Defending Against Advanced Persistent Threats: Strategies for a New Era of Attacks

Targeted threats, highly advanced methods and well-funded, motivated perpetrators make standard Internet and network security measures an insufficient defense against advanced persistent threats (APTs). While traditional perimeter and infrastructure protection may help prevent or delay the initial network penetration, they are limited once a foothold has been established, leaving you unprotected against security breaches.

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AVG delivers products and services to help make your digital world simpler to navigate, easier to secure, and more enjoyable to live in. Using the latest technologies in protection, privacy, and performance, our focus is on providing you with a secure, safe and frustration-free digital life. The AVG portfolio offers solutions for desktops and mobile devices on popular platforms such as Windows, iOS, Android and Mac—providing a wide range of solutions for individuals, families, and small businesses alike.

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How to Reduce the Risk of Phishing and Ransomware

whitePaper | March 21, 2021

Cybersecurity challenges abound for organizations across the world. The tsunami of phishing attacks that threaten account compromise, data breaches and malware infection remains a critical threat to neutralize. Ransomware is a second critical threat, with a well-played ransomware attack capable of bringing an organization to a complete halt, and in some cases putting it out of business permanently (e.g., Travelex1 and Vastaamo2.

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Cloud Collaboration Security Technical Paper Series: Webex Messaging

whitePaper | December 17, 2022

Webex is a cloud collaboration platform that provides messaging, calling, and meeting features. This paper describes the architecture and security features related to the Webex Messaging service and the suite of tools that the Webex Messaging service provides to keep customers’ data safe from Cisco as well as external attackers.

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Recommended Criteria for Cybersecurity Labeling of Consumer Software

whitePaper | February 4, 2022

Software is an integral part of life for the modern consumer. Nevertheless, most consumers take for granted and are unaware of the software upon which many products and services rely. From the consumer’s perspective, the very notion of what constitutes software may even be unclear. While enabling many benefits to consumers, that software that is, software normally used for personal, family, or household purposes can also have cybersecurity flaws or vulnerabilities which can directly affect safety, property, and productivity.

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Secure by Design: Lexmark Print Devices

whitePaper | October 27, 2022

As organizations enhance the security of their infrastructure and move towards security methodologies and strategies, such as, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), defense in depth, assume breach, and zero trust to provide tighter access controls, the print infrastructure must also adapt. It must become a strategic initiative to secure the print infrastructure and consider both internal and external threats. Data has become a cornerstone for innovation and has become a company's most valuable asset. Some of the challenges that companies face are inadequate security practices and too much data to manage. It is important to remember that security is not a solo sport, and as a community, we are stronger together.

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The Ethics and Security of Cloud Computing

whitePaper | October 17, 2022

Nearly four thousand years ago, Hammurabi engraved the laws of Babylon onto a stone plinth and revolutionized the codication of law. Today, lawyers of all walks of life are engaged in a new revolution, with the ability to practice law armed with nothing more than a tablet device and an internet browser—a revolution brought about, in large part, by the rise of cloud computing.

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Google Cloud security foundations guide

whitePaper | April 19, 2021

This guide presents an opinionated view of Google Cloud security best practices, organized to allow users to adopt or adapt them and then automatically deploy them for their estates on Google Cloud. This document can be useful to you if you are a CISO, security practitioner, risk or compliance officer.

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AVG delivers products and services to help make your digital world simpler to navigate, easier to secure, and more enjoyable to live in. Using the latest technologies in protection, privacy, and performance, our focus is on providing you with a secure, safe and frustration-free digital life. The AVG portfolio offers solutions for desktops and mobile devices on popular platforms such as Windows, iOS, Android and Mac—providing a wide range of solutions for individuals, families, and small businesses alike.

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