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Malware protection and defense strategies Find news and expert advice on malware protection and defense strategies, computer viruses, worms and malware to help security service providers, consultants and value-added resellers (VARs) sell, implement and manage antivirus and antimalware software on their customers' business networks. Learn how to remove a virus from Exchange and other servers, enable outbound email exchange, assess a customer's antivirus protection strategy and remove malware without antivirus software. Also find information on alternative antivirus techniques, such as hosted email filtering, integrated content filtering, blocking file extensions, rerouting virus traffic to the bit bucket and more.



IN THIS TOPIC:	EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (25) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (7)

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		Checklist: Five steps to assessing a customer's antivirus protection TIP - Follow these five steps to assess a customer's antivirus protection strategy.

		Top security book excerpts of 2007 TIP - These chapter downloads were the most popular with security service providers in 2007, covering firewalls, file extensions, botnets and more.

		SSCP Domain 7: Malicious code -- Blocking file extensions TIP - Blocking the file extensions outlined in this book excerpt will help protect customers' systems from malware.

		Use hosted email filtering for virus protection TIP - Running basic antivirus software may not be enough to protect your customers from email viruses. This tip explains the benefits of adding hosted filtering to your strategy.

		Polymorphic malware attacks and in-line scanning TIP - Polymorphic viruses are difficult to detect with traditional virus-scanning tools. Learn how to protect customers' networks from these mutations.

EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 25

What is the future of antivirus or antimalware software?
09 Apr 2008
EXPERT ANSWER - Antivirus software has become antimalware software, and as such it has become more popular than ever. However, to address future threats it will have to evolve to encompass distributed and multi-tiered deployment from the ...

Checklist: Five steps to assessing a customer's antivirus protection
Submitted By: SearchSecurityChannel.com | 25 Jan 2008
TIP - Follow these five steps to assess a customer's antivirus protection strategy.

Top security book excerpts of 2007
Submitted By: SearchSecurityChannel.com | 08 Jan 2008
TIP - These chapter downloads were the most popular with security service providers in 2007, covering firewalls, file extensions, botnets and more.

VIEW ALL EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE ON MALWARE PROTECTION AND DEFENSE STRATEGIES

REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 7

Botnets summary
Addison-Wesley Publishing | 29 Oct 2007
BOOK EXCERPT - Read a broad overview of the botnets and virtual honeypots chapter excerpt.

Defending against bots
Addison-Wesley Publishing | 29 Oct 2007
BOOK EXCERPT - Learn how to defend your clients' systems against bots.

Case studies
Addison-Wesley Publishing | 29 Oct 2007
BOOK EXCERPT - Read these case studies involving virtual honeypots and botnets.

VIEW ALL REFERENCE & LEARNING ON MALWARE PROTECTION AND DEFENSE STRATEGIES

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