VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Security of data is the utmost requirement for any enterprise. Keeping this in mind,  Kaspersky Lab  has revealed its vision of enterprise security at the  company’s annual CyberSecurity Summit in San Francisco, U.S.A . The event focussed on how enterprise IT security realities affected businesses worldwide and featured commentary and panel discussions from influential figures in IT security. At the event, Kaspersky Lab also announced several new security solutions that are now available, as well as planned solutions and business strategies that will guide the company’s growth throughout the year. Eugene Kaspersky, Chairman & CEO, Kaspersky Lab , said, “These days, cybercrime is no longer about stealing relatively small sums of money from ordinary users. As the IT security landscape evolves rapidly and gets more and more complex, the number of sophisticated cyber-espionage campaigns targeting giant corporation...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Norton by Symantec  has announced yet another exciting offer for its channel partners. As per the latest update, the company has announced the launch of " Norton Maha Rewards ", a national programme especially conceptualized for channel partners across India to kick-start the festive season. The Maha Rewards  offer entitles any Channel Partner (after registering on the Norton Champs programme) to win incredible rewards on the purchase of Norton Consumer Retail Products. Channel partners, during the programme period, can purchase products from any of the two Norton Authorized Distributors (Fortune Marketing and Rashi Peripherals) and Norton Premier Partners across the country. This offer is valid for purchases made during the period of October 7, 2013 till May 28, 2014. However, only channel partners who achieve 50 per cent of the slab before December 31, 2013 will be eligible for the “Maha Rewards” offer..........

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Kaspersky Lab  has announced the release of a new free app to ensure safety of users while surfing the web on their iPhones and iPads. The new Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS is available from the Apple App Store on October 22. Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS  blocks links to phishing sites and other web-based resources that can be dangerous for users. The new application can also filter content according to selected user criteria. This way, users can automatically block pornographic sites, material containing violence or profanity, gaming sites, social networks, chats, forums and more. There are 17 pre-defined content filtering categories in total. Kaspersky Safe Browser for iOS provides real-time protection from known and emerging threats, thanks to data it receives from  Kaspersky Security Network , which processes threat intelligence delivered by users of Kaspersky Lab security products from around the world....

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To help organizations combat increasing challenges of advanced malware, McAfee(NASDAQ:INTC)  has released an end-to-end solution named  Advanced Threat Defense appliance , which will allow organizations to respond to attacks faster and move from analysis and conviction to protection and resolution. This new solution will help them to find, freeze and fix advanced malware threats. McAfee gets the ability to initiate a fix with McAfee Real Time Advanced for ePO. Integration with McAfee network solutions freezes the threat from infecting additional devices. McAfee Real Time Advanced for ePO identifies device(s) that require remediation and streamlines the response, enabling automated investigation across all endpoints resulting in cost-effective remediation. Pat Calhoun, General Manager of Network Security, McAfee , stated, "Advanced malware is a difficult problem facing organizations of all sizes. Detecting malware...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Kaspersky Lab's  security research team has published a new research paper on the discovery of  "Icefog" , a small yet energetic APT group that focusses on targets in South Korea and Japan, hitting the supply chain for Western companies. The operation started in 2011 and has increased in size and scope over the last few years. "For the past few years, we have seen a number of APTs hitting pretty much all types of victims and sectors. In most cases, attackers maintain a foothold in corporate and governmental networks for years, smuggling out terabytes of sensitive information," said  Costin Raiu, Director, Global Research & Analysis Team. Based on the profiles of identified targets, the attackers appear to have an interest in the following sectors - military, shipbuilding and maritime operations, computer and software development, research companies, telecom operators, satellite operators, ma...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   According to  Kaspersky Lab  figures, it has been reported that in August, unsolicited emails made up 67.6% of all global email traffic which has gone down 3.6 percentage points as compared to July. Further, it was found that  the rate of phishing messages rose more than ten times compared to July, while the volume of spam messages containing malicious attachments rose 2.5 times, accounting for 5.6% of all email traffic. August also saw a ten-fold increase in the proportion of phishing messages.  Kaspersky Lab reported mass mailings  that appeared to come from an official Apple address that asked recipients to confirm their iTunes account details by following a link. The favourite target of phishing attacks, however, remains social networks. The names of popular international delivery services such as FedEx, UPS or DHL, also appear frequently in spam messages. In some cases, the attached files supposedly ...