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Published by Carlos Santa Coloma, April 2011

From Beta Services, we would like to share with you the availability of the new beta version 5.50 of Panda Cloud Office Protection

Panda Cloud Office Protection is a security solution for PCs and servers based on the concept of  Software as a Service (SaaS). Software as a Service lets companies focus on their core business, freeing them from the management tasks and operating costs associated with traditional security solutions.

It prevents companies from having to invest in additional hardware, maintenance personnel and other resources dedicated to anti-malware protection while achieving high level security, even in remote offices, with minimum resource consumption.

The Web-based administration console allows centralized management of computer protection anytime from anywhere through single-sign-on.

Panda Cloud Office Protection offers an innovative way to manage security, as it automates all maintenance tasks. This lets many small businesses forget about security management or outsource it quickly and easily with no impact on the user.

Panda Cloud Office Protection is complemented with periodic security audits benefiting from Panda’s exclusive Collective Intelligence Technologies.

Besides, the Web Console of Administration for Service Providers allows the remote and centralized efficient management of the clients security.

Among others, these are some of the new features of this version:

A. Panda Cloud Partner Center improvements and new features

The new partner console, Panda Cloud Partner Center, has been designed so that all our partners can perform all the operations they need to manage their clients both commercially and in terms of security.

Panda Cloud Partner Center is the evolution of the partner console from Panda Cloud Office Protection.

This new solution enables the management of licenses and clients of Panda Cloud Office Protection, Panda Cloud Email Protection and Panda Cloud Protection (some of the features of Panda Cloud Partner Center are not available in the beta version. BTW, it is possible to perform a visual review of them).

Among others, these are some of the new features Panda Cloud Partner Center includes:

Viewing licenses in the console.

Assigning licenses to clients.

Creating a new client.

Importing license packs.

Trials for new clients.

Access to the partner console for Panda Cloud Email Protection.

Compatibility with new browsers:
1. End of support for Internet Explorer 6.0. The console is optimized for Internet Explorer 7.0 or later.
2. Support for Firefox 4

B. Administration Web Console improvements and new features

Remote access to computers using remote control tools.

Nowadays, when the administrator sees errors in one of the supervised computers, or if he wants to look at something in them, there is no tool to access the computers from the console.

In this new version 5.50 of Panda Cloud Office Protection, the administrators have the option to access their computers using remote control Tools previously installed in the computers.

The remote access is allowed using one of these Remote Control tools: Team Viewer, RealVNC, UltraVNC, TightVNC and LogmeIn.

For more information about this Beta version, or to take part in it, please browse the Beta Zone in the Panda Security’s web site

If you have any issue, doubt or suggestion about this version, please, do not hesitate to contact us by our mailbox beta@pandasecurity.com

We will be pleased to help you. Thanks!!

Beta Services
Panda Security

Posted by Leyre Velasco, April 19, 2011

Just a quick post to wish all of you celebrating Easter to have a very Happy Easter break!

However, as the holidays approach, we wanted to remind you that you have to be particularly aware about security these days, as hackers, spammers and scammers usually take advantage of special days such as these to send their threats.

All in all, beware of:

Source: http://www.yourfunnystuff.com/

• Emails which have some sort of Easter greeting in the subject line. Scam messages will usually have a link or an attachment but viruses, trojans and other malware await instead.
• Bogus Easter card messages with subjects similar to: “Your friend has sent you an Easter card.”
  These could be spam emails.

Finally, remember that the best security barrier for your computer is to keep your antivirus fully updated. If you don´t have any protection installed on your PC yet, why not try Panda Security´s free antivirus products?

Well, enjoy the break!!

Published by Blanca Carton, April 2011

If you suddenly realized that your bank password or your login credentials for Facebook had been stolen, what would you do? It’s a frightening thought that a stranger could access your computer, or even your cell phone, and steal and publish your intimate photos, for example. This is not science fiction, in fact it happened to Scarlett Johansson (source cbs.news).

Think it couldn’t happen to you? Only you know your passwords? Think again. In addition to accidently losing your passwords, there is the very real threat of them being stolen when you type them into your PC. This is because certain programs called keyloggers allow cyber-criminals to record and store your keystrokes.

And if your passwords fall into the hands of cyber-criminals, what can they do with them?  You’ll find the answer in the following presentation: It’s a business for them!

What can you do to avoid this situation?

As always, use your common sense and follow some basic practical advice when using the Internet:

• Do not reveal your passwords or send them via email.
• Only visit trusted sites.
• Change your passwords frequently.
• Remember that although virtually all browsers give you the option to store the passwords you use, this is not advisable, particularly on a shared PC. Try to avoid it.
• If you have to enter passwords, use virtual keyboards.

And when you create your passwords:

• The more complex your passwords are, the better. Use passwords that are a combination of numbers and letters and make sure you have different ones for your webmail, your social networks, etc. not to mention your phone PUKs and PINs for credit cards, etc.
• Size does matter: the longer the password, the safer it will be.
• Do not use your name and phone number (joe2124561234), easy passwords (654321) or your child’s name, as this information could be (although it shouldn’t be) available on social networks such as Facebook.

Finally, remember that the best defense against all types of cyber-attacks is to have an up-to-date antivirus. Why not try one of our free antivirus programs: Panda Global Protection 2012 beta?  They offer the best protection against viruses and software designed to steal your information.

Published by Blanca Carton, Abril 2011

How many times you wished you could have accessed documents stored in your home PC when you were out? In my case, many. And I hate to say “I cannot send it right now”

This situation has changed. My Panda Global Protection 2011 integrates the BeAnywhere technology which allows remote access to my home computer from any other machine through the Internet. It does not matter whether it is done from work or from a cyber-café. Now, everything is at hand.

Installing it is really easy.

1. Go to Start / Programs / Panda Global Protection 2011 / Additional tools.
2. Select Install remote access.
3. The program installation wizard will give you two installation options:
   • Install to this computer. This option installs the program on your computer.
   • Install to a pen drive (any USB removable storage device). This option lets you store the file on a USB drive so that you can install the Remote Access program on other computers later on.
4. Finally, click Next.

Once you have installed the product, you need to create a remote access administrator account. To do this:

1. Open the program from Start/ Programs / Remote Access (BeAnywhere) / Beanywhere Drive.
2. Select a language from those available: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German and Dutch.
3. Create a login account for using the program. This account consists of an email address and password.
4. You will receive a confirmation email to activate your account by clicking the link in the message.
5. Once you have completed these steps you will have an administrator access account to manage computers remotely.

With these steps, you can remotely access all the documentation and files available. Easy and safe

Remember that if you have queries during the installation and activation of your antivirus you can always find help in the Technical Support forum.