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Panda Security Launches Beta of Panda Global Protection 2010, its Most Complete Security Solution
Product Includes Improved, Innovative Detection and Protection Technologies and a New Engine with 80 Percent Less Memory Consumption
Competition Being Held to Find the Ten Users Who Provide the Most Help in Improving the Product; Winners Will Receive a $200 Amazon.com Gift Card
Beta Users Who Report Previously Unknown Incidents to Panda Will Receive a 50 Percent Discount on the Final Version of the Product
Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, has released a beta version of Panda Global Protection 2010, its most complete anti-malware suite for home users. This beta version is available for free at: http://www.pandasecurity.com/promotions/betatest/
Panda Global Protection 2010 includes improved, innovative detection and protection technologies and a new engine with 80 percent less memory consumption to ensure that users have the best protection in the most resource-friendly solution.
Panda Global Protection 2010 beta includes:
- Antivirus
- Proactive protection technology
- Anti-spyware/Anti-adware
- Anti-phishing
- Anti-rootkit
- Personal firewall
- Anti-spam
- Identity Protect
- Parental Control
- Local and Online Backup
- PC Optimizer (Tune-up)
Panda Global Protection 2010 leverages Collective Intelligence technologies to protect users from the cloud and utilizes knowledge from a global community comprising of millions of Panda users worldwide. Panda’s Collective Intelligence servers automatically classify more than 35,000 new malware samples every day, and each new file through these servers is automatically classified within six minutes. These technologies correlate information on the malware it receives from computers to continuously improve the protection level for its global user community. Panda Global Protection 2010 has continuous, real-time contact with this vast knowledge base allowing it to offer users the fastest response against the new malware that appears every day.
In conjunction with the launch, Panda Security is hosting a competition to reward its beta testers. All users who download this beta and help improve the product (by reporting interface typos, functionality issues, etc.) will take part in a competition to be judged by a panel of technical experts from Panda Security. The ten beta testers adjudged to have made the best contributions towards improving the product will each receive a $200 Amazon.com voucher.
In addition, all users who report a previously unknown incident will get a 50 percent discount on the final release version of Panda Global Protection 2010.
To download the free beta and get more information about the competition, go to: http://www.pandasecurity.com/promotions/betatest/
Source: Panda Security
SilverLab – The tool for numerical calculations straight in the browser
db5 Dynamics AB is proud to present SilverLab, the first online tool to be used as a programming language for numerical calculations. SilverLab is a free MatLab®-compatible tool that runs in the browser only.
SilverLab covers all needs of the ordinary user and additional functionality will be added continuously. By offering the application online there are some important advantages over software that needs to be installed on the client computer:
- Many companies have a very strict IT-policy preventing employees from downloading and installing software. SilverLab runs in the browser which means no potential security risk for companies and other users.
- Users automatically get access to the latest version of SilverLab without the need of any installation since the application only needs to be updated on the server.
Key features include:
- Matrix functions and matrix analysis
- Logarithmic and exponential functions
- Trigonometric functions
- Plotting
Another important difference with GPL-variants such as Octave is that SilverLab offers all support collected in one place which especially companies prefer.
To try SilverLab, please visit:www.db5dynamics.com/silverlab/
Is the Economic Slowdown Affecting Hacking Behaviour?
VASCO aXsGUARD(TM) Gatekeeper survey reveals major Internet threats in the first quarter of 2009
VASCO Data Security International, Inc., a leading software security company specializing in authentication products, announces the results of its aXsGUARD(TM) Gatekeeper Internet Threat Survey. VASCO surveyed 700 small and medium sized enterprises with 5 to 250 internet users, revealing malicious activity during the first quarter of 2009. aXsGUARD Gatekeeper is an authentication and internet security appliance, making use of VASCO’s core authentication technology.
