30 November, 2008 – In an article on About.com’s Network Security section, Tony Bradley talks about Cyber Monday and quotes GFI’s advice on what businesses need to do to minimize the risk that their computers will be compromised by employees using office workstations to purchase goods online.
Source: About.com

26 November, 2008 – In an article in Espacio Tecnologico, GFI’s David Kelleher talks about email archiving for businesses. He explains the basic concepts of archiving email and the benefits for administrators, the employees and the company in general.
Source: Spacio Tecnologico

25 November, 2008 – In an article on BMighty.com, Keith Farrell writes about Cyber Monday and quotes GFI’s David Vella’s advice on what businesses need to do to minimize the risk of security breaches or malware attacks as employees use their office workstation to shop online.
Source: BMighty.com

20 November, 2008 – In an article in Brighthub.com, Peter Suciu interviews GFI’s David Kelleher who talks about email management issues in small and medium sized businesses and the important of an email management policy.
Source: Brighthub.com

17 November, 2008 – A best practices article on email archiving on ITWorld.com features Michael Bartlett from Quantum Marine Engineering, a GFI MailArchiver client, who talks about best practice in archiving and how his company benefited from using GFI’s product.
Source: ITworld.com

17 November, 2008 – In an article on eChannelline.com, GFI’s David Vella talks about the common mistakes that IT administrators make, particularly those working in small and medium sized businesses, and how these can be addressed.
Source: eChannelline.com

17 November, 2008 – In an article in Techworld.nl, GFI’s Damien Carlton talks to journalist Ferry Watercamp about the latest version of GFI LANguard™, the new features and overall functionality.
Source: Techworld.nl

17 November, 2008 – In an article on storage security in Processor magazine, GFI’s Andre Muscat talks about the importance of network monitoring and the enforcement of security policies to maintain control over an organization’s data and improve the level of security.
Source: Processor.com

17 November, 2008 – In an interview in the online publication, Il Corriere della Sicurezza, GFI’s David Kelleher talks about the threats facing small and medium sized businesses and how GFI’s products address the common problems faced by many businesses with fewer than 500 seats.
Source: Il Corriere della Sicurezza

14 November, 2008 – In an article in Silicon News, GFI’s David Vella talks about Non-Delivery Report (NDR) spam, the cost and impact spam has on businesses and what steps they can take to stop NDR and other types of spam.
Source: Siliconnews.es

6 November, 2008 – Brighthub.com writer Peter Suciu asks GFI’s David Kelleher what the major concerns are for businesses in relation to office productivity and security. Kelleher talks about uncontrolled web browsing and the associated risks such as virus or malware infections and data leakage.
Source: Brighthub.com

5 November, 2008 – In an article in Brighthub.com, Peter Suciu interviews GFI’s David Kelleher who talks about the common mistakes made by IT administrators in small and medium sized businesses and how these can be avoided.
Source: Brighthub.com

November, 2008 – In a news item in Business Solutions Magazine, Gennifer Biggs interviews GFI’s David Kelleher and discusses the results of a survey on email archiving released in September and what VARs need to understand and the message to give to their clients.
Source: Business Solutions

3 November, 2008 – In a letter to the editor of Microscope magazine, GFI’s David Vella comments on the recent scare tactics used by security vendors and argues that a better understanding of SMB needs and providing products that meet their technology and budgetary needs would be more productive for vendors.
Source: Microscope

October, 2008 – In a news item in Business Solutions Magazine, Gennifer Biggs interviews GFI’s David Kelleher and discusses the results of a survey on email archiving released in September and what VARs need to understand and the message to give to their clients.
Source: ComunicacionesHoy

October, 2008 – In an article on the need for SMBs to protect themselves from the latest security threats (page 32), GFI’s David Kelleher is asked to comment on the threat posed by the use of mobile devices in an organization and what administrators need to do to reduce the risk that these devices have on a network’s security.
Source: ComunicacionesHoy

29 October, 2008 – GFI’s expertise in email archiving is the source of an article that appears in SmallBizTechnology, a leading online magazine for businesses. The author writes about the use of stub files to archive emails and how this approach can be problematic.
Source: SmallBizTechnology.com

