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How Browser Exploits Lead to Web 2.0 Hacking

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Overview Gone are the days when URL Filtering took care of all the issues that arise from a company's Internet bound traffic. With Web 2.0, dynamic and user-generated content is becoming the norm and hackers are using browser exploits to create backdoors. Every employee launching an Internet browser can open a gate into the enterprise network. These backdoors create a daunting list of new challenges: Active Content/Malicious Code, Botnets, Phishing Attacks, Liablous blog postings, Data leakage and more.... And security and network managers are expected to tackle these growing problems with a shrinking budget and with fewer people.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Zscaler
Live Date	1st January 2009 00:00 UTC
Format	Webcast
Topics	Network Security, Security Management

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