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Why Comprehensive Malware Protection Is Superior to Anti-Virus Signatures for Protecting Your Organization
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By Super Admin
Published on 21/10/2008
 
Organizations can do more over the Web today than ever before. As use of the Web continues to grow, virus outbreaks and other forms of Web-borne threats known as “malware” continue to grow as well.

Current security systems such as IDS, traditional firewall, or anti-virus, while providing vital security, were not designed to combat software code targeted at individual organizations or cleverly hidden inside seemingly harmless Web access protocols. While organizations need the Web, they need to be protected from it as well.

Organizations can do more over the Web today than ever before. As use of the Web continues to grow, virus outbreaks and other forms of Web-borne threats known as “malware” continue to grow as well.

Current security systems such as IDS, traditional firewall, or anti-virus, while providing vital security, were not designed to combat software code targeted at individual organizations or cleverly hidden inside seemingly harmless Web access protocols. While organizations need the Web, they need to be protected from it as well.

In this white paper, we discuss the evolving nature of malware, and why enterprises continue to be highly vulnerable to targeted malware attacks despite deployment of common security solutions like anti-virus software and traditional firewalls.

Accordingly, the paper then describes new solutions designed to be much more proactive and effective in protecting an organization’s inbound and outbound traffic.