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- Security Solution ISV Helps Companies Maximize the Value of Unified Communications
- Microsoft Gold Certified Partner FaceTime Communications provides security, management, and compliance software for real-time communications through its product IMAuditor IMA. To ensure that IMA provides the best possible security support for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 - beyond the standard protection built into the product - FaceTime joined the Microsoft...
- Tags: Security, Compliance, Unified Communications, Microsoft Corp., FaceTime Communications, Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner FaceTime Communications
- White papers 2007-10-01
- IM browser hijack with music
- From FaceTime's Greynets Blog -- I'm not kidding -- spread through instant messaging, a browser hijacker that plays music and it's named Safety Browser. Oh, the irony. This Safety Browser affects Yahoo Messenger and is installed by a worm dubbed yhoo32.explr, according to the FaceTime press release. This worm installs...
- Tags: Web browser, music
- Blog posts 2006-05-22
- AIM users targeted again by IM worm, rootkit and adware
- Hot off the press -- another IM worm is making the rounds, targeting AIM users and leaving a nasty payload of rootkits, trojans and adware including 180solutions and Zango. Research experts at FaceTime Security LabsTM, the threat research division of FaceTime Communications, identified and reported a new threat today affecting...
- Tags: rootkit, IM, AOL Instant Messenger
- Blog posts 2006-01-06
- Spyware Prevention: Effective Network Protection Through Defense in Depth
- Spyware has rapidly become one of the most insidious and dangerous forms of malware. Organized crime is busy harnessing the power of exploitative code to extort and launder money, redirect funds, hold intellectual property up for ransom, and more. There's a very good chance active spyware is on your PC...
- Tags: Network, Malware, FaceTime Communications, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2005-08-01
- How to detect 'greynets'
- Applications like IM, web conferencing and P2P, deployed by the end user and elusive at the network level are described by FaceTime as 'greynets'. Learn how to enable the good ones and block the bad.
- Tags: Security, Web conferencing, FaceTime Communications, Peer To Peer (P2P), Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications
- Whiteboards 2005-06-03
- The Rise of Greynets: Unsanctioned End User Applications and Their Impact on Enterprise Security
- Enterprise information workers are using corporate PCs, internet connectivity and an emerging class of applications to communicate and conduct business online. Many of these applications are "Showing up" on end users' PCs from external download sites. Many are consumer-oriented applications such as Instant Messaging IM and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing....
- Tags: Application, Enterprise Security, FaceTime Communications, Web Conferencing, Internet, Spyware, Peer To Peer (P2P), Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2005-06-01
- Corporate instant messaging leaders - Akonix, FaceTime, IBM, IMlogic, Jabber, Microsoft
- Forrester names Akonix, FaceTime, IBM, IMlogic, Jabber, and Microsoft as leaders in corporate instant messaging market.
- Tags: Instant messaging, Akonix Systems, IMLogic, FaceTime Communications, Jabber, leader, IM, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.
- Blog posts 2004-11-07
- Securing Workplace IM: Enabling Productivity and Disabling Malicious Activity
- The obvious productivity benefits of workplace IM and the lure of free video and music downloads have dramatically expanded IM and P2P use in the enterprise. These greynet applications are often deployed by the end user without IT permission, and are elusive at the network level. Their widespread use has...
- Tags: Workplace, IM, P2P, FaceTime Communications, Instant Messaging, Cyberthreats, Peer To Peer (P2P), Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Recruitment & Selection, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Online Communications, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Webcasts
- Best Practices for Instant Messaging Management and Security
- FaceTime Security Labs, the threat research arm of FaceTime Communications, reported that threats spread via Instant Messaging IM and P2P were up more than 2000% in 2005. According to Osterman Research, 90 percent of enterprises now use IM, and while the benefits to collaboration and efficiency are numerous, the challenges...
- Tags: Security, IM, Messaging, Best Practice, FaceTime Communications, Instant Messaging, Groupware, Internet, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts
- Securing Greynets in the Enterprise: Control IM, Block P2P and Prevent Spyware
- In addition to increased exposure of viruses, worms and other security threats, Instant messaging IM and P2P (Peer-to-Peer) also create risk of disclosure of intellectual property, loss of customer data, competitive leaks and spyware infections. This webcast explains how IM and P2P applications are specifically built to circumvent traditional security...