The results of the first quarter 2009 are weighed against the first quarter of 2008 and the major trends reveal to be:
- Viruses, viruses and more viruses, including a steady increase in “money hunting” fraud tools such as Trojans and phishing
- Amount of spam is stable however more advanced techniques are in place to block spam
- More employees are surfing, however more surfing behaviour policies are in place
During the first quarter of 2009 we see more active viruses than in the first quarter of 2008. The number of active viruses has more than tripled. When we look at different types of viruses we see that these have almost tripled. We see a steady increase in phishing and Banking Trojans, whereas more standard type viruses like Netsky and Bagle remain constant. We could conclude that hackers are immune against the current economic slowdown and are even more focused on password theft and account hacking to steal money from innocent computer users.
Spam is still on the rise; however it is more accurately blocked through the use of new spam blocking techniques being used by aXsGUARD. We see that through the use of grey listing in the new aXsGUARD software, the total amount of spam e-mails drop with 40 million spam e-mails per month. The use of blacklisted e-mail addressed and IP-addresses of known spammers results in a drop of another 10%. And finally of the remaining e-mail, another 50% is stopped through the use of content scanning in Q1 2009, compared to 28 % in Q1 2008. The use of combined anti-spam techniques results in over 93% of unwanted e-mail being stopped before it reaches the end-user in Q1 2008 and 89% in Q1 2009.
More and more employees are surfing. We see an increase in surfing behaviour of 32%. The number of blocked websites has almost doubled, whereas the visit to standard blacklisted websites remains stable. With the steady increase of blocked sites, we can conclude that more and more companies have policies in place. These policies regulate accepted and not accepted surfing behaviour, for instance the visit to e-commerce and social network sites during working hours.
aXsGUARD Gatekeeper is an authentication appliance which is suited for SMEs. It offers two-factor authentication and a number of optional modules providing a total security solution for network connectivity. The aXsGUARD modules consist of authentication, application firewall, firewall with DMZ and Intrusion prevention, content scanning with anti-spam and anti-virus, Trend Micro anti-virus and anti-spyware, remote connection and SSL-VPN and mail server. SME’s are typically looking for budget friendly total security solutions. aXsGUARD Gatekeeper provides an answer to the specific need of the SME by adding additional security functionality to the authentication appliance.
According to Jan Valcke, President and COO at VASCO Data Security: “Surveys such as our aXsGUARD Gatekeeper survey are necessary to demonstrate the vulnerability of companies on the Internet. Surveys as these clearly indicate that all companies, including SMEs, are vulnerable for Internet fraud. We cannot stress more the importance of being vigilant.”
Source: VASCO Data Security International, Inc.
Triumfant Launches Signature Counter Illustrating Inability of Traditional Malware Solutions to Protect Against Constant Attacks
As Rate of Attacks Outpace Signature Creation, Enterprises Require New “Signature-less” Protection
Triumfant(R), creator of patent-pending software that automatically discovers, analyzes and remediates unexpected changes and conditions at the endpoint, announced the launch of its “Signature Counter,” which updates each time a traditional antivirus vendor must create a malicious code signature to combat a new malware attack. The counter already places the number of required signatures at over 3.7 million.
The counter is based on Symantec’s yearly ‘Internet Security Threat Report,’ which stated that the company created 1.6 million new malicious code signatures in 2008, bringing its all time total to 2.6 million. The Signature Counter started 2009 at 2.6 million and has added 1.0 million signatures to-date, based on projections for the year.
Symantec stated that the number of signatures created in 2008 was a 265 percent increase over 2007. If this same increase is applied from 2008 for 2009, it can be conservatively estimated that antivirus vendors will need to create 4 million new signatures this year.
Creating 4 million new signatures in one year breaks down to:
- 333,000 signatures per month
- 11,000 signatures per day
- 7.6 signatures per minute
- 1 signature every 8 seconds
At this rate, the response times of the signature-based tools could potentially suffer, widening the gap from detection to remediation. To protect against these attacks, users will increasingly require new solutions that do not rely on signatures to protect against network and endpoint attacks.