28 October, 2008 – The Dutch Channel publication ChannelWorld interviews GFI’s Adam Bazeley who talks about the changes GFI is effecting to help its channel partners to increase their business through new sales and a newly revamped ‘renewals’ process.
Source: ChannelWorld

October, 2008 – The UK publication RiskUK features a two page interview (pg 49-50) with GFI’s David Vella. Vella talks about the results of an email archiving survey that was commissioned by GFI in August, explains why every email is important and why companies need implement an email archiving solution.
Source: RiskUK

October, 2008 – In an article in NetworkComputing, GFI’s Andre Muscat talks about the importance of endpoint security and he argues that companies that do not implement some form of security are risking a major data leak or loss of information.
Source: NetworkComputing

October, 2008 – In an interview with A Fondo magazine, GFI’s David Kelleher talks about virus threats and how these are not limited to distribution via email alone. Viruses can be downloaded while browsing. He talks about GFI’s range of products and argues that companies need to do more about network security.
Source: A Fondo

October, 2008 – The latest issue of Systems Management News covers the release of GFI MailArchiver 6 and the results of a survey on email archiving that was commissioned by GFI in August 2008.
Source: Systems Management News

16 October, 2008 – In an article in The Times (Malta), GFI’s David Kelleher writes about the dark side of spam and how spammers are using near-genuine emails to fool people into parting with confidential data and to access sites that are infected with malicious code and malware.
Source: Times of Malta

7 October, 2008 – Blogger Dan Sullivan writes about the survey on email archiving that GFI commissioned in August. He mentions the salient points in the research and a quote from GFI’s David Vella, who explains the significance of the results.
Source: Realtime-websecurity.com

12 September, 2008 – In an entry in the Business IT Computer Network Blog, Richard Keene provides advice to business about email archiving and discusses the findings of the GFI Survey on email archiving. He describes the advantages of archiving and how a bit of planning in this regard can save a company from disaster.
Source: Business IT Computer Network Blog

12 September, 2008 – Writing in her blog on the leading IT website, IT Business Edge, Ann All comments on the email archiving survey that GFI conducted in August. She says she had written about an email archiving service that would be a perfect fit for SMBs but it seems, based on GFI’s results, that a lot of SMBs are not interested.
Source: IT Business Edge

12 September, 2008 – In an article in Processor.com on the use of portable storage devices (PSDs) in enterprises, GFI’s Andre Muscat discusses how important it is for companies to monitor and control the use of these devices on the network. Although some employees need to use these devices, Muscat recommends a clear cut policy that gives access rights only to those who require PSDs to do their job.
Source: Processor.com

4 September, 2008 – In an article in eWeek’s Mid-Market section, Karen D. Schwartz writes about the results of GFI’s survey on email archiving. She also mentions an Enterprise Strategy Group study which reached similar conclusions.
Source: eWeek

3 September, 2008 – The news about GFI’s channel shift in Belgium, GFI’s plans for the Benelux region and the appointment of Portland as GFI’s distributor there was covered in an article on the website IT Reseller.
Source: IT Reseller

1 September, 2008 – In an article in Spain’s Channel Partner magazine, GFI’s David Vella writes about spam and what steps companies can take to address the problem and reduce the volume of junk mail that hits their email servers.
Source: Channel Partner

1 September, 2008 – In a news article on Channel Reseller News (CRN), journalist Doug Woodburn writes about the survey results on email archiving that were released in the UK by GFI in August.
Source: CRN

August, 2008 –  In an article on the UK’s National Computing Centre, GFI’s David Vella writes about 10 of the most common mistakes make by IT administrators in SMEs and he provides some guidelines on how and what they can do to avoid them.
Source: National Computing Centre

August, 2008 –  In an article in the Spanish publication, Data.ti, GFI’s David Vella talks about the 10 IT mistakes made by IT administrators in small and médium sized businesses and how these can be avoided.
Source: Data.ti

August, 2008 – In an article in IT Adviser (page 41), GFI’s David Vella writes about 10 of the most common mistakes make by IT administrators in SMEs and what they can do to avoid them.
Source: IT Adviser

31 August, 2008 – In an article in Uganda’s leading Sunday paper, Sunday Vision, GFI’s David Kelleher writes about spam and how this email issue is no longer a nuisance but a real security threat to end-users and businesses.
Source: Sunday Vision