- Tags: IM, P2P, FaceTime Communications, Peer To Peer (P2P), Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet
- Webcasts
- Rooting Out the Rootkit: How FaceTime Uncovered the Latest Threat
- On October 28th, experts at FaceTime Security Labs identified and reported the AOL Instant Messenger AIM "RootKit" worm - a rootkit-powered BotNet that, according to eWeek, "...has set off fears that malicious hackers are sophisticated enough to launch a fully automated worm attack against instant messaging networks." This webcast explains...
- Tags: FaceTime Communications, Rootkits, Instant Messaging, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Online Communications
- Webcasts
- Britain's Open University Switches to FaceTime for Instant Messaging Management
- The Open University OU was the world's first successful distance teaching university. The sheer size and scale of the OU community, as well as its ever-changing population, renders its IT systems vulnerable to malware infections, so IT staff needed to prevent worms and viruses from using this new channel to...
- Tags: IM, FaceTime Communications, Open University, Instant Messaging, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Online Communications
- Case studies
- FaceTime Delivers IM Security, Productivity for Fortune 100 Communications Company
- For one global communications giant, the unprotected use of IM had been causing major security and productivity problems. While the company was using Microsoft Exchange 2000 as its officially sanctioned and monitored internal enterprise IM system, individual employees across the corporation were also using MSN and other unmonitored public IM...
- Tags: IM, FaceTime Communications, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications
- Case studies
- Top 10 CPA Consulting Firm Manages Risk With FaceTime
- Celebrating more than 60 years of "Building Value with Values," Crowe Chizek and Company LLC is one of the top 10 public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, serving clients worldwide as a leading member of the Horwath International network of public accounting and consulting firms. While Greynets...
- Tags: Consulting Company, IM, Consulting, FaceTime Communications, Instant Messaging, Outsourcing, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Online Communications, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Case studies
- Securities Firm Avoids NASD Penalties With FaceTime IMAuditor
- Instant messaging IM is posing supervisory, recordkeeping and compliance challenges for securities trading firms. Though this form of real-time communication may not be as mature as e-mail and paper-based communications, it is not exempt from the compliance standards set forth by the NASD and SEC. FaceTime IMAuditor provides 100% accurate...
- Tags: Security, IM, Compliance, NASD, FaceTime Communications, FaceTime IMAuditor, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications
- Case studies
- NCR Registers Success With FaceTime
- Since the introduction of the first mechanical cash register back in 1884, Dayton, Ohio-based NCR Corporation has grown to become a $5.5 billion global technology company that helps businesses build stronger relationships with their customers. Because IM solutions are based on client-server architecture and messages are routed through public networks,...
- Tags: NCR Corp., FaceTime Communications, FaceTime IM Director, Instant Messaging, Servers, Internet, Online Communications, Hardware
- Case studies
- Electronic Charter School Secures Education Infrastructure and Protects Students With FaceTime
- The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow ECOT, based in Columbus, Ohio, was founded in 2000 to provide students throughout the state with secure, Intranet-based education for Grades K through 12 as a quality alternative to traditional public schools. Because Web access is a core requirement for ECOT, if the Intranet goes...
- Tags: FaceTime Communications, Charter School
- Case studies
- Water Safety Protection Company Protects Its Real-Time Communications With FaceTime
- Founded in 1874, Watts Regulator Company leads the market in backflow prevention, protecting potable water supplies from contamination. The helpdesk at the company's US headquarters in North Andover, Massachusetts, was struggling to keep up with the number of PCs and laptops being sent in for rebuilding because of spyware issues....
- Tags: FaceTime Communications, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Help Desk, Call Centers, Viruses And Worms, Security, It Operations
- Case studies
- Global Marketing Consultancy Picks FaceTime for Security and Visibility of IM and P2P Applications
- Founded by former Coca-Cola Company Chief Marketing Officer Sergio Zyman in 1999, Zyman Group is positioned as taking a rigorous, scientific approach to marketing, which makes it important for the company to be seen by its clients to be making intelligent and value-generating use of technology. Implementing a solution that...
- Tags: Security, IM, P2P, FaceTime Communications, Instant Messaging, Marketing Research, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing
- Case studies
- GORE-TEX Creators Plug Spyware Gap With FaceTime
- W L Gore & Associates was founded in 1958 to explore opportunities for fluorocarbon polymers; within 12 years, the company had wire and cables on the moon and operations worldwide. Although Gore has not experienced any significant security events as a result of spyware, the company felt strongly that it...
- Tags: FaceTime Communications, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
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