Symantec Antivirus
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Security: It's all in the software
Insight Security-industry veteran and venture capitalist Ted Schlein says chief security officers' time should be spent on engineering, not network security.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Security, Google Inc., Ted Schlein, Information Security, venture capital, software, Symantec Corp., marketing
Flawed Symantec update cripples Chinese PCs
News Thousands of Chinese-language Windows XP systems were crippled by a flawed antivirus update released by Symantec last week.
Tags: Antivirus software
Beware! Trojan horse on the "Offensive"
News A Trojan horse that uses ActiveX is lurking on the Internet. "Offensive", so named because it makes offensive references within the Windows registry, could arrive via email as a link to a Web page ending in .html.
Best Western details hack of German hotel
News Hotel chain admits systems in a Berlin hotel were compromised but claims only 10 customers have been affected, not the 8 million cited in a newspaper report.
Tags: Security, Hacking, Hotel, antivirus, Internet Connection, software, Symantec Corp., Germany, Scotland, network
Flaw found in antivirus software
News update Report says corporate customers of Symantec's antivirus software are at risk of a cyber attack. Symantec says no reports of casualties yet; releases updates to affected products.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security
Bug spotted in Symantec antivirus
News Flaw in a component of Symantec's enterprise antivirus products could allow remote attackers to take over computers running the software.
Tags: Business security, Data security, Security applications/tools
Two ways to tango with Symantec services
News Security firm will formally launch two programs for businesses to get its help with antivirus and data protection.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, Services
Antivirus company ranks "Thursday virus" a threat
News Network Associates raised its threat rating for a new virus after it mysteriously spread rapidly across several banks in the last day, although other antivirus companies say the virus isn't out of the ordinary.
Persistent zombie attacks target Symantec corporate software
News Worm attacks are hitting users of the company's corporate antivirus software; its Norton consumer software is not affected.
Tags: Security applications/tools, Antivirus software
Antispam firm Brightmail to take on viruses too
News Brightmail, a company that built its reputation on software to screen out unsolicited email, is transforming itself into an antivirus company as well.
'High' risk in Symantec antivirus software flaw
News Bug affects most of company's products, including enterprise and home user software, on Windows and Macintosh platforms.
Tags: Security, Antivirus software
Firms wrestle with resilient FunLove virus
News Antivirus companies have found a new computer virus called FunLove that's easy to detect but hard to remove.
Symantec to launch network gatekeeper
News Small businesses are the target customers for a new line of secure networking devices that integrate a firewall and five other tools.
Tags: Security applications/tools
Virus Melissa returns
News The Symantec Antivirus Research Center (SARC) has discovered a new variant of Melissa called W97M.Melissa.AA today which is believed to be spreading quickly.
Symantec seeks US$55M in piracy lawsuits
News Company alleges eight distributors sold counterfeit versions of its security software.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security, Business applications, Piracy