29 August, 2008 – In an article in Security Matters, GFI’s David Kelleher writes about email archiving and why businesses need to start paying attention to the management and collection of all email correspondence.
Source: Security Matters

29 August, 2008 – In an article on data storage security in Processor Magazine, GFI’s Andre Muscat comments that human error is probably the most critical security vulnerability facing storage environments in small and medium-sized enterprises.
Source: Processor Magazine

27 August, 2008 – In an interview in eChannelLine, GFI’s David Kelleher talks about the results of a survey on email archiving among 421 US small and medium sized businesses. Kelleher talks about the importance of education to drive awareness on email archiving.
Source: eChannelLine

20 August, 2008 –The influential BMight.com website, part of InformationWeek, comments on the results of GFI’s survey in the US on email archiving and their relevance to the market.
Source: bMighty

20 August, 2008 – In a blog post on Allbusiness.com, Peter Suciu gives extensive coverage to the results of the GFI email archiving survey in the US and how it came as a bit of a shock that more than half of small companies in the US do not currently have an e-mail archiving system in place.
Source: Allbusiness.com

17 August, 2008 – In an article in Sunday Vision, GFI’s David Kelleher provides some times to businesses how they can keep spam at bay and how to look out for warning signs when they receive what appear to be genuine emails.
Source: Sunday Vision

16 August, 2008 – In an article Security Management Today on a new password authentication system, GFI’s David Vella comments on the new technology and how it can help to improve security and lower the risk of people losing or forgetting passwords for their devices.
Source: Info4Security.com

11 August, 2008 – In letter of reply to an article in the UK version of SC Magazine on the theft of personal details from the BBC in the UK, GFI’s David Vella argues that it is also important that organizations not only secure their own patch but ensure that any contract workers handling sensitive or commercial data also follow strict IT security policies.
Source: SC Magazine UK

5 August, 2008 – In an Q&A session with Help Net Security, GFI’s David Vella talks about the challenges facing anti-spam developers and the advantages and disadvantages of using software solutions or software as a service (SaaS) to combat spam. He also talks about the human element in this battle spammers and anti-spam developers.
Source: Help Net Security

1 August, 2008 – In an article on the IT problems facing small and medium enterprises, one of GFI’s customers, Aegisoft, talks about its choice of solutions among which are GFI’s low-cost, turnkey security solutions.
Source: SC Magazine US

August, 2008 – In a letter to Payroll World, GFI’s David Vella talks about hoax emails and how they target the weakest link in the security chain – human nature. He argues that dealing with spam requires a three-pronged approach and that educating employees is very important.
Source: Payroll World

July 2008 – In an article in Redes Telecom on perimeter security, GFI comments on how the proliferation of mobile devices has changed the concept of perimeter security for small and medium sized enterprises.
Source: Redes Telecom

July, 2008 – In an article in Business Solutions, Chris Loringer quotes GFI’s director of channels, Jim Semersky, on why value added resellers (VARs) can increase their business by showing customers the importance of a multi-layered approach to network security. He says that instead of focusing on anti-virus, anti-spam and firewalls alone, businesses must be made aware of other issues requiring solutions related to vulnerability management, email archiving and events management.
Source: Business Solutions

July, 2008 – In an interview in Technology Inc. magazine, Elizabeth Wasserman talks to Michael Bartlett from Quantum Marine Engineering in Florida about the company’s use of GFI MailArchiver. Bartlett talks about the email issues the company was facing, the implementation of the product and how GFI MailArchiver proved its worth within a few months.
Source: Technology Inc.

