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'Blended' attacks pose serious security threat
News Though the term is new -- "blended" security threats aren't. Vendors say the blended threat problem is just getting rolling. Key to preventing tomorrow's blended threats are such items as layer 7 firewalls, which examine the contents of packets as...
[April 29, 2002, 10:32]
Positive Effects of eLearning and Blended ITIL Training Strategies
White Papers Delivering the right training at the right time also requires understanding the limitations on class size, number of staff being "Out of the office" at the same time, location of staff, managing who goes to what class and when, and managing...
[October 27, 2006, 1:00]
Most UK companies 'still vulnerable' to blended attacks
News Christopher Thompson, vice president of marketing at Network Associates, told ZDNet UK he was concerned about the number of companies -- especially in the UK and the Netherlands -- that admitted to not having protection against blended threats.
[October 29, 2003, 15:45]
Oracle Blended FCP / NAS Solution Overview
White Papers This solution is referred as the blended FCP / NFS solution. EMC Solutions Engineering has created an Oracle solution in conjunction with the EMC Celerra NS Multi-Protocol Series Array. This array allows for both traditional NAS (i.e.
[April 25, 2009, 1:23]
Protecting Your Networks at the Perimeter: New Solutions for Stopping Blended Internet Threats
White Papers Bernard, "Protecting Your Networks at the Perimeter: New Solutions for Stopping Blended Internet Threats. The author covers topics such as blended threats, how inappropriate surfing can be costly, why managing threats with a firewall isn't enough...
[July 6, 2009, 9:38]
CounterSpy Enterprise: Is Your Network Protected Against Blended Malware Threats? Find out! (Trial Download)
White Papers Surveys show one of the biggest security issues admins see this year is blended malware. Cybercriminals are using combinations of spambots, worms, trojans, rootkits and social engineering to infect your users' machines.
[February 8, 2009, 23:00]
How to protect against blended attacks
News Peter Wood, chief of operations for penetration-testing company First Base Technologies, explains how IT managers can use third parties to test their systems against blended attacks.
[April 25, 2008, 16:20]
Microsoft warns of blended Safari attack
News The end result is the victim's desktop is populated with a variety of malicious files.Microsoft says it is the combination of the default download file location in Safari and how the Windows desktop handles the files that creates the blended...
[June 4, 2008, 12:18]
Malware Trends: The Attack of Blended Spyware Crime
White Papers The tactics employed by the authors of these threats have also become increasingly sophisticated, the latest being a "Blended Threat" - which combines spam, virus and spyware tactics into a single, well coordinated attack.
[September 1, 2009, 1:23]
Most UK companies 'still vulnerable' to blended attacks
Talkback Unfortunately this report comes as no surprise to me. Executives and board members are by in large still only paying lip service to the information security needs of their companies. They still cling to the notion that information security is a...
[October 30, 2003, 9:22]
Blended attacks on the increase
News According to Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report, blended threats, such as viruses, worms or Trojans which combine with an Internet or server vulnerability to affect an attack, pose the greatest cyberthreat to company security.
[February 4, 2003, 12:03]
Integrated Commerce: A Blended Approach to B2B ECommerce and CRM
White Papers Best-in-class customer relationship management (CRM) systems have enabled leading organizations to translate greater customer insight into higher profits from more loyal customers. In parallel, Business-to-Consumer (B2C) eCommerce has matured to...
[May 15, 2008, 1:01]
EMC Celerra Unified Storage Platform: Physically Booted Blended FCP/NFS Solution - RecoverPoint with CX Splitters
White Papers This paper provides a technology overview, methodology and procedure lox deploying and using the advanced features of EMC R RecoverPoint. EMC RecoverPoint was implemented using CLARiiON array-based splitters.
[June 11, 2009, 1:20]
On Demand Learning: Blended Learning for Today's Evolving Workforce
White Papers Retaining top talent in today's competitive market requires a new approach to training strategy. This paper is intended for learning and human resources professionals concerned about creating effective learning for today's emerging workforce, as...
[November 29, 2005, 0:00]
Heterogeneous surveillance tools for blended data shops
Blog Have you ever noticed how DBAs, SAs and developers alike seem to get very attached to their databases in an almost emotional sense? I worked on a feature last month with a DBA who detailed a strategic plan for how to keep Oracle out of the workplace.
[March 16, 2009, 7:00]
Is that a virus, or a malfunction?
News Today's PC viruses, Trojan horses, worms, and blended threats can cause run-of-the-mill Windows or application problems, out-of-memory errors, intermittent failures to fully start up, or installation or operation problems with applications.
[October 28, 2002, 17:03]
Hacker exploits make PC worms more deadly
News Code Red and Nimda marked the demise of socially engineered worms, by combining a blended threat of proven hacker exploits. Chien predicts that by next year, the "blended" threat of computer worms could be enough to cause a serious Internet slowdown.
[October 18, 2001, 12:20]
Corporations eye up security threats
News This year, Gordon has seen blended threats and worms to have been a huge issue facing chief information officers and IT departments. She thinks that blended threats will continue to grow in importance as an emerging threat, and also expects to see...
[November 29, 2002, 8:48]
Linux servers 'attacked more often'
Talkback Blended-Threat Targets Blended Threats BLENDED THREATS INCREASING IN SPEED AND FREQUENCY Blended threats, which use combinations of malicious code to begin, transmit, and spread attacks, are increasing and are among the most important trends to...
[February 20, 2004, 19:14]
O2 wades into termination rate spat
News However, on Monday O2 joined T-Mobile in complaining to Ofcom about BT's refusal to accept so-called "blended" termination rates from these two operators. These blended rates are a rough average between the existing 2G cap and what operators claim...
[February 27, 2007, 14:13]
