To help understand what threats to expect, here is a look
towards the horizon:
Complex Web Attacks
Just last month one of the most complex attacks struck everyday
web surfers by redirecting them to sites containing malicious code.
The attack was possible do to a flaw within Microsoft Internet
Explorer that has yet to be fixed and an OpenSSL flaw in
open-source Apache Web servers. According to security experts,
“..attackers will continue to devise multipronged attacks like
this, which exploit several security weaknesses in software..”
(Information Week)
Spyware Threats
The treat of spyware is one of the fastest-growing internet threats
and most computer users do not even know they have it. These
spyware applications will continue to develop and become increasingly
difficult to find and remove.
Cell-Phone/Mobile-Device Attacks
This is the newest of the internet threats. Up till now all the attacks
for cell-phone etc. have been considered a “proof-of-concept”. Even
though they are considered a “proof-of-concept”, they have proven
successful and destructive.
(Reference Article, Information Week – Dec 6, 2004, The Threats To Come By George V. Hulme)
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As the article above discussed, internet threats and attacks are
constantly evolving and expanding. A good example is the newest
Trojan attack on mobile smart-phones called “Skulls.” This Trojan
was easily downloaded when unsuspecting cell users attempted to
download a freeware program called “Extended Theme Manager.”
Once the malicious code was installed it deactivated all links
to Symbian system applications, such as email and calendar.
It also replaced the icons with images of skulls.
With these threats now affecting cellular devices, it was only a
matter of time before a mobile antivirus was developed to help
keep our devices safe. Two companies, Symantex Corp. and F-Secure
Corp, have already release their versions of the mobile antivirus
earlier this year. Now Trend Micro is getting into the game by
releasing their version and allowing smart phone users to download
and use it for free until June of 2005. This release contains
protections against mobile threats and does filtering for Short
Message Service spam.
Security experts have acknowledged that even though there have
been successful attacks, the mobile phone viruses and worms
are in their infancy.
“(Todd) Thiemann acknowledged that the threat of infection through
a mobile device is remote but said mobile device worms and viruses
are likely to become more of a problem as a newer generation of phones
with advanced networking and software functions is adopted by
consumers.“ (ComputerWorld)
(Reference
Article, ComputerWorld - December 6, 2004, Trend Micro gives away mobile antivirus software by Paul Roberts)
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SonicWALL enabling business of all sizes to take advantage of
affordable, enterprise-class network security and with the release
of SonicWALL’s SonicOS 3.0, this has never been so true. The SonicOS
3.0 combines unified threat management features such as Gateway Anti-virus
and intrusion detection and prevention with stateful inspection firewall
and other enterprise-class features such as VLAN support, dynamic routing,
Active Directory user authentication, and secure remote management capabilities.
The real-time Gateway Anti-Virus service is capable of concurrently scanning
large numbers of files as well as files of unlimited size. It also provides
support for multiple protocol types, scanning not only email traffic but all
network traffic, delivering real-time virus protection for file, mail, Web
and FTP servers. Combined with SonicWALL’s Intrusion Prevention Service 2.0,
Gateway Anti-Virus provides powerful unified threat management to business of
all sizes.
SonicOS 3.0’s 802.1q VLAN capabilities enable network administrators to deploy
firewall, anti-virus and intrusion prevention at any point of the network including
distribution, aggregation, core and gateway layers. With SonicOS 3.0, network security
is no longer limited to physical ports on the firewall but is extended to the port
density of managed switches. User and group policies can be deployed to secure mobile
users as they access network resources from a variety of devices, while consolidated
user management for local and remote access and policy enforcement increases security
while decreasing administration costs.
“The introduction of SonicOS 3.0 brings powerful new capabilities to our entire installed
base of TZ 170 and PRO series users, without forcing a hardware upgrade,” said Matthew
Medeiros, president and chief executive officer at SonicWALL. “Two years ago, firewalls
were able to prevent about 30 basic network attacks. Today, SonicOS 3.0 and our unified
threat management offering allow SonicWALL to prevent some 30,000 dynamic threats
covering both file and network-based propagation of blended attacks. This is an industry-
leading capability that is affordable and easy to deploy and represents another compelling
reason to deploy SonicWALL appliances.”
For more information about the new SonicWALL SonicOS 3.0,
please contact
Contact Melsernet
(Reference Article, SonicWALL – Press Release – November 30, 2004, SonicWALL Ships New
SonicOS Version with Gateway Anti-Virus)
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Secure Wireless for the President! |
Reporting on the race for the presidency is demanding
job not only for reporters, but also for the technology
they use. In preparation for the first 2004 presidential
debate at the University of Miami, the university realized
this demand and deployed an Alcatel OmniAccess-powered
network that allowed journalists in the Press Room to
connect to the Internet to transmit, publish, and monitor
news stories across the globe.
"
The University of Miami realizes that journalists need a reliable
telecommunications infrastructure to report their stories," said,
Orlando Pimienta, Wireless Engineer at the University of Miami.
"Our new Alcatel wireless network provided reporters with the
connectivity, security, and speed required to efficiently file
stories and communicate with their editorial teams."
In the beginning of 2004, Alcatel added the next generation Wireless
LAN products to its range of LAN switches and IP-PBXs to deliver the
industry’s most comprehensive, standards-based wired and wireless
converged mobility offering. Leveraging its leadership in IP telephony,
data switches built for mobility and convergence, wireless technologies
and communication applications, Alcatel delivers more services and
capabilities on fewer platforms and fewer infrastructures to access
business application and resources anywhere and at any time.
According to Tom Burns, senior vice president and general manager
of Alcatel’s Network Infrastructure business, "Our solutions are
specifically designed for mission critical network environments
like the University of Miami’s-where users expect secure, non-stop
network access in order to do their jobs."
Contact
Melsernet to learn
more about our
Alcatel solutions for all businesses.
(Reference
Article, Alcatel Press Release - October
13, 2004)
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Melsernet's New Disaster Recovery Offering |
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Data loss and disaster recovery are two of the most talked about
problems in today’s business world. Do businesses really
understand the vulnerabilities that exist?
When a disaster occurs, it can cause huge setbacks, resulting in
loss of services, performance times and ultimately business
failure. Since the data for each of our companies is extremely crucial
for keeping the businesses afloat, it is essential that your applications
data be easily recoverable.
Melsernet, Inc. recognizes the need to assist customers in becoming
less susceptible to the data loss and disruption of service vulnerabilities.
That is why we are pleased to offer a backup disaster recovery option that will
make getting back to business faster, easier and more complete.
Give Melsernet a call
today to find out more about this exciting new offering.
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melsernet.com - The New Look |
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Melsernet is very pleased to announce the release of our newly-renovated website.
We believe this site will allow our customers to keep current with the ever changing
technology world. The newly designed site will also allow new customers to better
understand what Melsernet can do for them.
Please take a moment and visit the site,
www.melsernet.com
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