21 July, 2008 – In a letter to the editor of Microscope, a leading channel magazine in the UK, GFI’s David Vella writes that business need to be aware of the threat posed by Non-Delivery Report (NDR) spam. He says this form of spam has not been given sufficient attention in the media and suggests how businesses can address the problem.
Source: Microscope

14 July, 2008 – In an article in the Spanish IT magazine BYTE, GFI’s David Vella talks about the importance of an integrated network faxing and how this can save companies thousands of euros in telecommunication charges, increase productivity and reduce wastage of office resources.
Source: BYTE

July, 2008 – In an article in Security Matters magazine (pg 24) on the dangers of uncontrolled web browsing, GFI’s David Vella says that a web content management system reduces possible risks of network downtime due to a virus attack or security breach. Although the return on investment is not immediate, management needs to understand it is an investment in security and business continuity, not an expense.
Source: SecurityMattersMag.com

14 July, 2008 – In an opinion piece in the Dutch edition of CRN, GFI’s David Vella says that SMBs need to choose IT software products with care and to look for solutions that address their needs in a cost-effective manner. He suggests that SMBs need to focus on quality, performance, ease-of-use and price and implement a product that makes it easy for their IT administrators to install, configure and run in the shortest timeframe possible.
Source: CRN

July, 2008 – In an in-depth analysis of email archiving and email management in Messaging News, GFI’s David Vella talks about email archiving and how categorization of email is beneficial when it comes to carrying out specific email searches. He also points out that categorization and labeling should be server-led rather than in the hands of employees who may forget to label an email or label it incorrectly.
Source: MessagingNews

11 July, 2008 – In an article in Processor.com, penned by Robyn Weisman, GFI’s David Vella is quoted on the subject of email archiving. Vella explains that having an archiving solution in place enables employees, either through a Web browser or their Outlook client, to access all their old and deleted emails to search for particular conversations and to restore them in seconds and save time.
Source: Processor.com

July, 2008 – In an interview for SecurityStockWatch.com's popular ‘In the boardroom with’ series, GFI's director of marketing, Stephen Chetcuti Bonavita talks about the company and its development over the years into one of the leading security software vendors for SMBs. He talks about the four foundations upon which GFI has built its success – quality, performance, ease-of-use and price.
Source: SecurityStockWatch.com

July, 2008 – In a letter to SC Magazine in the UK, GFI's David Vella comments on the latest agreement reached between Yahoo and McAfee to filter all web searches for malicious websites. He argues that although this is a positive step forward, corporations cannot be complacent because there are many other web-related threats that could harm an organization's network and data.
Source: SC Magazine

July, 2008 – In an article in Risk UK magazine, David Vella writes that although end-users are the main culprits when something goes wrong IT-wise, IT administrators also make mistakes that could prove costly. In this article, he lists the top 10 mistakes they make and suggests how they can avoid them.
Source: Risk UK

27 June, 2008 – In an article on Anti-Spam News, GFI’s David Kelleher talks about spam filters and how false positives, genuine emails blocked by the anti-spam filters, can cause loss of business. The solution, he argues, is choosing a proven product coupled with proper configuration on the email server, and the ability to allow employees to sift through the spam they receive if need be.
Source: Anti-spam News

23 June, 2008 – In a letter to ITWeek in the UK, GFI’s David Vella argues that the UK government’s data plan raises a number of security and privacy issues that need to be addressed. He argues that it is worrying that so many questions have remained unanswered.
Source: ITWeek

11 June, 2008 – In an interview in ChannelWorld, GFI’s Armand Sieben talks about GFI’s pricing strategy following the price reductions announced in February 2008. He says that GFI is intensifying its activities in the Benelux, aiming to become a price market leader again. He adds that GFI is aiming for 20% more partners this year.
Source: ChannelWorld.nl

June, 2008 – In an interview in IT Reseller magazine in Belgium, GFI’s director of sales, Adam Bazeley and GFI’s senior channel sales manager Armand Sieben talk about GFI’s price reductions earlier this year and how this move led to an increase in sales volumes. They also discuss GFI’s efforts to increase the number of partners selling GFI’s portfolio of products in the Benelux region.
Source: itreseller.be

June, 2008 – In a letter to ComputerWeekly, GFI’s Director of Product Management gives his views about the recent news story that the UK government intends to set up a database that will collect all email communications in the UK. Vella argues that such a move would raise issues related to security and privacy as well as problems in the collection, storage and deletion of records.
Source: ComputerWeekly

9 June, 2008 – In an interview on Net-Security, GFI’s director of product management David Vella talks about email threats and what companies can do to reduce the risk of email-borne security threats such as viruses, malware, scam emails and phishing techniques. He also talks about content checking and why multiple anti-virus engines reduce the risk of infection.
Source: Net-Security.org

June, 2008 – In an article on how to outwit spam, journalist Eric Butterman speaks to anti-spam product vendors for their views on stopping spam and the techniques used by spammers. In his article in SC Magazine, he quotes GFI’s David Kelleher as saying that even top IT executives fall for the email scams.

