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5 tips for securing your remote workspace

CIO

This may sound hackneyed, but employees continue to click on malware (according to HP 21% have done so since working from home). Controls like HP Sure Click are powerful in protecting against even the most sophisticated malware and viruses. HP believes this means taking a hardware-based approach to security.

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Digital security for the world of anywhere work

CIO

Vigilant protection for end users HP Sure Click Enterprise isolates key applications in their own micro-virtual containers—trapping and deleting risky programs, viruses, and malware as soon as the task is closed, keeping them from infecting the PC or network.

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Endpoint security and the rise of Managed Device Services

CIO

With HP, customers benefit from devices that are protected by full-stack security and layered resiliency from hardware to the cloud. This includes CPU-enforced malware prevention; the ability to remotely locate, lock, and wipe a lost or stolen PC; and zero-trust device capabilities.

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Why endpoint security will be a renewed priority for businesses of all sizes in 2023

CIO

They achieve this via several means, but one of the most common is via phishing, which typically involves convincing someone to download a piece of malware from a legitimate-looking email that will then gather login data and other sensitive info that can give the criminals access to much more within the organisation.

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Socket lands $4.6M to audit and catch malicious open source code

TechCrunch

But projects get abandoned and picked up by others who plant backdoors or malware, or, as seen recently since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a rise in “protestware,” in which open source software developers alter their code to wipe the contents of Russian computers in protest of the Kremlin’s incursion.

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Hardware Root of Trust – Bios and UEFI

Security Innovation

Can you give a hacker your hardware and still trust that computer later? Imagine that malware with root-level privileges has been found on a machine that you manage. Yes - and here's how.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Firewall in Computer Network

The Crazy Programmer

In that case, the users need to have a protective shield that protects the computer and its important files from any virus, malware, or harmful element that can affect the device. This application can be installed in the desired hardware and software component of the computer. What is Firewall in Computer Network?

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