Archive for Coverage
Coverage – BCS
A few weeks ago MASERGY published its white paper on SVC (Scalable Video Coding) and how a Q0S Limited Plane can help solve desktop video implementation problems. We adapted the original white paper (published in InAVate) and sent in a bylined article for the prestigious BCS (The Chartered Institute for IT). The article can be found here and an extract can be found below:
Issues like packet loss have also long plagued video conferencing deployed over non ideal networks. That is why IT teams seek alternative means of deploying intra-corporate video.
One common counter-solution to solve network congestion is adding more bandwidth. This risks increasing the volume and management complexity of network traffic without addressing the causes of congestion. A second method is to deploy scalable video coding (SVC) technology to combat latency and packet loss.
Coverage – Macworld US
There’s been a lot of Intego coverage in the past week (Security.nl, Macworld Australia, Techworld). However the most helpful piece is the following feature on cleaning up your Mac’s cookies. Obviously it mentions Intego’s Washing Machine 2, but it does give some viable alternatives for those who want something a bit cheaper. Nonetheless, the full article can be found here.
A number of tools can help, including Intego’s $20 Washing Machine 2, which can also delete browser caches and other dross on demand or on schedule. Titanium’s Software’s free Onyx can also clean cookies from a couple of dozen browsers, though you can’t schedule it to run automatically. Deleting your cookies from time to time can clear out the hundreds or even thousands of them that accumulate. And in the process, it will give you a new, pristine identity when you visit Websites where you don’t have to log in.
Coverage – Web User
Intego is currently giving away five copies of VirusBarrier X6 in UK magazine, Web User. The coverage can be found both online and in print (although the print version cannot be shared due to rights issues). The competition is still running and if you live in the UK, you can enter until the 15th August. This is just another proactive way in which Bamboo PR gets its clients coverage.
Available through Intego priced £47.78, VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection provides security for both Mac OS X and Windows, protecting your computer from all known network-based threats and malware. The latest version includes more than 100 new features, boasting multiple threat-detection techniques, improved methods of detection, proactive behavioural analysis and a full range of defensive functions.
Coverage – SC Magazine
Intego was mentioned in SC Magazine’s news piece on the recent Geolocation threats reported at the Black Hat Conference. SC Magazine, (the coverage can be found here) is instrumental at providing thought leadership in the security space. It’s fantastic to see Intego covered in SC Magazine so regularly – (InfoSecurity Magazine is just as important, but that’s a story for another day).
Mac security firm Intego said that since Google’s photo cars recorded MAC addresses, and this information is publicly available, the MAC address can be correlated with the location where it was detected. In many cases, this can be very precise, especially if you ‘are in a sparsely populated area.
Coverage – Macworld
Earlier this week, CNET reported that Apple had become aware of a iOS vulnerability that allowed jailbreaking via a web-based exploit. What this means is users wishing to jailbreak their devices no longer need to work synced to a computer. Intego reported heavily on this issue in its Mac Security Blog and it was picked up by Macworld UK. An extract from the coverage follows:
“While jailbreaking allows a level of customisability and the potential to run third party apps not endorsed by Apple, Mac security specialists Intego and others have claimed the flaw leaves Apple device owners particularly open to attack.
“Visiting a web site set up to perform this jailbreak operation will lead to the download of a PDF file, which contains code that exploits this vulnerability,” Intego noted on a blog post this week. “While this can be used to jailbreak a phone, it could also be used to compromise iOS devices. With a slight modification, this process could occur without any user notification or intervention.” The browser based jailbreak applies to any Apple device running iOS versions 3.1.2 to 4.0.1.
Intego continues: “The corrupted PDF file (there is one file per iOS version and hardware model; there are a total of 19 different files) is embedded into a web page in an IFRAME so Safari will display it automatically without any user interaction. The PDF file contains an embedded Type1c font that is corrupted and that contains exploit code necessary to download the jailbreak code. (This can also contain other malicious code.) This code is then executed in the kernel space through an IOSurface (IOKit) memory allocation bug, obtaining root privileges and bypassing code signing protection and sandboxing.”
Coverage – The Northern Echo
Intego managed to score again with another excellent review in UK regional publication The Northern Echo. In the online review, technology editor Nigel Burton was full of praise for VirusBarrier X6 stating:
Of course, anti-virus software is only as good as the latest updates. I’m happy to report Intego stand behind its products – updates are full automatic and come fast ‘n frequent. It’s still true to say that you’re less likely to encounter a virus with a Macintosh but OSX is no longer immune to infections so it makes sense to take precautions. VirusBarrier X6 is the gold standard for protection. With this on your machine you can rest easy.
He awarded the product five stars – a fantastic achievement. The Northern Echo also awarded Washing Machine 2 the same prestigious award in the following review:
It also securely deletes files – handy if you’re a paranoid type who doesn’t want documents retrieved by “undelete” software. Washing Machine also does its stuff with some of your favourite programs – like iTunes and Spotify – stripping out old play-lists and clearing caches. I was surprised by just how much junk it cleared out of my four-year-old iMac and was glad to be rid of so many tracking cookies. It also made for leaner back-ups.
Coverage – MacUser
Intego was recommended twice in MacUser (August 2010) this month. VirusBarrier X6 was featured in a macbusiness article on Malware and also as a competent solution in Howard Oakley’s response to a reader’s letter. Publishing rights prevent me posting the PDF scans, but an extract can be found below.
OpinionSpy, formally known as OSX/OpinionSpy, shouldn’t have come as any surprise when Intego first issued alerts about its availability in the early summer. Those who had installed one of a long list of free screensavers or a movie conversion utility discovered thatit came with its own Mac implementation of established Windows spyware. [...] It appeared to collect information about file and user activity, and send it to a remote server, according to the information released by Intego.
Coverage – SVC InAVate
I recently wrote a white paper on SVC QoS for trade AV publication InAVate. It looks at the benefits of MASERGY’s Limited Plane as a solution for managing desktop VC implementations. It’s proved extremely popular and generated substantial leads. A PDF Link for download can be found here -
SVC (Scalable Video Coding) is a layered video codec that is an extension of the established H.264 standard. SVC operates by transmitting a base video layer and one or more enhancement layers. Each layer enhances the video quality up through high definition. This layering technique allows for a certain percentage of packet loss, while maintaining the video stream. The artifacts or pixels are all but eliminated with this new technology. Additionally, SVC allows for multiple clients with different capabilities to receive the same video signal without the need for further encoding.