Source: SC Magazine

2 June, 2008 – In an opinion piece in SC Magazine, GFI’s David Kelleher talks about the importance of education and how even tech savvy executives need to pay attention to what emails they open and the links they click on. He says that employees need to be aware of the various methods used by scammers to get confidential information and personal data.
Source: SC Magazine

June, 2008 – Journalist Bob Weinstein writes about the data storage and how the need for more storage has become a pressing issue for companies. In this article he interviews GFI’s David Vella. Vella explains why email has been a catalyst for greater storage needs and how compliance regulations have made email archiving a must rather than an option – even for small businesses.
Source: gantthead.com

23 May, 2008 – In an article in InfoSecurity magazine on the UK government’s plans to implement a huge database storing citizens’ phone and web records, GFI’s director of product management, David Vella, points out that such a plan would create enormous storage problems for the government and problems for ISPs who have to collect that data.
Source: InfoSecurity-magazine.com

May, 2008 – In an article in the Spanish magazine for SMBs, Pymes de Compras, GFI’s David Kelleher talks about the importance of email to businesses today and argues that keeping a copy of all company email is becoming a must. Regulations, compliance and the growing fear that email could be used against a company in a lawsuit are some of the main reasons why companies are purchasing an email archiving solution.
Source: Pymes de Compras

May, 2008 – In an article in DATA TI magazine, GFI’s Jason Micallef talks about the major threats facing small and medium sized enterprises but insists that the biggest threat will come from human beings and how they use the technology. The underlying reason for most IT security issues is human intervention.
Source: DATA TI

9 May, 2008 – In an article by Chris A. McKinnon on off-network security best practices and the control of mobile devices, Andre Muscat, director of engineering at GFI talks about the best security measures that IT security professionals should have in place and what they need to look out for in terms of possible areas of weakness. Muscat also provides a ‘to do’ list for companies looking to secure their networks.
Source: Processor.com

8 May, 2008 – In an article in The Malta Business Weekly, GFI’s David Kelleher talks spam and how it affects companies both in terms of productivity and financially. Kelleher explains how to address the problem and suggests a number of things that companies can implement to reduce the volume of spam hitting their servers.
Source: The Malta Business Weekly

6 May, 2008 – In an article on ISPortal, GFI’s David Vella talks about the mistakes committed by small and médium sized businesses and how these errors compromise the organisation’s network security and data.
Source: ISPortal

4 May, 2008 – In an article in the Irish Sunday Business Post newspaper, journalist Bryan Collins writes how companies are deploying numerous products to protect their networks from viruses and other payloads. In the section discussing the use of USB sticks, he mentions GFI EndPointSecurity as a product that allows managers to log the activity of personal media devices, like iPods.
Source: Sunday Business Post

1 May, 2008 – In an interview in CRN Magazine, GFI’s director of sales, Adam Bazeley and director of marketing, Stephen Chetcuti Bonavita, talk about GFI’s recent price reduction and how partners have maintained excellent margins and how volumes are expected to increase. This has also boosted GFI’s channel recruitment drive.
Source: CRN

April, 2008 – In an article in the Malta Economic Update, GFI’s David Kelleher talks about data theft and serious breaches affecting some big industry names. He argues that data is the lifeblood of every business, and it is at risk unless companies take adequate measures to address the problem.
Source: Malta Economic Update

April, 2008 – In an essay in SC Magazine in the run-up to InfoSecurity 2008, GFI’s David Kelleher talks about email archiving and why companies need to keep a copy of all their emails. He argues that one email could be enough to win or lose a lawsuit.
Source: SC Magazine

April, 2008 – In an article in Banca & Finanza, GFI discusses how data can be leaked from the network and the threat posed by the uncontrolled use of portable storage devices such as USB stick and iPods.
Source: Iberfinanzas.com

