White papers

Strategies for preventive management with security policies

Today, time is a key factor for organizations large and small, and when we combine this with the intensive use of IT technologies, it is absolutely essential that security policies are built around these concepts.

Download pdf

Security in wireless networks

The purpose of this document is to present the technical characteristics, on a security level, the most-widely used standards, the attacks they must head off and the measures available to administrators to secure this type of network.

Download pdf

Endpoint Security: The Increasing Need for Proactive Security.d

This white paper, published by IDC, presents Panda Software’s approach to incorporating proactive protection technologies in its security solutions. According to this prestigious consultancy company, "Panda Software offers a solid example of how corporations may begin regaining control if their networks through becoming more proactive", instead of trusting protection against Internet threats exclusively to reactive systems.

Download pdf

Quarterly Report PandaLabs (April-June 2006)

This second quarterly report starts where the first one left off, providing more in-depth information about the techniques used, which are affecting more and more areas of our lives, and about how these methods are evolving, sometimes subtly, sometimes obviously, but always with the same primary aim: to make money through dishonest means.

Download pdf

Quarterly Report PandaLabs (January - March 2006)

Over the last few months, there have been numerous references, both in specialized IT security publications and in news releases from antivirus companies, of a worrying new reality.

Download pdf

The use of VPN as a secure means of enlarging networks

The evolution of the labor market in recent years has now made previously unimaginable concepts, such as tele-working or remote access, a daily necessity in all types of companies. However, the public nature of the Internet means that it is not the most suitable medium for reliable, secure and private communications. The solution to this problem lies in VPN (Virtual Private Networks).

Download pdf

Protection of corporate networks against targeted attacks

In contrast to typical malicious code attacks, carried out indiscriminately in order to affect as many systems as possible, targeted attacks can be defined as those which look to affect a specific user.

Download pdf

How to guarantee the security of remote connections to your network.

Document designed for people responsible for IT security-related aspects in business environments with subcontracted personnel or personnel who travel frequently during their working day.

Download pdf

HIPS and Panda Software solutions

The motivation for malware authors has undergone a sea change: if the creators of malicious code previously had the primary goal of achieving personal fame, today the goal is purely financial. In fact, many malware authors are really paid employees of true criminals, who could be anything from unethical companies to organized gangs of crooks. Types of malware such as spyware, adware, bots or spam are designed to earn money. Accordingly, the current trend is to infect a large number of machines in a way that does not attract the attention of users or security companies.

Download pdf

Quarterly Report PandaLabs (July - September 2006)

If we had to choose a word to summarize the Quarterly Report you are about to read, the choice would be obvious: vulnerabilities. All sorts of vulnerabilities: in web browsers, in office tools, in picture files. Vulnerabilities whose patches have to be re-released several times, and vulnerabilities whose patches are the target of reverseengineering in order to create an exploit. Zero-day vulnerabilities, and vulnerabilities which are months old but which have still not been patched by some users.

Download pdf