Webcast:Guarding against next-gen spam and phishing
attacks
Length: 50 minutes
This webcast examines the state-of-the-art in both email attacks
and defenses, and looks specifically at the technological and
management requirements for facing these new attacks. The
presentation addresses the use of established email security
products, such as gateway antivirus, antispam and content filtering
technologies, as well as newer defenses being deployed today and in
the near future to combat messaging threats.
Technical tip:Reputation systems gaining credibility in fight
against spam
Now that nearly all organizations employing some sort of antispam
technology, spammers know their only hope for success lies with
outwitting spam-detection strategies. But the emergence of
reputation-based systems is making it easier to weed out spam
before it ever reaches the network gateway.
Podcast:Top 5 next-generation messaging attacks that
antivirus systems can't catch
Length: 15 minutes
Malicious messaging attacks -- such as embedded code in Web pages,
worms in downloads, and PDFs and GIF images -- are wreaking havoc
on enterprise IT systems. How do these attacks work and what can
you do? In this podcast, expert Mike Rothman will count down the
top five next-generation messaging attacks that antivirus can't
catch, and tell you how to stop them.
Quiz:The changing threat of email
attacks
A five-question multiple-choice quiz to test your understanding of
the content presented in this lesson of SearchSecurity.com's
Messaging Security School.
About the instructor:
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Mike Rothman is president and principal analyst of Security
Incite, an industry analyst firm in Atlanta, and the author of
The Pragmatic CSO: 12 Steps to Being a Security Master. Rothman
is also SearchSecurity.com's expert-in-residence on
information security management. Get more information about the
Pragmatic CSO at http://www.pragmaticcso.com,
read his blog at http://blog.securityincite.com,
or reach him via e-mail at mike.rothman (at) securityincite (dot)
com.