April, 2008 – Writing on the online knowledge-base Helium, Ed Gray writes in-depth about how to protect a computer from being infected with spyware. He addresses a number of area mentions GFI EndPointSecurity as a commercial tool to tackle the threat from portable devices on the network.
Source: Helium

28 April, 2008 – In an opinion piece in the Channel magazine, Microscope, GFI’s David Vella discusses how the market more often than not dictates how small and medium sized businesses take up new technology. He advises companies to choose a security product carefully and opt for a simple and realistic solution, and concentrate on their core business activity.
Source: Microscope

24 April, 2008 – 451 Group analyst Nick Selby comments in his security blog about GFI’s performance and its decision to cut prices. He writes: “There’s a company I really like, cause they make everything, cheaply and well, a small business might need, and they’re raking in the cash - they did a bit more than $60m last year and say their profit margins are in the 30% range - and now they’ve cut prices from 20 to 45% on everything they sell. Aggressive and cunning in how they approach the problem of getting small businesses the stuff they need.”
Source: 451 Group

17 April, 2008 – David Vella, GFI’s director of product management, talks about fax servers and how they can help to reduce costs and increase productivity in small and médium sized businesses. He is quoted at length on the subject by journalist Daniel Galilea.
Source: Diario Las Americas

17 April, 2008 – In an interview in The Times of Malta, GFI’s Worldwide Human Resources Director, Angelica Micallef Trigona talks about her role as head of HR and a 200-strong team spread across the globe.
Source: Times of Malta

14 April, 2008 – In an article in Microscope magazine in the UK, GFI’s Director of Product Management, David Vella, tells journalist Simon Quickie what he believes the main topics of discussion will be at this year's InfoSecurity 2008 trade show in London.
Source: Microscope

3 April, 2008 – In an independent report distributed exclusively with the UK’s The Daily Telegraph, GFI is quoted extensively in three articles covering spam and web monitoring.

Establishing a culture of security
In this cover story, GFI’s David Kelleher talks about social networking and the options that are available to companies. He argues that they can block access completely, allow unrestricted access or take a balanced approach and use monitoring software.

Time to can the spam
In this article covering the problem of spam, GFI’s David Kelleher explains how companies can take effective measures to reduce the volume of spam. He also talks about anti-spam products and what features companies should look out for before installing a product.

Social Networking – the threats
In the final article, focusing on social networking, GFI talks about the risks of uncontrolled use of social networking sites and how research shows that more and more employees are spending a lot of time updating their social networking profiles during office hours.

Source: Information Security supplement / The Daily Telegraph

28 March 2008 – News Observer journalist Frank Norton takes an in-depth look at internet monitoring and how companies are starting to pay attention to what employees are doing on the internet during office hours. He speaks to various companies and vendors, including GFI’s Director of Marketing, Stephen Chetcuti Bonavita.
Source: News Observer

March 2008 – In an article in TodoPYME, a leading national business publication in Spain, the importance of education and how an informed workforce can improve network security in an organisation is discussed by GFI’s Director of Engineering, Andre Muscat.
Source: TodoPYME

March 2008 – In an article in Formación Sin Barreras, journalist Ana Rodriguez speaks to GFI about the problem of spam and  how it affects companies all over the world. In her article she looks at the various types of spam and quotes GFI on how best to tackle the problem.
Source: Formacion Sin Barreras

10 March, 2008 – In a wide-ranging interview in NetworkWorld, 451 Group analyst Nick Selby discusses security, data leakage and how vendors approach the market among other things. Talking about anti-malware agents and data leakage, Selby mentions GFI as one of those companies that are “tops in looking to extend their anti-malware agents to look at data leakage”.
Source: NetworkWorld

1 March, 2008 – In an article on email archiving in BizTech Magazine, Lee Copeland interviews Michael Bartlett from Quantum Marine Engineering, a Florida-based company that uses GFI MailArchiver to store all the company’s emails. Bartlett talks about his company’s archiving needs and how GFI MailArchiver easily helped to solve issues regarding old and deleted emails.
Source: BizTechMagazine.com

March, 2008 – March 2008. In an article in Auditoria Y Seguridad, GFI talks about security breaches, data theft and data loss and how each security risk can have a crippling impact on businesses. The article talks about endpoint devices such as iPods and USB sticks and the threat they pose to network security as well as the human element and its impact.
Source: Auditoria y Seguridad

