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Staff Report November 08, 2011

Throughout the day, SC Magazine will be announcing the finalists from each of its 32 award categories. Now, let's turn to our Excellence section.

FCC to release free protection tool for small businesses

Dan Kaplan October 25, 2011

As small businesses increase their dependence on the internet, one federal agency is helping to pave the way for them to conduct secure operations.

Keep your PCs closed to online criminals

Mike Cote, vice president, Dell SecureWorks October 14, 2011

Small and midsize businesses have been hit hard by corporate bank account takeovers. But there are easy-to-implement techniques to ensure the criminal passes them over in favor of a lower-hanging fruit.

Judge rules bank not at fault for corporate account fraud

Angela Moscaritolo June 08, 2011

In a potentially precedent-setting court ruling, a U.S. magistrate judge has ruled that a bank is not responsible for covering the loss of nearly $300,000 that was illegally wired out of the bank account belonging to a Maine construction company.

Travel, education sectors most vulnerable to phishing

Angela Moscaritolo May 24, 2011

Researchers at KnowBe4 sent simulated phishing messages to more than 3,500 small and midsized enterprises and found that recipients at nearly 500 companies clicked on a link contained in the message.

FCC unveils cyber defense website for small businesses

Dan Kaplan May 17, 2011

The Federal Communications Commission on Monday announced the launch of a new website designed to help small businesses protect against cyberattack.

VMware to acquire Shavlik to boost SMB offerings

Angela Moscaritolo May 16, 2011

Virtualization provider VMware has acquired Shavlik Technologies, a provider of cloud-based IT management solutions for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), the companies announced Monday. The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, is expected to close later this quarter. Following the acquisition, VMware will offer SMBs a full portfolio for managing, monitoring and securing IT environments, the company said. The two vendors already partner to provide VMware GO, a free, web-based service that assists SMBs in the deployment and management of VMware technology.

FBI warns of millions lost in fraudulent transfers to China

Dan Kaplan April 27, 2011

The FBI is probing 20 new cases of U.S. businesses losing millions of dollars to cybercriminals, who then siphoned off the cash to accounts in China.

Verizon report finds less shrewd attacks but more breaches

Angela Moscaritolo April 19, 2011

With sophisticated hackers such as Albert Gonzalez behind bars, last year's crop of digital intruders were less slick but more prolific, according to the security industry's landmark data breach report.

Scaled down, armored up: Small and midsized business protection

Angela Moscaritolo April 01, 2011

For many small and midsize businesses, neglecting IT security is a thing of the past, reports Angela Moscaritolo.

Small businesses not taking advantage of cloud offerings

James Hale December 02, 2010

Less than half of Canada's small businesses use cloud-based computing services, according to a new survey.

Most large companies have suffered intrusions

Angela Moscaritolo October 12, 2010

The amount of large companies that have been hit by hackers has "increased significantly" since last year, according to a new survey commissioned by VanDyke Software and conducted by Amplitude Research. In the survey of 350 IT managers and network administrators, 67 percent of respondents from companies with 5,000 or more employees reported an intrusion this year of user machines, their office network and/or servers, up from 41 percent who said the same in 2009. Meanwhile, among midsize companies with 1,000 to 4,999 employees, 59 percent reported an intrusion in 2010, up from 57 percent in 2009. The amount of small companies with 100 to 999 employees who reported intrusions decreased to 43 percent in 2010, from 45 percent last year. — AM

Security defenses limited at SMBs, survey finds

Angela Moscaritolo August 27, 2010

Nearly half of all small and midsize businesses (SMBs) have fallen victim to cybercrime, yet some still are operating with no security defenses in place, according to a report released this week by anti-virus firm Panda Security.

GFI buys Sunbelt Software for its anti-malware offering

Dan Kaplan July 13, 2010

GFI Software, a security provider that caters to small and midsize businesses, announced Tuesday that it has acquired anti-virus company Sunbelt Software.