Archive for May, 2010
Vantage: It’s officially the best.
Posted by actiance in Compliance, Enterprise 2.0, Public IM, Unified Communications on May 10, 2010
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2010 marks my tenth year with FaceTime – and
I’ve seen some changes in those 10 years – no more so than in the Financial
Services sector, where Vantage, the product that I manage excels. Having a third party organization verify that
is exceedingly gratifying – and that’s what happened recently. At the SC Magazine Europe Awards in London,
Vantage was unveiled as the Best Security Solution for Financial Services.
Perhaps it’s the pedigree – Vantage is based
on the equally award winning IMAuditor, perhaps it’s the new features that we
rolled out recently (from support for Microsoft OCS CAC, to Group Chat support
and Skype). Maybe it’s the product
manager….
Ultimately, I think its that we absolutely
understand the requirements of financial institutions, their reliance on real
time communications, rigorous regulatory requirements and we do this alongside
our understanding of the real time collaborative internet.
Features such as real-time logging and policy for Microsoft Group Chat,
data leak prevention for file transfers, zero day worm protection, inline legal
disclaimers and a full 360 degree audit capability make Vantage uniquely
positioned in heavily regulated industries such as Financial Services.
Who am I kidding, of course it’s all due to the product management….
Brian Babin is Director of Product Management for FaceTime’s Vantage and
Insight products and celebrates his tenth year with the company in 2010
My printer is going out of the window…
Posted by actiance in Uncategorized on May 7, 2010
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It’s interesting to see that the latest IM worm doing the
rounds on Yahoo and Skype is now using sophisticated social engineering to
deliver its malware payload. The
NewPhoto Worm uses sophisticated social engineering to trick users into
downloading an archive file called NewPhoto024.jpg.zip. A cleverly crafted
message asks the recipient to check the quality of a photo attachment (“My
printer is about to be thrown through a window if this pic won’t come our
right. You see anything wrong with it?”) or download a similar image.
Anyone who knows me and my recent technological disasters
would more than likely click on that link, as the printer is probably the only
thing that HASN’T gone wrong yet…(I’m mentally crossing everything I own
hoping, I haven’t just jinxed it..), so I’m guessing if you’re connected to me
on Yahoo or Skype and we converse regularly, then you probably will download
the file.
Once the file is downloaded, it executes a hidden executable
file that opens a backdoor named Tofsee, Flot, or Skyhoo, depending on the
antivirus vendor. This new worm is actually able to block antivirus software
from operating properly and uses a rootkit to hide itself. It also adds
malicious links to Microsoft Office files and infects USB removable drives.
Ouch.
So I’m pretty glad that we announced support for Skype
earlier this year – and we’ve been supporting Yahoo for a number of years now, (does
that sound like “I’m alright Jack??”
Well, what I mean to say, is that if you do get a “call for help” from someone
with regard to their printer, and you’re not protected by FaceTime yet – before
you jump in with both feet, just look before you leap.
Sarah