February 2008 – In an in-depth article on technology and its usage in small and medium sized businesses, David Kelleher explains what the key factors are behind an SME’s decision to adopt technology as a business tool – first understanding how technology can boost productivity and business and second, the financial considerations and the availability of cost-effective solutions (Pg.31).
Source: ComunicacionesHoy

February 2008 – In an article in ComunicacionesHoy, GFI’s director of product management, David Vella, talks about the importance of email archiving and how SMEs should look out for in an email archiving solution (Pg. 38).
Source: ComunicacionesHoy

February 2008 – In the February issue of Business Solutions Magazine, GFI’s security survey results and the importance of education to boost security levels are given coverage. The news item quotes GFI’s director of product management, David Vella.
Source: Business Solutions

29 February, 2008 – In an article in Processor.com magazine, GFI’s director of engineering, Andre Muscat, is quoted on the concept of least privilege; what is it, how the concept can and should be implemented and why companies find it difficult to use. He also talks about some of the problems that may arise if the concept is not properly implemented.
Source: Processor.com

22 February, 2008 – In an article in Processor.com on email archiving, the author speaks to Michael Bartlett from Quantum Marine Engineering, a company that uses GFI MailArchiver for its email archiving and management needs. Bartlett describes how GFI MailArchiver helped to solve a number of email-related problems for Quantum.
Source: Processor.com

22 February, 2008 – In the New Zealand edition of Reseller Magazine, GFI’s decision to cut prices by up to 45% is seen as a good move by GFI’s distributor there, Soft Solutions. “I see it as a very positive move by GFI. The products are suitable to the New Zealand market and getting the price point right is key. We are going to make less money on the sale, but I expect we will be able to sell more of the products,” business development manager Paul Leslie said. GFI Australia and New Zealand regional manager Michael Early is also quoted in the news item.
Source: Reseller Magazine

21 February, 2008 – In a four-page article on the secure use of email, published in LANline, GFI’s vice-president EMEA Emerging Markets Simon Azzopardi talks toEditor Johannes Wiele about the risks of webmail and advises administrators on how to secure access to webmail in enterprises.
Source: LANline

15 February, 2008 – In an interview with Processor Magazine, GFI’s David Kelleher explains how companies can improve security awareness by making sure that employees are aware of the company’s security policies, are regularly updated with any changes and are given information in a language that they understand. Kelleher was interviewed by Kurt Marko.
Source: Processor.com

13 February, 2008 – In an article in WinRed.com, GFI gives its views on network security in 2008 and what it considers to be the most serious threat. While acknowledging the threats posed by new technologies such as VoIP, GFI says the human element is still the biggest threat.
Source: WinRed.com

13 February, 2008 – GFI takes a look at the advantages of using a fax server and having employees use their email client to send and receive faxes, in an article carried in Acceso.com. The article talks about the savings made in telecommunications costs, office materials and how a fax server helps to increase productivity overall.
Source: Acceso.com

7 February, 2008 – In an article on network security in Terra.es, a leading Spanish new portal, the difficulties facing network administrators are discussed and reference is made to GFI’s recent survey on security and what administrators consider to be the great threat to network security.
Source: Terra.es

7 February, 2008 – In an article in Infonos.com, GFI explains how companies can take immediate and effective action to prevent spam from entering employees’ mailboxes.  The article shows what companies need to look out for and how GFI MailEssentials tackles the spam problem in a fast and cost-effective manner.
Source: Infonos.com

5 February, 2008 – In an entry in his blog, Business Security, Ryan Groom comments on the SMB security survey carried out by GFI last December. He agrees that users are a weak link but also urges security professionals to treat users with respect. The breakdown in communication between them is the weakest link, he adds.
Source: Business Security blog on About.com

31 January, 2008 – GFI’s senior business analyst Brian Azzopardi talks about email security trends, the latest threats and what customers should look out for in an email security product.
Source: All About Security.de

31 January, 2008 – In a blog entry on Security Incite, Mike Rothman gives his view on GFI’s research findings that IT administrators in SMBs are satisfied with their IT security budget and believe education could help reduce security risks.
Source: Security Incite