Recent News Articles
Network Box launches S-Series UTM devices
17/02/10
A new range of unified threat management (UTM) devices designed for SMEs and branch offices, and supported by a full managed service, is launched today by managed security firm, Network Box. The S-Series range (S-35 and S-85) is available from 16 February 2010.
The S-35 is designed for smaller offices that require a VPN (to connect remote workers or branch offices to a central location), firewall, and intrusion prevention functionality; as well as full support and management services.
Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution
18/01/10
Microsoft is investigating reports of limited, targeted attacks against customers of Internet Explorer 6, using a vulnerability in Internet Explorer. Their advisory contains information about which versions of Internet Explorer are vulnerable as well as workarounds and mitigations for this issue.
2009 saw a new threat every 10 seconds; majority of malware now from botnets
12/01/10
Almost three million new threats were identified in 2009 – approximately one every 10.8 seconds – according to analysis by managed security firm, Network Box. 2,905,697 threat signatures were released through the year to protect against new or variant threats. This is an increase on 2009 of 6.9 per cent.
Managed security service packs a lot of protection into one box
05/01/10
As more and more critical applications and services move to the cloud, organizations are increasingly receptive to the idea of using a managed security service to protect their network and information assets. The number and types of external threats to a network are growing uncontrollably, and unless a company has a dedicated and highly specialized team devoted to network security, it's hard to keep up with the rapidly changing threat landscape. After all, the threats of the Internet are the same for every company regardless of its size.
Solid return on investment now makes managed security more cost-effective for mid-sized and smaller companies
14/12/09
Managed security firm, Network Box, has published a guide to return on investment for security services, ROI of managed security services, available free from its website.
As threats from the internet increase, managed security services have become widely adopted by large companies as a cost-effective way of providing the expertise needed to keep threats at bay. But, says Network Box, mid-sized and smaller companies are now also seeing higher returns on investment in managed security services – usually between 20 to 40 per cent - over in-house expertise.
Microsoft December Patch Tuesday
09/12/09
Microsoft's December 8th Patch Tuesday updates are now available. Abstracts (with links) of Microsoft's security bulletins and advisories are shown below.
Network Box joined the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) in the summer of 2009, and publishes its MAPP synchronised active protection updates on the second Tuesday of each month. The Network Box MAPP Report for December 2009 is now available for download.
Vietnam was the primary source of spam in November
02/12/09
Vietnam is now responsible for more than 10 per cent of the worlds spam, according to threat analysis from managed security firm, Network Box. November saw malware threat levels remain consistently high with Vietnam taking the number one spam spot from last month’s chart topper, Brazil.
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Facebook and YouTube dominate our business networks
27/11/09
Accessing and downloading material from Facebook and YouTube when at work accounts for more corporate web activity and used bandwidth than any other sites, according to analysis by managed security firm, Network Box.
Nearly six per cent of all web traffic from business networks is to Facebook – higher than to any other website. Google is next in line, at 4.1 per cent.
Nearly eight per cent of all corporate bandwidth is taken up downloading YouTube videos. The next in line is Windows Updates, taking up 3.8 per cent of bandwidth.
A warning for Mac Users (of Microsoft Office for Mac)
11/11/09
Network Box is issuing a warning to Mac users to switch on their auto-updater if they use Microsoft Office on their Macs. Simon Heron, internet security analyst for Network Box says: "This month's patch Tuesday from Microsoft included two security bulletins for Microsoft Office. Critically, these affect Office on Macs. Mac users are not as used to worrying about their security as Microsoft users, so often don't have their auto-updater switched on. This will leave them vulnerable.
Microsoft November Patch Tuesday
11/11/09
Microsoft's November 10th Patch Tuesday updates are now available. Abstracts (with links) of Microsoft's security bulletins and advisories are shown below.
Network Box joined the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) in the summer of 2009, and publishes its MAPP synchronised active protection updates on the second Tuesday of each month. The Network Box MAPP Report for November 2009 is now available for download.
