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SSL 101: A Guide to Fundamental Web Site Security

As use of the Internet has grown, the Web has also become more popular with scammers, identity thieves, and other cybercriminals. Given the number of people who experience or have heard about phishing and other Web-based scams, many Internet users don't feel comfortable sharing their personal details online. Fortunately, there is secure sockets layer (SSL) technology, a standard solution for protecting sensitive information online. But there's more to SSL than just basic safety. Read this guide to learn about what SSL does, how it works, and how it can help build credibility online.

Creating an E-Commerce Website: A Do -It- Yourself Guide

In this guide, you'll learn about what goes into creating your own do-it-yourself (DIY) e-commerce web site, from picking the right tools and services you’ll need to create your web pages, to selecting the best hosting provider and payment solution to fit your business, to figuring out the best security for your site.

Choosing the Right Security Solutions

Cloud computing is rapidly transforming the IT landscape and the conversation around adopting cloud technology has progressed from “if” to “when”. Although cloud services offer enormous economic benefits, they also pose significant potential risks for enterprises that must safeguard corporate information assets while also complying with industry and government regulations. Download this paper to better understand where and when to use cloud solutions and the ways in which SSL can help you conduct business in the cloud with confidence.

How to Choose a Certificate Authority for Safer Web Security

Without trust, no website or online service can succeed in the competitive online marketplace. This year has seen a spate of breaches that have targeted the systems of Certificate Authorities (CAs), the companies that prove websites and services are secure and safe to use. Some of these attacks have undermined the trusting relationship between users and even well-known online brands. The changing security landscape has demonstrated not all CAs are the same, and choosing the right CA is critical to running and maintaining a safe and trusted online business. This white paper looks at the role of CAs in web security, including what measures a CA can take to promote trust in its certificates and the criteria to consider when choosing the best CA for the job.

Choosing a Cloud Provider with Confidence

Cloud computing is rapidly transforming the IT landscape, and the conversation around adopting cloud technology has progressed from “if” to “when.” Enterprises are showing strong interest in outsourced (“public”) cloud offerings that can help them reduce costs and increase business agility. These cloud services offer enormous economic benefits, but they also pose significant potential risks for enterprises that must safeguard corporate information assets while complying with a myriad of industry and government regulations.

The Power of Multiples

Value-added resellers (VARs) and systems integrators have choices in sourcing, assembling and deploying hardware and software solutions for customers. These IT solutions specialists can work either with a single vendor that offers most of the technology needed to build end-to-end offerings, or multiple vendors to integrate and craft more comprehensive solutions.

The Future of Managed Services in EMEA: A Channel Perspective

Managed services, including cloud, hosting and service provision is a development of the continuing move to online applications, databases, processing and platforms. It is being driven by a number of factors including the driving down of costs, pressure on available resources and skills in on-premise IT departments, the broader availability and reliability of high speed online connections, growth of mobile in enterprises and the need for applications and software to work together. A major attraction factor is the ability to scale, both up and down, in uncertain times.

Ransomware Threats Raise Concern among IT Pros

A recent Spiceworks survey with over 300 IT pros confirms the growing threat of ransomware and how it’s affecting organizations today.

Denver Broncos Maintains Competitive Edge with Webroot SecureAnywhere®

In today’s highly competitive sports environment, a team’s information can be a key competitive advantage, both on the field and in their business operations. With a highly distributed and mobile information technology (IT) environment, efficient data protection and management is paramount to the Broncos.

IBM System x3650 M4 HD Optimized for High-Density Storage, Reliability, Availability

Are your servers delivering the highest levels of high-density storage, peak performance and near flawless reliability and availability in physical, virtual and cloud environments? If not, you should consider the new IBM® System x3650 M4 HD (High Density) 2U, two-socket server, optimized for high-density storage, data-intensive workloads, and business-critical applications, and equipped with the latest Intel® E5-2600 v2 processor family, which supports up to 12 cores per processor and memory speeds up to 1866 MHz for high performance and throughput.

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The Evolution of Corporate Cyberthreats

Cybercriminals are creating and deploying new threats every day that are more destructive than ever before. While you may have more people devoted to IT security, established businesses like yours are vulnerable to a wider array of attacks. To keep your organization safe, it's imperative to stay at least a few steps ahead of the bad guys. Do you know where the threats are coming from?

Download this eBook to learn about:

• The latest Advanced Persistent Threats
• The dangers of Bitcoin and Tor
• How to defend your organization in today's criminal ecosystem

Step Out of the Bull’s-Eye: Protecting Your Company from Advanced Threats and Targeted Cyberattacks

In recent years, threat actors have become increasingly focused on targeting corporations to obtain sensitive information for financial profit or economic espionage. Regardless of the adversaries’ motives, corporations understand the need to implement defensive measures to secure their infrastructure and sensitive data while mitigating the risk of future attacks.

Build Your IT Security Case

The importance of IT security to a business has never been greater. But often, investments are shelved or cutbacks are made. This can result in businesses unknowingly making compromises regarding their IT security.

In this latest whitepaper from Kaspersky Lab, you’ll find useful facts, examples and business case arguments to help you get buy-in and commitment from your business.

Be the One Who Puts Security on the Agenda

You want to maximize the potential offered by new technologies and establish an advantage over your competitors. But you know the latest IT developments can also bring new security challenges.

This practical guide helps you align essential IT security with your core business objectives and:

• Build a compelling IT security business case
• Select the right security technologies
• Protect your physical, mobile, and virtual environment

Virtualization Best Practices Guide

Virtualization promises to boost efficiency and cut costs, making it an important element in your IT department’s efforts to do more with less. Whether you’re running applications on physical or virtual machines, you still need to stay vigilant to guard against the constant and growing hazard of malware and other cyberthreats that can put your business at risk. Kaspersky Lab security experts have created this practical guide to help you learn about:

• The benefits and perils of virtualization
• How to fold virtualization into your existing security policies
• The difference between agent-based and agentless security software
• Choosing and implementing the right virtualization security solution for your organization