Whitepapers
Web 2.0wned - A history of malware on the Web
This report examines the evolution of malware and offers guidance on how you can outsmart tomorrow’s web threat.
The Vertical Risk: Web-Delivered Malware Impact by Industry
This paper reveals the top 5 industries at risk of Web-delivered malware as well as an analysis of the types and severity of the malware encountered.
Web 2.0 - The New Generation of Web Threats
Modern malware possesses one single objective – to gain access to confidential information. To gain that access malware authors exploit the very thing that has made Web 2.0 so successful – the trust of its users. This paper addresses the complex implications and interactions of Web 2.0, the malware that exploits it, and the challenges this poses to traditional Web security solutions.
Social Networking - What Every Business Should Know
On-line social networks have the potential to deliver great benefits to organizations and individuals alike. However, companies are struggling to harness the more positive elements of social networking whilst keeping productivity high and risks low. This paper addresses the nature and growth of on-line social networks and explains how organizations can harness the benefits of social networking whilst keeping it safe and productive.
Software-as-a-Service Web Security - Why Switch?
This paper examines the advantages that the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model of Web Security has over the more traditional software ownership model. Factors internal and external to individual organizations which are driving the take-up of SaaS Web Security will be discussed as will some of the common barriers to its adoption.
The Failure of Web Filtering
Why has the deployment of URL filtering products ceased to be a secure and cost-effective way of ensuring productive access to the Internet? This paper examines the implications of using older Web filtering technology to address the new generation of Web threats and the options for organizations wanting to utilize Web 2.0 technologies securely and productively.
Roaming Workers - The Weakest Link in Corporate Web Security
The current generation of workers are receiving more flexibility in their working arrangements than ever before. This paper considers the implications of these changing work patterns on Web security and attempts to answer the following question. How do you improve the Web security of remote workers without wasting precious IT resource and budget?