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Moravian College Keeps Malware and Botnets off its Campus with Mi5 Networks
Mi5 Networks has announced that Moravian College, America's sixth oldest higher education institution, has deployed its Webgate™ appliances to protect the campus network from web-borne threats including spyware, botnets, viruses, and other malware. Moravian also selected Webgate for its unique ability to identify and quarantine botnet-controlled machines, and perform unattended disinfection of compromised systems.
Moravian College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school selected Webgate to replace a proxy-based solution that frequently got bogged down by traffic. Since then, malware infections are down by 60 to 70 percent. Although the college's IT staff manages public machines, they cannot control student machines.
As result, malware infections and botnets are common. When compromised machines connect to the campus network, Webgate informs users that their machine is infected and delivers an automated tool that can scan ... [ more ]
Camden Door Controls release Exit Watch miniature covert doorframe camera
Camden Door Controls Inc. has announced the release of their new Exit Watch™ miniature covert doorframe camera. This camera offers commercial and institutional applications a non-intrusive way to capture high resolution, close up, images of people as they leave the premises.
CV-EX7 can be easily mounted on either side of the doorframe or above the door. It features a discrete heavy duty black metal housing, with lockable swivel adjustment, a high resolution color CCD image sensor with 525 TV Lines of resolution, 4.7mm lens and low light operation to 1 Lux @ f:2.0. All mounting hardware and 12 VDC regulated plug-in power supply are included.
CV-EX7 joins the CV-EX36 in the Camden EXIT WATCH™ line of exclusive doorframe cameras. The CV-EX36 is a 36” long unit designed to look like a color height strip (commonly placed beside most retail doors). The unit is easily mounted on a doorframe, with horizontal lockable adjustment and is ideal for banks, convenience stores, gas stations an... [ more ]
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