How social engineering tricks users into installing malware

The Koobface worm made some press recently.  It tricked Facebook users into installing it willingly onto their PCs.  ESET have produced a nifty little video showing how it worked.  Link HERE.

Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009

Chillisoft was ranked the 346th fastest growing technology company in Asia Pacific in 2009.

A record 51 New Zealand companies made the Index this year. Last year, 31 New Zealand-based companies were ranked in the Technology Fast 500.

Devicelock adds full text searching capability

Devicelock have added new full-text searching capability to their optional Content Security Server module.  The full-text search functionality is especially useful in situations when you need to search for shadow copies of documents based on their contents.

More info on Devicelock ... here

Interactive online training for resellers

This week we're launching our first online reseller training sessions. Previously we've offered workshop-style training at our Auckland offices which have limited accessibility but this new interactive online [web and voice] format [15 participants per session] should fix that.  Initial interest has been great and we've had to schedule a second one-hour session this week. 

To enquire/register your interest please contact Steve Smith by phone or email.

Targa car sponsorship

As if working for Chillisoft is not exciting enough, staff member Russ Olsen also likes to hurtle around [closed] country roads in a classic Ford Anglia with some sponsorship from Chillisoft/ESET.

Pic here.

ESET Smart Security wins CNET Editor's Choice

CNET have awarded ESET Smart Security their Editor's Choice Award.

Cososys chooses Chillisoft to distribute USB security software

European software solves personal backup problems; beefs up corporate endpoint security

Australasian security distributor Chillisoft has been awarded trans-Tasman distributor rights for CoSoSys, a European developer of endpoint and data leakage security software.

Chillisoft's Auckland-based managing director Geoff Cossey says initial channel promotion will focus on CoSoSys personal backup system Carry it Easy, which turns a USB drive into a secure, systems data backup and compression device.

"The beauty of this product is that it solves the dark art of backing up email, favourites and documents, particularly for SOHO computer users, who struggle to pinpoint the identity and location of important files to backup. Carry it Easy does it automatically, without requiring the user to navigate file structures and select the right files for backing up.

It's a really nice solution to a big problem. We think it'll be a big hit down here, particularly for resellers working with home users, SOHO and SMEs,"

Chillisoft will also promote Cososys' endpoint security system Secure it Easy - software that manages computer and network access to external storage devices, such as USB drives.

CoSoSys is a strong niche addition to Chillisoft's security portfolio and will be promoted through 800 channel partners in New Zealand and Australia. 

Forbes.com ranks ESET NOD32

Forbes.com rank ESET NOD32 as the #1 antivirus product available today.  Read the article here.

University of Auckland extends ESET NOD32 deployment to over 12,000 PCs and servers.

December 2008 | NZ's largest IT site, University of Auckland have extended their deployment of ESET's NOD32 security software to over 12,000 PCs and servers and on its Exchange mailservers.

Record 53rd VB 100% Award for ESET NOD32

Virus Bulletin Magazine have tested security products on the Vista X64 platform and have awarded ESET NOD32 its 53rd 100% Award for 100% detection of in-the-wild malware with no false positives.

More info here.

Deloitte Fast 50 for third year in a row

For the third year in a row, Chillisoft made it into the Deloitte Fast 50 index of the 50 fastest growing companies in New Zealand