the "4G" by the media. Separately, Sophos re [...more...]
Malware distributors incorporate well-known brands in their email spam to deliver dangerous programs to unwitting victims
An ongoing campaign where malware distributors use email spam to deliver dangerous programs to unwitting victims has begun to change its tune, switching the scam to incorporate different brands. In the latest scam, the message appears to be an order confirmation from Amazon.com for the purchase of an expensive consumer electronics item, or a contra [...more...]
Cloud computing will result in an improvement in security defences
According to a recent poll, over half of organisations believe that cloud computing will result in an improvement in security defences according to a poll from 360°IT, a fifth thought there would be no improvement and a quarter of organisations said that it will be detrimental. Richard Hall, CEO of CloudOrigin, claims that the current trend of [...more...]
F-Secure Share provides an easy to use online storage and sharing solution for photos, videos and office documents
F-Secure Share Solution, already serving users through operators like Telefónica’s TerraGiga in Spain will now be available to Internet operators globally. F-Secure Share is a fully hosted and secure service solution. It provides an easy to use online storage and sharing solution for the operators’ end customers, ideal for sharing personal photos, [...more...]
The security issues associated with cloud computing in the public sector
The adoption of cloud computing is causing significant concerns around privacy and security in the public sector. The benefits for cloud computing are very compelling, especially as the Government looks to the private sector for proven techniques to drive down back office costs, make the most of new technology and use new management practices to en [...more...]
Half of US government workers have sent unencrypted data through their personal e-mail accounts
The need for secure file transfer has been highlighted by a report produced by Axway and Meritalk showing that over half of US government workers have sent unencrypted data through their personal e-mail accounts and two thirds use physical media to transfer government data. Some key points from the report: Federal agencies are leaving Federal [...more...]
Webroot Email Security Service brings Federation Against Software Theft greater protection against spam and malware
The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has chosen Webroot® Email Security Service to protect its core staff serving FAST members. John Lovelock, Chief Executive, FAST, said “The Webroot Email Security Service brings us greater protection, simplified management, and keeps our infrastructure totally free from spam and malware. We see Intern [...more...]
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