Trend Micro Customer Web Conference Presents Methods for Helping Companies Protect Their Networks from Slammer-like Virus Attacks

Business Wire, Jan 30, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2003

Trend Micro, Inc. today announced that it will host a U.S.-focused customer Web conference tomorrow to discuss methods and techniques for helping companies protect their networks from today's newest Internet malicious code threats. The Web conference, "How to Protect Your Company from the Next Attack," will be held on Friday, January 31, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. PST. Attendees can register for the conference directly at:

https://trendmicro.webex.com/trendmicro/j.php?ED=76594641&UID=7201467

The Web conference will address the growing need for customers to protect their enterprise across the entire outbreak lifecycle, and at multiple points on their network. Trend Micro is offering a comprehensive and strategic approach -- named Enterprise Protection Strategy --that includes industry-unique services that address the Outbreak Prevention, Virus Response, and Assessment and Restoration stages of the virus outbreak lifecycle. The discussion will include information on the following topics:

-- WORM_SQL1434.A description; characteristics of today's hybrid threats

-- How to protect against mixed-threat attacks and Slammer-like Internet worms and viruses, and get proper notification and assurance

-- How to be proactive in managing outbreak prevention on all layers of the network for true enterprise-level protection and attack prevention

-- How enterprises may now change policies and technologies to understand and address the new threats

-- How to assess and clean up the damage, without guesswork

David Perry, global director of education for Trend Micro, and Bob Hansmann, director of enterprise product marketing, will co-lead the customer session.

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