Webroot Announces Top Four Malware Security Tips

2008/04/15 18:42

Press Release from:

Webroot

Webroot white paper addresses ‘How to Protect Business from Malware At the Endpoint and the Perimeter’ and reveals top four tips to secure businesses

BRACKNELL, UK. April 15th 2008 — Webroot, a leading security provider for the consumer, enterprise and SME markets, has issued a white paper entitled ‘How to Protect Business from Malware at the Endpoint and the Perimeter’ that includes four key tips to protect enterprises and SMEs against malware infection.

This objectively written white paper gives businesses the essential information to help them make

informed decisions about their options for tackling the ever-growing onslaught of malicious content on their systems. The numbers of malicious programs in circulation have now reached epidemic proportions with the Webroot® Threat Research Centre identifying almost 5.5 million individual malicious programs during 2007. At its peak the team found 1,000 new variants of existing malware in just one day.

Based on independent industry research from analyst firms worldwide, such as IDC and Forrester Research and the expertise of the Webroot Threat Research Centre in Boulder, Colorado, the white paper identifies the top four threats to enterprises and SMEs; outlines the criminal creativity behind malware; provides a glossary of terms used within the industry and highlights the need for businesses to focus on email security, as well as drawing attention to regulatory requirements and recommendations.