“Our signature counter is designed to demonstrate the incredible and unrealistic pace at which signatures need to be created to kill and remediate malware attacks. Given that there were less than 1 million signatures 18 months ago, seeing the number in such a graphical form is eye opening. We are quickly reaching a point where the number of new attacks is getting ahead of the collective ability to write signatures,” said Jim Ivers, CMO, Triumfant. “Now is the time to look at signature-less alternatives. Antivirus solutions won’t be going away, but vendors need to look at new options, including anomaly detection, behavioral analysis and heuristics to help protect their customers.”
Triumfant leverages a one-of-a-kind ability to discover, diagnose and repair unwanted changes and unexpected conditions on endpoint computers and servers to detect previously unidentified malicious attacks, perform security configuration management, and enforce organizational and mandated security policies. Triumfant’s Resolution Manager identifies and removes malware, repairing any changes made by the infection and returning a machine to its original state within a matter of minutes.
Triumfant Resolution Manager:
- Uses no signatures
- Needs no previous knowledge of the malware or its variants
- Continuously scans the desktop in real-time, looking for changes caused by malware
- Requires no human intervention – not even from virus researchers
- Remediates all collateral damage to a machine
Visit the Signature Clock at www.triumfant.com
IBM Helps Companies Gain Control of Their Information With Solid State Flash Technology
Solid State Combined with New Data Management Tools Improve Performance by up to 800% using DB2 Database Software
IBM announced that it is delivering new solid-state offerings across its hardware platforms using new smart data management software to enable customers to dramatically improve response times on Solid State Drives (SSDs), while also helping to reduce costs. Based on IBM’s testing, the new offerings can improve performance by up to 800%, while also reducing the physical footprint of the amount of storage needed by approximately 80%, and energy consumption by up to 90%.
Solid-state drives uses Flash technology, similar to that used in MP3 players, but on a more advanced and larger scale. As it has no moving parts, or spinning disks, such as used in traditional storage, solid-state storage technology can conduct up to 20,000 transfers per second compared to one hard drive disk at approximately 200 data transfers per second. IBM is unveiling a more targeted approach than other solid state drive hardware vendors to implement flash technology by leveraging and integrating IBM’s hardware, software and research expertise.
IBM’s solid-state lineup includes a suite of enhanced software tools that enable customers to migrate, monitor and dynamically place data on SSDs to maximize value. For example, smart data placement through IBM Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem (DFSMS) provides for targeted data placement on SSDs in an IBM zSeries and DS8000 environment. In another example for Power systems, IBM’s most recent product line to incorporate SSDs, IBM provides SSD Data Balancer software tools that allow a system administrator to move frequently accessed, or hot data, to SSDs, while moving cold data to traditional hard drives. This approach recognizes that most customers will have a hybrid environment using both SSDs and traditional disks.
This capability is vital to information-intensive industries, enabling faster credit checks, real-time financial analytics and enhanced fraud detection with a dramatic improved performance by up to 800% on IBM’s DB2 database software. IBM today also announced an expansion of solid-state drives to include Power systems, joining IBM’s System x servers, as well as its System Storage DS8000 devices, as offering SSDs.
Using the new technology, IBM can help clients manage and analyze critical business information dramatically faster while reducing costs:
- A banking institution running on the System Storage DS8000, DB2 for zOS and SAP, can improve their business performance by more than 30% and reduced their physical storage footprint by 60% and thereby reducing their energy consumption by more than 70%. Improved performance and reduced costs in energy can shift the focus on the company’s information and generating a new of intelligence to anticipate new customers’ demands.
- Airline reservation, ticketing or stock trading systems depend heavily on ultra fast online transaction processing (OLTP) to respond quickly to their customers. The data transfer wait time for SSDs was reduced by 3x compared to HHDs, which is critical to help support peak periods experienced by companies that conduct the majority of their business online.
IBM Expands SSDs on Power
IBM today announced its newest product line to support solid state with new energy-efficient solid state drives for its Power Systems servers, offering faster I/O response rates than traditional disk drives to help clients optimize cost, performance and energy savings. Unlike traditional hard disk drives which are often run at 50 percent or less of their storage capacity to help maintain consistent performance, SSDs on Power can be run much closer to 100 percent storage capacity and still provide excellent performance. The new drives will be supported on all POWER6 systems, from Blades to enterprise servers.
