You are here: silicon.com > Resources > White Papers

White Papers

Case Study: SurfControl - Richard Petty Driving Experience Blocks Multiple Internet Threats

Overview The Richard Petty Driving Experience gives racing fans the ultimate thrill of racing in a mega-horsepower stock car around a competition-style speedway. Founded in 1994 by NASCAR legend Richard Petty, the Concord, N.C.-based company currently operates 20-plus tracks nationwide, offering enthusiasts a chance to experience everything from a 165-mph ride with a professional driver to the adrenal rush of taking 40 laps behind the wheel. The objectives were to block spyware from infiltrating the network, prevent spam from degrading e-mail server performance, and stop employee Internet abuse. The solution used is SurfControl e-mail and Web filters, which provides robust multilayer protection against escalating threats from spyware, phishing attacks, spam, pornography and viruses.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	CXO Media	File Format	HTML
Date Published	April 2006
Format	Case Studies
Topics	N/A

Did you find this white paper useful? 2 out of 4 users found this white paper useful

Delivering Information in Real Time

Publisher:
IBM

IDC reports on Novell's Secure Desktop Solution: A Modern-Day Marriage of Business Benefit and Risk Reduction

Publisher:
Novell

Green IT: Reducing your Carbon Footprint with Citrix

Publisher:
Citrix Systems

A Day in a Low Carbon Life 2012

Publisher:
IBM

Does 802.11n deliver better wireless services for Enterprises?

Publisher:
Siemens

OU turns to Sybari to block viruses and spam

The Open University has turned to Sybari Software to protect its staff's email from spam and viruses. One of the world's largest virtual learning organisations - even before the web took education onto another level - the OU will roll out the...

Identified viruses and malware nears the 100,000 mark

An average of 50 new pieces of malware have been released on the internet each day this year, according to the company, and McAfee is forecasting that by the end of 2004 another 18,000 new pieces of malware will have been created.said Vincent...

Channel:
Malware

Security Q&A: Your questions answered (Part 3)

You often hear Hotmail, AOL etc proudly boasting that they block spam at the source, so my question is how come I still get so much of it? Mark Owen asks: "You often hear Hotmail, AOL etc.proudly boasting that they block spam at the source, so my...

Re:Viewing 2004: The security threats

And it wasn't just viruses, according to Kevin Hogan, senior manager for Symantec security response EMEA, "mischief and gaining kudos among their peers" has been replaced by the realisation that there is serious money to be made from phishing...

Channel:
Malware
Tags:
phishing,
viruses,
hackers,
spam

Q&A: Microsoft's CIO on Linux, security and offshoring

How about the things we are hearing a lot about - spam and spyware? It seems as if companies are shifting their attention from broad threats (mass-mailing viruses, distributed denial-of-service attacks) to specific threats - that is, those targeted...

Channel:
Applications

Q&A: Cisco CSO John Stewart

We certainly face a lot of the more common ones, or the more frequently talked about ones, be it spam, be it the viruses and worms but we have mitigated to a great degree the risks associated with those.

Virtualisation: Architectual Considerations and other Evaluation Criteria

In the past several years, server virtualisation technology has moved quickly and firmly into the IT mainstream. Of the many approaches to system virtualisation available in the market today, VMware's hypervisor architecture has gained the greatest market acceptance. This paper examines the architectural issues, solution support, and enterprise readiness required when deploying such a virtualisation solution.

Publisher:
EMC

Getting Started with Master Data Management

Master data management forms part of an overall enterprise governance program that aims to establish trusted data throughout the enterprise. This white paper from Mike Ferguson of Intelligent Business Strategies defines master data, examines why it is needed, and explores methodologies for implementing master data management.

Publisher:
DataFlux

Optimising Storage with Global File Virtualisation

This white paper will provide an overview on how Rainfinity Global File Virtualisation virtualises unstructured data environments and moves data -including active, open files-without disruption to users or applications. Rainfinity is the only enterprise-class file virtualisation solution, and delivers complete NAS optimisation across geterogeneous environments, such as NAS, CAS, and file servers.

Publisher:
EMC

Also on silicon.com

Site Navigation:

White Papers

Case Study: SurfControl - Richard Petty Driving Experience Blocks Multiple Internet Threats

Quick Sitemap Links:

About Us

Search

Blogs

Verticals

Advertising Features

CNET Networks in Europe

CNET Networks in the United States

CNET Networks in Asia Pacific