Panda Cloud Office Protection Gets 5-Star Award by PC Magazine
Panda Security announced that Panda Cloud Office Protection, its cloud-based antivirus and endpoint protection solution for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has received a perfect five-star rating by PC Magazine/Russian Edition.
PCOP was lauded for its ease-of-use, particularly when administering security for distributed networks and workforces, as well as its ability to reduce costs related to endpoint security.
Panda Cloud Office Protection is a security service that provides reliable, centralized anti-virus and firewall protection for workstations, laptops and file servers. The solution can be managed remotely — anytime, from anywhere — through its web-based management console.
PC Magazine/RE recognized the solution’s simplicity of installation and ability to reduce IT costs: PCOP eliminates the need for users to set up an in-house infrastructure for the corporate anti-virus console, administration server and repository, as these functions are hosted on Panda Security’s servers. This is extremely valuable for SMBs that often lack the budget and personnel resources required to effectively manage security. Read more
Panda Security Released New Beta of Panda Cloud Antivirus
Ten most active beta testers will receive $100 Amazon.com gift certificates and free license codes for Panda Cloud Antivirus Pro
Panda Security announced a new beta version of its popular Panda Cloud Antivirus, the first free cloud-based antivirus solution. Since its initial release in 2009, millions of users around the world have benefitted from award winning maximum antivirus protection and minimal resource consumption that Panda Cloud Antivirus provides with Collective Intelligence technology.
Panda Cloud Antivirus Beta 1.9 can be downloaded for free on the Panda Cloud Antivirus Support Forum: http://www.cloudantivirus.com/forum/ann.jspa?annID=50228. To encourage users to try the new program and report bugs, Panda Security is awarding ten $100 Amazon.com gift certificates to the most active beta testers, as well as free licenses for the PRO version of the program.
The new 1.9 beta version delivers all of the features of the PRO paid version out of the box, including behavior analysis, USB vaccination and automatic, transparent upgrades to future versions. It also includes new HTTP and POP3 network traffic interception features in order to build cloud-based firewall functionalities in future versions. Users will enjoy a new Process Monitor component capable of blocking processes by sending them to the program’s Recycle Bin, where they can be restored.
New Cloud-Based Virtualized Perimeter Protection: Panda Virtual GateDefender Performa
Panda Security announced the launch of its new perimeter protection, Panda Virtual GateDefender Performa, which delivers cloud-based protection for VMWare virtualized environments.
Companies can now protect their perimeter by harnessing the virtualized servers already installed on most networks to provide an effective solution against all types of IT threats. This solution also offers major cost-savings compared to a traditional solution due to its ability to be distributed with the corresponding hardware.
Panda Virtual GateDefender Performa is the only Secure Content Management (SCM) solution that achieves the operational objectives of virtualized environments: cost efficiency, application consolidation and simplicity. It delivers high performance protection against all types of Internet-borne malware and spam and blocks non-productive or potentially dangerous Web activity using a hybrid security cloud in the perimeter, increasing the protection capacity and reducing resource usage to a minimum.
The hybrid cloud used by the new virtual appliance combines a private cloud, hosted on a private network which provides service to Panda Virtual GateDefender Performa; and a public cloud, which provides service to a global network and private cloud (Collective Intelligence) as well. Users benefit from the full knowledge potential of the cloud, thanks to its real-time connection to Collective Intelligence, an automatic system that detects, analyzes, classifies and detects 99.4 percent of the 73,000 new malware strains received every day by our antimalware laboratory, PandaLabs. Read more
Beta Version of Panda Global Protection 2012 and Beta Tester Contest
Panda Security announced the beta release of Panda Global Protection 2012, its comprehensive solution for protecting the information and digital life of home computer users. The beta can be downloaded for free at http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/beta/. The company has also launched a beta contest, with company representatives awarding the five testers who suggest the most helpful improvements a $200 Amazon.com gift certificate.
Panda Global Protection 2012 is the most comprehensive solution in Panda Security’s new retail product lineup. The product leverages Panda’s unique Collective Intelligence technology to collect threat intelligence from millions of computer users and deliver automated, instantaneous protection against known and unknown malware. Every day, PandaLabs receives around 71,000 new files to analyze. Of these, some 63,000 are new malware strains that Collective Intelligence analyzes, classifies and remedies in 99.4 percent of cases. By gathering information on malware from the worldwide Panda community, Collective Intelligence continuously improves protection levels and offers more rapid response to new malware attacks. Read more
Panda Security Offers Guidance to SMBs for Combating Concerns About Authenticity, Privacy and Security With Social Media
Tips provide guidance for SMBs as they integrate social media strategies into their core businesses
Panda Security is providing guidance to small-to-medium sized businesses on ways to safely and securely integrate social media strategies into their businesses. After conducting its 1st Annual Social Media Risk Index for SMBs last September, Panda Security discovered that 78 percent use social networking sites to support research and competitive intelligence, improve customer service, drive public relations and marketing initiatives and directly generate revenue. However, corporate social media strategies and security policies usually overlook crisis management plans to face the challenges posed by social media, and authenticity, security and privacy continue to be of utmost concern.
Authenticity
Protecting brand or digital identity should be a priority for all businesses, but in reality, neither the top social media platforms nor companies themselves seem to pay much attention to it. The fact that anybody can create a fake online profile in the name of a real business means that people can speak on behalf of a company without having anything to do with it. This could lead to the creation of communities of users tricked into believing that a corporate account is authentic. It could also lead to publication of information that could damage the brand and result in public relations disasters. Read more