New Solid State Offerings on System x
In 2007, IBM’s BladeCenter family of x86 servers became the first blades in the industry with SSD options with availability of two 15.8GB, two-watt drives that offer low-power requirements and high reliability. The dual-drive version offers disk-mirroring capability in the space of a single 2.5-inch HDD bay. IBM is now adding to its System x lineup of diskless drive options with new SATA-style SSDs. BladeCenter was updated with new 2.1 watt, 50GB SSD in a 2.5-inch disk package. A 50GB drive, designed for higher I/O performance, is available in either a 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch form factor for blades and System x rack and tower servers. The SSDs support Windows, Linux, and ESX Server, VMware’s hypervisor.
SSD on the System Storage DS8000
Solid-state drives on its System Storage DS8000 can help customers decrease back-end drive response times significantly, which is critical in offering solid state drive benefits for distinct application workloads. Since solid-state drives have no moving parts, they consume less energy to operate than spinning drives, helping customers better control data center costs. This combination is critical for organization looking to manage their storage environment more effectively by matching specific application needs with the appropriate storage tier. IBM also invested in integrating DS8000 with servers and system software to maximize the performance benefit of SSDs. The integrated solution will enable customers to optimize the hybrid environment with SSDs and HDDs.
For more information about IBM, visit www.ibm.com/storage.
Enjoy Powerful Partition Software With Free Lifetime Upgrades
EASEUS recently announced a new service added to their award-winning partition software – EASEUS Partition Master. Computer users can directly purchase EASEUS Partition Master with Free Lifetime Upgrades at an unbelievable price to enjoy the continually upgraded features and preferential service.
“As a company aiming to provide high quality and affordable partition software based on customers’ needs, we have been trying to improve our EASEUS Partition Master. New features and enhanced quality can be found in every upgraded version,” says Mr. Liu, the CEO of EASEUS company. “We have lots of fans who would like to have the latest version of EASEUS Partition Master. In the past, they needed to pay a fee to get it every time we had an upgraded version, which was quite inconvenient. Our new service saves both time and money, especially for new users.”
There are three editions available for EASEUS Partition Master free lifetime upgrade products – Professional, Server and Unlimited. Each specific edition addresses the needs of different computer users. Generally speaking, the following functions are provided: Resize and Move Partition, Copy Partition, Copy Disk, Create, Delete and Format Partition, Convert Partition, Explore Partition, etc. Easy operation and its powerful capacity to protect data make this program highly recommended among computer users.
“Free lifetime upgrades service has been well-received since it came out. Many users email us saying the high cost-performance ratio is amazing,” added Mr. Liu, “Actually, users’ feedback also encourages us to make ceaseless efforts to improve our products to justify their confidence.”
Pricing & Availability
EASEUS Partition Master Professional Edition with Free Lifetime Upgrades: US$ 69.00 only. EASEUS Partition Master Server Edition with Free Lifetime Upgrades: US$ 299.00 only. EASEUS Partition Master Unlimited Edition with Free Lifetime Upgrades: US$ 599.00 only.
Additionally, 20% discounts are offered for academic, non-profit, government users, etc.
For more information about the free lifetime upgrades service of this powerful partition software, please visit http://www.partition-tool.com/upgrade.htm
Likewise Software Ships with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 from Novell
Integrates SUSE Linux Desktop with Microsoft Networks
Likewise announced that its Likewise Enterprise offering will ship as part of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 from Novell.
Likewise Enterprise securely connects computers running SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 with Microsoft Active Directory — making it easy to authenticate users, control access to applications and data, centrally manage settings with group policies and create reports for regulatory audits.
“Likewise is seeing acceleration in the number of our Linux desktop projects,” said Barry Crist, CEO of Likewise. “Novell is a natural partner for us as it has been a pioneer in the area of Linux desktops with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. The company clearly understands the widespread demand to offer better integration into Active Directory environments.”
