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Symantec seeks cloud boost in MessageLabs
News Acquisition of messaging and Web security specialist for US$695 million is expected to enhance Symantec's security offerings in the cloud.
Tags: Acquisitions, Mergers, Network security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, MessageLabs Ltd., Security, remote access, Symantec Corp., network
Indian state gives all schools IT access
News Most populous Southern Indian state, Andhra Pradesh, is the country's first to provide ICT education to all its 1.8 million school-going children.
Tags: Personal Computers, Virtualization, IT training, School, India, Computer Education, Computer, Government, phone, software
Trojan spells new era for Apple Mac security
News Some security experts believe a piece of malware specifically designed to exploit Apple's OS X marks the start of more concerted efforts to attack Macs.
Tags: Mac OS
Symantec snaps up PC Tools
News With the purchase of the Australian security vendor, Symantec hopes to expand its reach in emerging regional markets.
Tags: Security, Privacy, Acquisitions, PC Tools, Australia, software, Symantec Corp., News.com, Microsoft Windows, blog
Microsoft blames users for Vista infections
News In countering claims that Vista is less secure than Windows 2000, Microsoft says the 'complacency' of users is to blame for infection rates.
Tags: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Security, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., PC Tools, Malware, Microsoft Windows Vista, Secure, operating system
Chat bots latest Russian malware threat
News Those entering online dating forums risk having more than their hearts stolen, especially if they are chatting to a malicious Russian bot.
Tags: Hacking, Spam and phishing, Business security
Russia passes China to become malware leader
News PC Tools says in a soon-to-be-released report that Russia and China combined produce more than half the world's malicious code, while about 10 percent is generated in the United States.
Tags: Viruses and worms
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Webroot Spy Sweeper 4.5
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Signature-based antivirus is dead: get over it
News The effectiveness of signature-based antivirus is much debated. It all comes down to a challenge issued to antivirus companies in a Race to Zero competition at the Defcon security conference.
Tags: Antivirus software, Viruses and worms, Security, Apple Macintosh, antivirus, podcast, software, McAfee Inc., hacking, R&D
