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1Tech Talk
2News & Articles
3Reader Q & A
4Announcements
5Etcetera
Tech Talk

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News & Articles

When signature based antivirus isn't enough "Endpoint security is changing at a breathtaking pace. For more than a decade, signature-based antivirus was sufficient for most companies. A couple of years ago, spyware emerged as a business-level threat, and pure-play companies scrambled to bring centrally managed products to market, while traditional antivirus vendors played catch-up." More...

Hacking Vista: Easier than you think "Hackers who've gone legit show how even Windows Vista is prone to security breaches. PC security experts from eEye Digital in Aliso Viejo, CA demonstrate how." More...

A Chronology of Data Breaches "View reported data breaches where personal information such as Social Security numbers, account numbers, and driver's license numbers have been compromised." More...

Podcast with Security Now! "Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson speak with Marc Maiffret, co-founder of eEye Digital Security of Aliso Viejo, California. eEye has perhaps done more forensic and vulnerability testing research to increase the remote security of Windows than any other group, including Microsoft. They continue to find and report an amazing number of Windows security vulnerabilities." More...

Reader Q & A
  • Q: What are some of the other Patch Updates besides Microsoft patches that you would recommend people pay close attention to or make sure they are aware?
    A: eEye Research strongly suggests that users use the "check for updates automatically" features in many software products. For many Microsoft products as well as other large vendors, this will alert users when a security patch is available for their software. Do yourself a favor and apply the update in a timely manner, this will help you mitigate many known vulnerabilities.

    However, some software vendors may actually give a false sense of security with this feature. For example, the Big Yellow worm was exploiting systems six months after the release of the patch. Many users thought that they were secure with the "Live Update" update mechanism; however that only updated virus signature files and not the software itself, keeping users at risk from this vulnerability without their knowledge.

    So, although the auto-update mechanism will serve you well in many occurences, it still takes proactive security to know what vulnerabilities you may be susceptible to. Client-side vulnerability assessment tools help identify these vulnerabilities at home and SMBs, and fully functional network vulnerability scanners will help the enterprise networks. More...
Announcements

eEye Consumers Download Over 13,000 Copies of Blink Personal In the first 45 days after eEye Digital Security announced its free edition of Blink® Personal Internet Security, more than 13,000 consumers have given the software a trial run, making it the most popular product download in company history. Blink Personal Internet Security includes anti-virus, anti-spyware, personal firewall, and host vulnerability assessment at no cost to consumers and home office users. More...

eEye Expands Its Business Operations eEye Digital Security® announced its expansion in new territories in which to market and sell its unified client security and vulnerability management solutions that have garnered the company recent accolades. More...

Etcetera

Stay Up-to-Date with eEye Research eEye Research has seen some staggering results from the recent influx in Blink Personal/Neighborhood Watch users. This data is offering eEye Research a distinct insight into host-based vulnerability and attack trends to offer enhanced protection into Blink. Keep an eye on the eEye Research Portal http://research.eeye.com/ for future projects that have arisen because of the mass use of Blink personal including Neighborhood Watch reports and attack trends. More...