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Leading cloud security firm extends the world’s largest Internet security network’s footprint by bringing its total number of global datacenters to 19, immediately improving the speed and performance of all its cloud services. SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) April 18, 2013 OpenDNS, the world’s leading provider of cloud-delivered Web security services, today announced it opened six new datacenters at Europe’s busiest Internet intersections. The new datacenters, located in Prague, Copenhagen,...

New Data Shows Phishing, Spyware and Keyloggers are Extremely Disruptive to Businesses, and Large Companies are the Most Vulnerable to Data Loss and Malware BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Web security study finds that the vast majority of organizations that allow employees to freely access the Web are experiencing high rates of malware threats, including phishing attacks, spyware, keyloggers and hacked passwords. Conducted by Webroot, a leader in delivering...

LONDON, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Forewarned is forearmed when it comes to protection against online security threats. This is why Symantec Website Security Solutions [http://www.symantec.com/en/uk/ssl-certificates ] has created an easy-to-follow Malware Infographic [https://www.symantec-wss.com/uk/malware-infographic ] to raise awareness about the hazards posed by malicious software; and to provide tips to avoid the pitfalls. Online threats Malware is...

Commtouch's Internet Threat Analysis Team analyses current trends regarding spam, malware, Web and mobile security MCLEAN, Virginia and SAN FRANCISCO, February 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Android malware and Web threats targeting mobile users have exponentially increased during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the February 2013 Internet Threats Trend Report issued by Commtouch(R) (NASDAQ: CTCH), a leading provider of Internet security technology and cloud-based services....

Umbrella won the PC Magazine Editors’ Choice Award for solving the critical problem of persistently protecting nomadic users from threats, even as they roam off the secure corporate network. SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) January 14, 2013 OpenDNS, the world's leading provider of cloud-delivered Internet security solutions, today announced that Umbrella, a new line of security services that extend malware protection and Web filtering to nomadic workers who roam off the network, has been...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Security researchers have said that hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in Java to infect computers with malicious software (malware). The exploit was added to the Blackhole exploit toolkit and the Cool Exploit Kit, which are used by cyber-criminals and are the two most popular Web threat tools used to distribute malware. The Blackhole kit is typically installed on websites that are compromised, and it uses vulnerabilities in web...

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Websense, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBSN) today announced that top industry analyst firm, IDC, has named the security company a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Web Security Products report.((1)) Thousands of companies rely on Websense(®) TRITON(TM) solutions to protect them from advanced threats and data theft, while enabling them to embrace new technology trends. The report cites "the tight integration among Web security, messaging security...

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Webroot, a leader in delivering Internet security as a service, today announced the integration of advanced anti-phishing capabilities into the Webroot® Web Security Service, the foremost cloud-based security service that helps businesses tackle the complexities of protecting corporate networks from web-borne threats and enforcing web-usage policies. The unique challenges in the detection of phishing sites demand an innovative...

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Webroot, a leader in delivering Internet security as a service, today announced that it is partnering with Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) to provide the social network's more than 1 billion users with protection against online security threats including viruses, phishing, malicious websites, identity theft, and bogus downloads. Starting today, Facebook users can protect themselves against cybercriminals in two ways. First, they can access...

CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its recent unveiling of a new Custom Defense solution to help customers combat APTs and targeted attacks (read the announcement here), Trend Micro is also elevating its email security products for better threat detection capability and superior "custom" defenses to detect zero-day attacks that aggressively pursue and compromise specific targets. Many targeted attacks, having grown in volume, velocity, and variety, begin...