Newsletter International Q2 2011
EDITORIAL: Virus protection is essential - now more than ever!
The crossing of two strains of bacteria has led to the development of a new, unfamiliar form of EHEC bacteria which doctors are currently battling. What does this have to do with IT, you ask? The term “virus” for computer pests is no accident. Computer viruses, too, are constantly changing, sometimes even completely automatically. In this way they can bypass protection mechanisms such as virus filters and attack their host systems before then going after their actual target. The frantic search for the cause of the EHEC outbreak is similar in so many ways to the efforts seen in the IT security industry. IT security companies are in a constant battle against malicious software in order to protect the IT systems of their clients from becoming infected.
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CURRENT: antispameurope works with TeleTrusT and Cloud Services Made in Germany
antispameurope is expanding its involvement in various interest groups: with membership in TeleTrusT and the “Cloud Services Made in Germany”, the cloud security specialist from Hanover supports knowledge development in the areas of IT security and cloud computing. antispameurope is already a member of the associations eco and EuroCloud Germany_eco.
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PARTNERS: Link exchange - Increasing the level of awareness together
A high level of awareness is virtually essential for the acquisition of new customers. But enhancing awareness is complex and expensive– and not especially easy to achieve for small and medium enterprises. The Internet is a means of market positioning which is used more and more. Various social platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Xing or LinkedIn offer a good opportunity to intensify networking with business and trading partners. All parties can benefit from developing connections and links in order to develop their own profile and spread their company's news more widely than would otherwise be the case.
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PRODUCTS: Detecting and filtering malware - our anti-virus protection
Nearly every day there are new reports of viruses, trojans and other digital pests in the media. The creativity of the inventors of these small programs indeed continues unabated as we keep discovering new or modified malicious codes that present hazards. Here we explain just how we are able to prevent unwanted software from penetrating our filters and infecting the IT systems of our customers.
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