ALERTS Microsoft released nine patches for 19 new vulnerabilities in their August 2009 Security Bulletin. Five of the vulnerabilities were rated as critical. Read more
| EVENTS Uniti-East 2009 Conference 9/16-9/18 Baltimore, MD Iowa Bankers Association Annual Convention 9/20-9/22 Des Moines, IA DCI Annual Conference 10/4-10/5 Overland Park, KS | WEBCASTS Preparing Your Organization for a Pandemic Response While the effect of the swine flu virus is still uncertain, there’s no question that any spike in sick employees can greatly affect the ability of an organization to function efficiently. Is your business ready?
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Perimeter eSecurity Ranks on the 2009 Inc. 5000 Company Demonstrates Accelerated Year over Year Growth Since Inception in 1999; Revenue Growth up 38% from 2007 Read more Check out the latest blog topics. Read more  | PRODUCT UPDATES New Services / Enhancements Perimeter eSecurity's Product team is always working to improve services and enhance our customers' experience. Stay tuned each month to see updates on the services that you already subscribe to or might otherwise need as a part of your complete security solution! Read more | KNOWLEDGE CENTER Hear what our Experts have to say about pressing information security issues. Read more | SPECIAL OFFERS Top 10 Pitfalls of Traditional Data Backup and How to Avoid Them Data backup is a fundamental part of nearly every organization’s disaster recovery and business continuity plans. Regardless of which remote backup method is used, there are always common mistakes that can severely impact a company’s processes and bottom line. Download this white paper to learn the top ten pitfalls of traditional backup methods and steps you can take to avoid them. Download White Paper | | | INDUSTRY NEWS  | Is your website secure? Flaw in Sears website left database open to attack Read more
| Shifts in economy, threats make SaaS an easier choice, oldest providers say When it comes to security, software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology is hot - the security SaaS market will grow at a rate of 46 percent annually for the next five years, making it by far the fastest-growing segment of the security services market. Read more
| The Best Way to Stop an Attack is to Prevent It - Alleged mastermind behind Heartland, Hannaford's, and 7-11 breaches used SQL injection, sniffers, custom malware in attacks The attacks that led to the mass theft of over 130 million credit and debit card accounts may hold the record for the biggest overall breach ever charged in the U.S., but the attackers used classic and well-known methods that could have been thwarted, according to experts. Read more
| Be Careful With Your Search Results A Forrester research study conducted in 2008 showed that 50 percent of Internet users trust content delivered by search engines. It's no surprise that cyber criminals have been using malicious search results as a main monetization stream. Read more
| Scareware package mimics Windows Blue Screen of Death Miscreants have developed a scareware package that mimics Windows' infamous Blue Screen of Death. Prospective marks are presented with a seemingly crashed system, along with a text warning that they need to buy "security software" to clean up their systems. But the SystemSecurity rogue package on offer has no utility other than scamming people out of their money. Read more
| Unintentional leaks may cause more damage than internal fraud, research study says Read more
| Employers Crack Down On Social Networking, Web Surfing At Work Some 76 percent of companies are now blocking social networking sites -- a 20 percent increase over the past six months. Read more
| European Cyber-Gangs Target Small U.S. Firms, Group Says Organized cyber-gangs in Eastern Europe are increasingly preying on small and mid-size companies in the United States, setting off a multimillion-dollar online crime wave that has begun to worry the nation's largest financial institutions. Read more
| Cybercrime Is a Growing Problem for Small Businesses Read more | New Malicious Web Links Up More Than 500 Percent In First Half 2009 Read more
| Financial Services Firms Opt For Outsourced Security Help Under siege from cybercriminals and squeezed with budget cuts, financial services institutions turn to security services providers. Read more | Message From Hackers: Enjoy The Summer Break Because Winter Attacks Will Be Harsh Read more | MSRT August Top Detection Reports Read more | WordPress blogs falling prey to worm Read more | SPOTLIGHT ON HOSTED EMAIL  | Compliance, Continuity & End User Archiving Web Conference - Listen Now Listen Now Download this webcast to hear from Dr. Sara Radicati – Industry Analyst, The Radicati Group and Doug Howard - President, USA.NET on how a hosted (SaaS) archiving approach may best satisfy a company's business continuity strategy. Also, Eric Trevore, Sr. IT Manager at The Cheesecake Factory, shares this nationwide dining chain's experience with SaaS archiving! | | |