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Why you need
Internet Filtering NOW!
Company networks are now more
likely to pick up malicious
software via employee Web surfing
than from e-mail attachments.
(CNET
News)
One in 10 web pages scrutinized by
Google contained malicious code
that could infect a user's PC
according to a
new study.
BluePrint
Data products can protect networks
from the threat of
drive by downloads.
More than 250,000 websites are hosting
malicious code according to Internet
Security company
Sophos.
BluePrint Data products can protect your
network from
Malicious Attacker Sites. --------------------------------------
Surf Security Lingo
Do you know these definitions? Adware - a component
of software added with or
without the users permission
that displays ads or
tracks a users Internet use in
order to sell their use history
to advertisers or marketers.
Anti Phishing -
products and services designed
to prevent
Phishing, Not to be confused with Uncle
Phishing (just a joke).
Bot - short for robot
bots are also known as Internet
bots or web robots. Bots
are typically software
applications that run an
automated tasks or series of
automated tasks. Some bots can
run unknown on client computers
(see zombie).
botnet - an expression
for a collection of bots frequently
under the control of malicious
users for financial or
informational purposes. Botnets send the majority of
spam.
Content Control Systems -
Software or Hardware systems that typically involve web
filtering software and is
designed to control what content
a reader is permitted to access.
Frequently used to restrict
material delivered over the
Internet Web sites. Sometimes called censorware.
Drive By Download - a
malicious program that is
automatically installed without
the users consent or knowledge
when a potential victim visits a
booby-trapped website. The
malicious program can be
initiated by simply visiting a
Web site or viewing an HTML
e-mail message. Also known
as drive-by install.
Intrusion detection
systems - are software or
hardware that monitor events
occurring in a network or
computer system and analyze them
for signs of intrusions or
attempts to compromise security
mechanisms.
Keylogger - software used to
capture the user's
keystrokes. Keyloggers
provide a means to obtain
passwords or encryption keys and
other information such as bank
codes or computer passwords.
Also known as keystroke logging.
Malicious Attacker Sites
- Websites that host malicious
software code, frequently
without the site owners
knowledge, which infects the
computer of web site visitor.
Frequently used to install
Trojan
Horse, keylogger, or other
malicious items. Web site
visitors do not have to click on
any links or images in order for
the code to download. Also
known as Web Attacker Sites.
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