The group policies in Likewise Enterprise let system administrators manage the security settings of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop computers and users from a central system. Likewise Enterprise also includes GNOME group policies to control SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop user and computer settings — policies that are based on the GNOME GConf project to define preferences like the default web browser or when to lock down a desktop.
“Likewise helps us meet the requirements that our customers demand; the need for advanced Active Directory integration including support for AD security settings and group policy,” said Guy Lunardi, director for Client Preloads at Novell. “SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 is the most interoperable Linux desktop in the industry and in combination with Likewise Enterprise offers a highly-scalable enterprise solution for large Linux desktop deployments.”
Under the terms of the agreement between Likewise and Novell, all Novell customers who buy SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 will get Likewise Enterprise, and it will be part of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop software repositories.
“Many organizations are integrating their Linux systems into Active Directory because of the centralized identity and policy management capabilities, with the added benefits of enhanced authentication and sign-on reduction,” noted Mark Diodati, senior identity and security analyst at Burton Group. “The embedding of the Active Directory component into the Linux operating system should simplify enterprise deployments.”
Likewise Enterprise addresses the authentication, auditing, and reporting needs of companies running multiple operating systems in their network. Likewise Enterprise is a simple upgrade for customers who have installed Likewise Open and want to use group policies to manage their mixed environment and use the auditing features of Likewise Enterprise to view access reports. The auditing features help companies comply with regulatory requirements, such as those of Sarbanes-Oxley.
Source: Likewise
Trend Micro Boosts Worry-Free Security
Safer, smarter, simpler Worry-Free(TM) Business Security version 6.0 is now enhanced with new features powered by the Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network(TM).
Building upon the “Worry-Free” promise it made five years ago to small businesses with little or no IT support, Trend Micro is introducing the latest version of Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security, now reinforced with unmatched new features that are powered by the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network. This next-generation security infrastructure provides a unique approach to blocking viruses, spyware, spam, and Web threats before they reach business networks.
The Smart Protection Network is at the core of both previous and new technologies integrated with Worry-Free Business Security. With its underpinnings of automatic Web Threat Protection, all-in-one, integrated defense against a variety of threats, and zero administration, Trend Micro Worry Free Business Security 6.0 has “smart” new features that deliver a smarter and more effective approach than conventional antivirus:
NEW URL Filtering, unique to Trend Micro, helps maintain business productivity and adds another layer of protection against Web threats by proactively blocking inappropriate, risky or non-business related Web sites. Users can configure filter strength, rules, and business/leisure hours.
NEW Smart Protection Network-Powered Smart Scan is a breakthrough approach that provides more effective protection than conventional antivirus. Smart Scan scans faster and updates quicker to detect and remove the increasing number of threats, while minimizing the performance impact to protected computers.
By leveraging Smart Protection Network file reputation technologies, Smart Scan stops threats by storing the majority of detection technologies (up to 80 percent compared with conventional scanning) on the local security server and accessed as needed. By keeping these technologies off of local PCs and servers, this approach extends the life of hardware and, over time, prevents the slow-down of computers.
NEW Smart Protection Network-Powered Smart Feedback, another technology unique to Trend Micro, simply and automatically feeds back security-related issues and events to Trend Micro where it is quickly analyzed, and updates are made to rapidly protect all customers. Smart feedback identifies new threats faster to protect users rapidly. Faster identification and response to new threats means faster protection.
ENHANCED Version of Worry-Free(TM) Remote Manager, Designed for Channel Partners
Just another part of Trend Micro’s portfolio of channel-friendly products and solutions, this enhanced version of Worry-Free Remote Manager provides integrated installation with Worry-Free Business Security 6.0. Worry-Free Remote Manager also supports Trend Micro(TM) InterScan Messaging Hosted Security for stopping spam and other email threats before they reach the network. It allows partners to easily add customers to their console during their initial installation of Worry-Free Business Security. Trend Micro is currently the only security vendor that offers this type of critical tool free of charge to eligible channel solution partners.
“Over the years, we have learned that we can rely on Trend Micro to continually enhance the all-in-one solution, and our business benefits with the latest technologies and performance improvements. We stick with Trend Micro every year because it works!” said Bill Buck, the aerospace engineer that was given responsibility for security at AeroTech Research.
