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Arbor Networks, a provider of core-to-core network security and operational performance for global business networks, today announced a new version of its enterprise solution, Arbor Peakflow X 3.7, that includes new functionality designed to improve time to resolution for enterprise network, security and operations staff.

Peakflow X 3.7 includes integration of data gathered by Arbor's Active Threat Level Analysis System (ATLAS), the world's first globally scoped threat analysis network, dramatically reducing the manual collection and analysis of new vulnerabilities, exploits, botnets and malware. Peakflow X 3.7 also includes an extended audit trail for compliance reporting; enhanced Flow support for IPFIX; a web services Application Programming Interface (API) that allows users to perform data queries and to integrate Peakflow X data with existing internal systems or customer portals; and finally, enhancements to the User Interface that result in more intuitive, efficient workflow...

Cloudmark, Inc., the proven leader in carrier-grade messaging security, today announced the appointment of Michael Williams as chief financial officer. A seasoned financial executive with over twenty-five years of experience in senior financial positions, including a Big 4 CPA public accounting firm pedigree in both the UK and US, international experience with listed companies, and a strong background in entrepreneurial businesses, Williams will help support Cloudmark's growth in the United States and worldwide.

Williams has a proven track record across a variety of industries. Prior to Cloudmark, he worked in professional sports as Controller of the Oakland Raiders NFL football team, in the entertainment industry where Williams was promoted from Controller to Chief Operating Officer of Steady Systems, and in the consumer products industry as Finance Director of Corgi Toys in the UK. While at Corgi Toys, Williams played a leading role in the company's successful integration with Ma...

MessageLabs, a leading provider of integrated messaging and web security services to businesses worldwide, today announced the results of its MessageLabs Intelligence Report for March 2007. Quarter on quarter spam levels have raised to 76.3 percent, their highest in two years. Virus and botnet activity has also increased. The report highlights the impact of increased spam levels on small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) as these organizations receive more than double the volume of spam per user each month than in enterprise organizations.

While spam levels for the month of March decreased by 2.6 percent from February, MessageLabs saw an overall increase in spam for the first quarter of 2007. Spammers do not distinguish between the sizes of organizations being targeted; smaller businesses will receive just as much spam as larger enterprises but are less likely to have defense systems in place. For small businesses, spam can very quickly become a silent killer, overwhelming the reso...

Cloudmark, the proven leader in real-time messaging security, announced today that it has joined forces with Simplicita, the company that frees carrier networks from zombies and botnets, to equip Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with real-time capabilities to detect and disinfect bot-controlled machines on their networks. Cloudmark will supply continuous data feeds on global botnet activity that will be integrated in Simplicita's ZBX zombie remediation system. The joint solution will offer service providers a highly reliable and accurate method for zombie detection, containment and disinfection.

Cloudmark statistics show that zombies generate more than half of the 92 billion abusive messages sent daily, more than 90% of phishing scams, and nearly all worms and viruses. Computer users are often wholly unaware of these activities and that their corporate and personal reputations may be compromised. Rob Fleischman, chief technology officer at Simplicita predicts that, "Within three ...

A new form of spyware attack by malicious software which uses automated pretexting is among the most recent type of malware identified by security researchers at Prevx, a leading developer of Automated Malware Research. The revelation comes as the security company today announced it had detected and provided protection against more than one million unique malicious programs seen by its community intrusion prevention system since it was launched in July 2005. Prevx's automated malware research identifies new malicious software much faster than conventional vendor research labs which are facing ever growing backlogs as they struggle to cope with the exponential growth in malware volumes.

"Prevx has recorded a sad statistic in capturing data about the millionth unique malware program it has detected and prevented since the project was launched just over one year ago," said Mel Morris, Prevx CEO. "Even more startling is that the increasing volume of malware seen by our community of use...

Sunbelt Software, a leading developer of Windows security software, including antispyware, antispam, antivirus and system management tools for the SMB market, is announcing sponsorship of Aberdeen Group's latest Information Security report, titled "The 2006 Messaging Security Benchmark Report: Strategies for Securing Corporate Communications." The report, focused on messaging security trends in today's IT market, found that while 80% of companies are aware of the threat of loss of confidential data by insiders, only 43% have implemented messaging security solutions that will stop that outbound threat. From a risk perspective, 91% of companies consi...

Fortinet -- the pioneer and leading provider of multi-threat security solutions -- today announced that its FortiClient™ end-point security software has earned its fourth consecutive Virus Bulletin 100% award for its best-in-class antivirus capabilities. In this test, FortiClient was lauded for its high performance, solid detection rates, easy-to-use interface, comprehensive range of functions and central management capabilities.

Well-known in the industry, the Virus Bulletin (VB) 100% awards recognize products that have been tested by independent experts and proven to accurately detect 100 percent of viruses known to be "in the wild," constituting current, real-world viruses.

Virus Bulletin staff tested FortiClient 3.0 along with 25 other antivirus products for their detection rates, lack of false positives and speed of scanning on the widely used Windows OS. This latest VB 100% award adds to Fortinet's impressive and unmatched portfolio of technology certifications and ...

GFI, a leading provider of network security, content security and messaging software, today issued a stark warning to businesses across the United States about the dangers of deploying a single anti-virus engine.

GFI's new white paper, "Why one virus engine is not enough," reveals that organizations relying on the protection of a single anti-virus engine are actually leaving themselves exposed to a severe and constant threat from all forms of malware. The white paper outlines the fact that even though every anti-virus vendor in the market claims to have a fast response time, there is no single company that will consistently be the first and fastest to respond to a virus outbreak. Depending on a single anti-virus engine does not guarantee the quickest reaction to outbreaks every time, leaving productivity and business operations vulnerable to attack.

In addition, different anti-virus engines have different strengths and weaknesses. Some engines excel at identifying a certain typ...

Cloudmark announced today that one of its messaging security experts, senior research scientist Dr. Adam O'Donnell, will speak at the Virus Bulletin 2006 (VB2006) conference in Montreal, 11-13 October 2006.

O'Donnell will present his paper, "Applying Collaborative Anti-Spam Techniques to the Anti-Virus Problem," co-authored with Vipul Ved Prakash, founder and chief scientist of Cloudmark. The discussion will include data and analysis of Cloudmark's successes in applying a collaborative filter originally designed for anti-spam to the anti-virus problem. Cloudmark's results from specific case studies will be discussed, including the CME-24 outbreak of early 2006. O'Donnell will show that not only is a collaborative filter effective for filtering viruses, but that the large reporter base enables the filter to begin acting on the virus within minutes of its initial sighting with an extremely low false positive rate. O'Donnell will present Cloudmark's findings on Friday morning, October...

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the market for mobile security products, including anti-virus, VPN, data and file encryption and mobile identity management applications, will reach almost $5billion by 2011 and be installed on 247m mobile phones by that time.

The factors driving this new market segment include: Juniper Research interviewed representatives of some of the fastest growing mobile security vendors uncovering a unique insight into the current and near-future status of the mobile security market. Highlights from the study include: Report author Alan Goode said: "Initially driven by the data hungry mobile business user who has seen the benefits of data services such as email, predominantly on their Blackberry devices, we will see mobile security products go mainstream by late 2008/early 2009 resulting in a doubling of revenues from 2008 to 2010."

White papers and further details of the study 'Mobile Data Security: Access; Content; Identity & Threa...