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Tough Threats, Tougher Security: How You Can Leverage New Solutions To Combat A “Targeted Attack” Landscape

By Stefanie Hoffman, CRN
August 02, 2011    12:08 PM ET

Big threats require bigger security solutions. The rise of targeted attacks, such as advanced persistent threats cloaked in spearphishing campaigns, have profoundly changed the security paradigm and prompted the security community to rethink solutions in order to effectively protect users. As part of that new effort, security companies like Symantec are creating new technologies that include reputation, behavior and heuristic capabilities powered by virtualization and the cloud.

Join Everything Channel Security Editor Stefanie Hoffman as she discusses:

  • the rise of sophisticated, targeted attacks, spearphishing and fake antivirus
  • how behavior-based technology has evolved, and is evolving, to deal with these threats
  • how channel partners can leverage new technologies for their customers

Hoffman will be joined by special guest Andy Singer, Senior Manager, Product Marketing, Symantec for this live ChannelCast on August 2nd at 11:00 am Pacific/2:00 pm Eastern. Hoffman and Singer will also be answering your questions live during the ChannelCast!

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