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Symantec welcomes Microsoft's market entry
News Microsoft's free Security Essentials suite will help increase user awareness but its ineffectiveness will create false sense of security, says Symantec exec.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Norton Co., Malware, Security, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption, Norton 2010
Viruses now penetrating deeper
News update New malware variants have taken researchers by surprise by penetrating deeper into systems to avoid detection, says Kaspersky Lab.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Antivirus software, Security, Kaspersky Lab, Malware, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Rootkit, antivirus, antivirus company, virus
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Microsoft launches free Security Essentials package
News Software replaces the paid-for OneCare product, and offers protection against viruses, Trojans, spyware and rootkits.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Security, PC Company, Rootkit, Tool, antivirus, Microsoft Windows, manufacturer, Security
Intel motherboards suffer Bios flaws
News Chipmaker releases updates to address privilege escalation holes in a number of its motherboards, and says to its knowledge the flaws have not been exploited.
Tags: Components, Intel Corp., Rootkit, Motherboard, Flaw, BIOS Update, Environment, Server, BIOS, desktop
The 10 faces of computer malware
Techguide The complexity of today's IT environment makes it easy for computer malware to exist, even flourish. Being informed about what's out there is a good first step to avoid problems.
Tags: Network security, PC security, Data security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Malware, Scanner, Rootkit, Michael Kassner, operating system
Sony needs a common-sense czar
News Three years after Sony was caught loading rookits onto CDs, the company has reportedly recently spied on children.
Tags: Customer support, Privacy, Rootkit, FTC, Computer, Britney Spears, Associated Press, software, marketing, public relations
Microsoft releases beta of Morro antivirus
News The company has posted a beta of its free antivirus software, Microsoft Security Essentials, for testers in the United States, China, Israel and Brazil.
Tags: Antivirus software, Microsoft Windows, Rootkit, Mary Jo Foley, antivirus, Ina Fried, Beta, antipiracy, ZDNet, U.S.
Get started with security tool OSSEC
Techguide Of the many open source security tools out there, Vincent Danen singles out OSSEC as a solid, cross-platform tool for intrusion detection.
Tags: Open source, Network security, Data Management, Security Management, Configuration, Rootkit, Tool, security tool, OSSEC, Server
Linux cryptography attacks seen in the wild
News Secure Shell keys are being compromised and stolen from Linux-based systems, U.S.-CERT has warned.
Tags: Security, Linux, Open source, Key, SSH, Rootkit, IT Professional, Attack, Cryptography, aide
Rootkit threatens Cisco routers
News Routers and voice over IP phones could be compromised by attacks such as the Da IOS Rootkit disclosed over the weekend at a European security conference.
Tags: VoIP, Security, Routing/switching, Operating systems, Cisco Systems Inc., Rootkit, Password, phone, penetration testing, software
AVG antivirus removes Windows system file
News Antivirus software from AVG has incorrectly identified a critical Windows file as malware and recommended its deletion.
Tags: Antivirus software, Microsoft Windows, Malware, Antivirus Software, Rootkit, antivirus, Computer, virus, rootkit scanner, Microsoft Windows
Panda introduces cloud-based free antivirus
News Panda Security is set to take antivirus where it hasn't been yet: into the clouds. Panda Cloud Antivirus beta bets that nearly three years of development can pay off into a better protection system for users--and it's making it free.
Tags: PC security, Cloud computing, Malware, Rootkit, Microsoft Windows 7, antivirus, computer, Beta, collective intelligence, Cloud computing
Macs: No longer last bastion of invulnerability
Blogs Last week, a friend of mine pointed me to an online promotion for some software for the MacBook that I own. It was a sui...
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