August 16, 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

August 11, 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

August 5, 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

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 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 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

29 January, 2008 – In an interview in SearchCIO-Midmarket.com, journalist Shamus McGillicuddy interviews GFI’s David Kelleher about the results of the SMB survey that was carried out in December 2007. Kelleher speaks about education and how an informed workforce can help to reduce security risks.
Source: SearchCIO-Midmarket

January, 2008 – In an opinion piece in Vertical Systems Reseller, Jim Semersky, Director of Channels, talks about the challenges facing the partner community in 2008 and what he believes will need to change this year.
Source: Vertical Systems Reseller

January, 2008 – In an article in InfoStor magazine, Ann Silverthorn writes about email management and archiving strategies and quotes one of GFI’s customers who uses GFI MailArchiver to address email mailbox issues and their need to have easy access to old and deleted emails.
Source: InfoStor

January, 2008 – In an article in Red Seguridad, GFI’s Senior Business Analyst, Brian Azzopardi, talks about Bayesian filtering and how this mathematical approach is the most effective way to deal with spam.
Source: Red Seguridad

January, 2008 – In an article in Pymes de Compras, GFI’s Director of Engineering, Andre Muscat, talks about security in SMBs and why end-users are the weakest link. He goes on explain how educating employees is a big step towards improving a company’s overall level of security.
Source: Pymes de Compras

21 January, 2008 – GFI’s channel manager for Spain, Silvia Ayuso, talks about her academic background, her move to GFI and how she sees the IT and security marketing developing in Spain in an interview in Silicon.es.
Source: siliconnews.es

17 January, 2008 – In a post on FrugalBrothers’ blog, a GFI gold partner, the importance of keeping anti-virus products up-to-date is discussed. The author comments on how a client used GFI MailEssentials but failed to keep it updated – the result being an unhappy client. FrugalBrothers showed the client how a simple update of the product brought back up to 98% spam removal and peace of mind once again.
Source: FrugalBrothers blog

14 January, 2008 – Resident editor of Realtime-Websecurity, Dan Sullivan interviews GFI’s David Kelleher about the results of the SMB survey. Kelleher speaks about the importance of education and how companies can reduce threats by having an informed workforce.
Source: Realtime-websecurity.com