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Safe and productive browsing in a dangerous Web world: The challenge for business

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Overview With a brand new infected Web page discovered every 14 seconds, the Web has now become the key vector for online hacking attacks, as well as representing a drain on productivity for many businesses. Yet the vast majority of businesses are unprotected against today's modern Web-based malware. Few organizations have deployed proactive protection to combat the dangers and ensure that both network security and employee efficiency remain uncompromised. This paper highlights the six top tricks used by hackers and describes the three pillars of protection organizations need to safeguard their systems and resources.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Sophos	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2008
Format	White Papers
Topics	Anti-Virus, Network Security, Security Management, Security Tools, Spam - E-mail Fraud - Phishing

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