“Small businesses face the same daunting security challenges associated with protecting crucial data from online threats. However they normally don’t have the staff or other resources required to manage complicated security suites,” said Charles Kolodgy, research director of Security Products at IDC. “For security to be effective within a small business environment it needs to be routine, automatic, easy, and painless. Trend Micro has endeavored to achieve those goals with the latest version of Trend Micro Worry Free Business Security.”
Other new features in Worry-Free Business Security 6.0 include:
NEW USB Device Threat Prevention automatically protects PCs and servers from infected USB devices, preventing threats from automatically executing and spreading across business networks. Threats coming from removable media devices such as USB sticks are on the rise, meaning small businesses cannot afford to ignore this potential source of infections.
NEWLY Enhanced Security Dashboard reinforces Trend Micro’s goal of zero-administration solutions for its small business customers. It provides easy, at-a-glance status checking. Users can sort by dashboard traffic lights to quickly understand security status, which minimizes time and energy spent on analyzing computers status.
“If small businesses think increasing protection against threats means decreasing computer performance over time, they need to think again,” said Steve Quane, general manager of Trend Micro’s SMB business unit. “Worry-Free Business Security, with features powered by the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network, keeps constantly updated, scans faster while minimizing impact to PCs, and requires minimal user interaction. Trend Micro allows businesses to stop worrying about security so they can focus on their business.”
Mark Muller, a reviewer from Bright Hub who recently tested Worry-Free Business Security 6.0 said, “I deployed and tested WFBS 6.0 in my company’s IT infrastructure and can recommend the product without hesitation: WFBS is easy to deploy and manage and offers industry-leading protection against a broad range of threats. In short, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Advanced 6.0 puts enterprise-class IT security easily within the reach of smaller businesses. Highly recommended!”
Pricing & Availability for North America
Worry-Free Business Security 6.0 is expected to be available for download on May 29. Per user pricing varies by seat count and price decreases with volume. For a 1-year license of Worry-Free Business Security Standard, the 2-25 seat level is $37.75 per user. For a 1-year license of Worry-Free Business Security Advanced, the 2-25 seat level is $62.02 per user. Worry-Free Remote Manager support will be available alongside Worry-Free Business Security 6.0.
Worry-Free Business Security 6.0 also protects businesses running the latest Windows Essential Server Solutions: Microsoft(TM) Small Business Server 2008 (for small businesses with fewer than 75 PCs); and Microsoft Essential Business Server 2008 (for mid-size businesses with fewer than 300 PCs). It also protects Microsoft(TM) Exchange 2007 on Windows(TM) Server 2008 users.
Studying or Hacking? Today’s Adolescents Could Be the Hackers of the Future
A Panda Security study of 4,000 adolescents reveals alarming statistics around teenage hacking rates and exploration
Panda Security, a leading provider of IT security solutions, announced the results of a four month survey carried out by Panda Security(1) that analyzed the online behaviors, technology knowledge, and hacking activities of more than 4,000 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18 years old. The study results indicate that more than half of adolescents use the Internet daily, spending on average 18.5 hours a week connected. The survey revealed that some 32 percent of this online activity is dedicated to studying, while the remaining 68 percent involves leisure activities, such as online gaming, watching videos, listening to music, chatting, etc.
While 63 percent of parents declared concern for the online security of their children, relating to the threats to which they are exposed (contact with strangers, access to inappropriate content, etc.), none of them expressed among their main concerns, the risk that their children could be involved in illicit activities on the Internet.
However, some 67 percent of the young people surveyed admitted to having tried, on at least one occasion, to hack into friends’ instant messaging or social network accounts, etc. Similarly, 20 percent confirmed that they had sent compromising photos of friends over the Internet or published them on the Web without prior consent.
The survey also revealed that 17 percent of adolescent users claim to have advanced technical knowledge and are able to find hacking tools on the Internet. Of these, 30 percent claim to have used them on at least one occasion. When asked why, 86 percent said that curiosity had led them to investigate these public tools.
