Jon's Network

How do we protect companies from malware that no one has ever seen before? In this podcast we touch briefly on the well-known malware problem and how Webwasher tackles it at the gateway with their Anti-Malware Module. Using a combination of signatures, heuristics and behavior analysis (proactive detection in marketing lingo), they can stop more [...]

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For Jon’s Network Podcast Number 3, I spoke with Chris Nickerson, Director of Security Services for Alternative Technology, an Arrow Company. He knows the security industry well having held high level positions at Shook, Hardy and Bacon, Sprint and KPMG. He discusses the balance between check-box compliance and intelligent risk mitigation as well as the [...]

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In this podcast, you’ll learn that URL filters are inadequate management tools when the goal is the teach kids to use the internet safely and responsibly. First, Nancy Willard, director of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use explains that a comprehensive approach to student internet use is necessary. The approach must include much [...]

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Oliver Braekow, Webwasher product manager for Secure Computing, was the guest of the first Jon’s Network Podcast. Oliver explains how, using their SSL scanner module, Webwasher prevents malware from using HTTPS to communicate. It will also prevent users from bypassing traditional web content filters using popular CGI proxies. This is important to keep sensitive information [...]

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