There are some first steps which will help you deal with any compliance initiative, things to do before starting the actual work of aligning your practices and policies with the requirements you must meet. They seem simple, but are often overlooked. First, read the regulation
ASG Beta 7.490 Released
We have released 7.490 for our Beta testers. This can be considered the 7.500 Release Candidate which will be finalized as the GA in the future. As we move closer to our GA Version, we've taken the time to apply more fixes to the release and prepare it for general use.
ASG Beta Release #4 – Version 7.480
Hello! For those who are participating in our 7.500 Beta, we have just released the fourth iteration of the release, which is numbered 7.480. We will now being merging the code and start making it final, and you can expect a Release Candidate probably next week, barring any unexpected developments. From there, 7.500 will be made Generally Available shortly thereafter
Up2Date 7.405 Released
Greetings, In order to apply some essential security patches, we are releasing Up2Date 7.405 now. This Up2Date is purely a security update, with no other changes
Prevolence of Botnets and Their Zombies Encourages Spam
Dark Reading published an article titled ” Booming Underground Economy Makes Spam A Hot Commodity, Expert Says ” regarding the ease of using botnets for spam activity and how this makes spamming profitable. Some of the more startling statistics show that “For about $10, [a spammer] can send a million emails”. Even if 2 people order a product that they are selling for $10, that's a 100% profit over the cost of the use of the botnet.
Virtualization as a Disaster Recovery Strategy
There have actually been a few major disasters in the past 10 years that have shown the value of good disaster recovery plans. Though they're far from perfect they do make a difference and can always be improved with newer techniques and technology.
Spam Is More Than Annoying
Not only is it annoying having to sift through all the garbage which clogs your inbox, but it costs you productivity as you attempt to separate the mails you need from the unwanted items. Spam rarely ends up in my own inbox due to the effectiveness of the blocking solution I use, (I use a solution from Astaro ) but many of the people I speak with daily communicate that in an inbox with 50 messages, 45 or more can easily be spam on a given day.
Ideas are for sharing
We are rolling out a new service for our partners and customers – an improved feature request site. On this new site our partners and customers can make suggestions for improvements or request totally new functionality. Not only can visitors make their own suggestions – they can vote on the suggestions of others, giving us a better understanding of the popularity or urgency of specific network security needs
AxG 7.403 Up2Date Released
Up2Date 7.403 has just been published to the Astaro Up2Date infrastructure. This is a stability release which enhances the core and operation of your Astaro product. Please read on for the details around this Up2date package
New Astaro Feature Request Site
Astaro has long been quite vocal about how our products are developed. We want to build products that solve problems