According to Luis Corrons, Technical Director of PandaLabs, “the advanced knowledge that many adolescents acquire through free tools and content available on the Web can often lead them to engage in illegal online activities. We have found cases of teenagers using Trojans to spy on their partners, hacking school servers to see exam papers or even stealing the identity of friends or colleagues on social networks.”
While there are many initiatives aimed at educating and promoting awareness of the many threats on the Web, there are far less that focus on detecting and addressing illegal behavior among adolescents.
“We should encourage young people to use the Internet as a channel for personal development, teaching them to use it in a healthy and responsible fashion. It is important to help them avoid the dubious activities which are driven by the anonymity of the Web, by educating them on the consequences and criminal charges,” urges Corrons. “Even though the percentage is very low, we still come across many cases of adolescent cyber-criminals, such as the recent high-profile case of the 16-year-old creator of the Twitter worms. We estimate that just 0.5 percent of such criminal acts are being detected by the authorities. Those who are drawn into hacking out of curiosity may very likely end-up discovering the financial potential of this activity, and become the next generation of cybercriminals.”
(1)Study carried out by Panda Security between January 2009 and April 2009 among users and non-users of Panda solutions.
Survey universe: adolescents between 15 and 18 years old.
Size and distribution of the survey sample: A representative sample of 4091 teenagers between 15 and 18 years old was taken. The surveys were carried out online, through prior invitation via email.
Sample error: Sampling error calculation has been based on p=q=0.5 for a confidence level of 95%.
Source: Panda Security
New Software Release from Net2Printer Gives Terminal Server Users Driver-free Printing
With Net2Printer RDP, businesses of all sizes and scopes benefit from remote printing solutions
Net2Printer, Inc. which specializes in printing software solutions, has just released its newest version of the company’s driver-free printing solution. This latest software, Net2Printer RDP 1.14, is designed specifically for businesses of all sizes and scopes that use a terminal services environment. Net2Printer RDP enables users to print from a terminal server, whether it’s a single server or a server farm. Printing is then possible from any remote location, without the need for drivers to be loaded on the servers. The driver-free solution eliminates the common headaches associated with native printing, making trouble-free printing both easy and possible for all.
“Driver-free printing for terminal server users was really cost efficient for just larger corporations, but Net2Printer RDP pricing structure provides this solution to not only big companies but also to SOHOs and SMBs,” says Chris Upton, Net2Printer’s Vice President of Technology. “Net2Printer RDP provides all the features of similar software on the market, but it’s also tailored to meet the needs of smaller groups of users and is also more affordable. It’s a very versatile, applicable and easily attainable product all around.”
This latest version of the software from Net2Printer adds many features and enhancements, and supports both RDP 5.x and RDP 6.0 protocols, in multiple sessions, and it’s designed to run on both 32-bit and 64-bit hardware. It’s applicable with USB, parallel, network and multifunction devices, including fax software. Once installed, Net2Printer RDP eliminates the need for all the drivers required by various printers. Without all the drivers, businesses can cut down on hardware hassles and the time associated with administration.
“Without Net2Printer RDP, the server administrator must know what kind of printer every user has and load drivers for these printers on the server,” Upton says. “However, not all printers, such as multifunction printers, have drivers for server operating systems, making remote printing impossible without our product. Our software eliminates this need for all these drivers, and the inherent problems that come with them.”
Net2Printer RDP is available in two versions:
Net2Printer RDP Lite – Allows one local printer to be mapped on the server per user, per session.
Net2Printer RDP Full – Maps as many printers as the remote user selects, has bandwidth control, file transfer ability, and an e-mail feature to e-mail the print job as a PDF instead of printing it.
Net2Printer RDP licensing is done on a per-seat or concurrent-user basis. For server farm environments, the software is designed to run up to 31 servers with up to several thousand users. In such cases, licensing is handled on one server, reducing administration time and simplifying an otherwise lengthy process.
For more information on Net2Printer RDP, visit: http://www.net2printer.com/products/n2p_rdp.aspx.