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Article | 20/10/2009 Security software protects mobile and remote Mac, Windows users

DeepNines Technologies Tuesday is unveiling a desktop security agent that works in tandem with its content-filtering and anti-malware gateway to prote...

Article | 20/10/2009 Symantec calls 'SpywareGuard' and 'AntiVirus' top scareware threats

Fake security software "SpywareGuard" and "AntiVirus" are said to be the top two scareware programs out of about 250 fake security programs detected, ...

Article | 21/10/2009 Gartner: Server virtualization now at 18 per cent of server workload

How fast is the shift to server virtualization happening? According to Gartner, 18% of server workloads this year run on virtualized servers; that sha...

Article | 15/10/2009 Facebook applications at risk from attack

A number of Facebook applications, including one called CityFireDepartment, has been hacked and tries to attack site visitors' computers via unpatched...

Article | 9/10/2009 Sophos adds DLP to desktop anti-malware

Sophos has added data-loss prevention capabilities to its desktop anti-malware software, the security firm says, promising gateway-based DLP in the fu...

Article | 9/10/2009 Cisco extends security controls to 'dark Web'

Cisco is tackling the so-called "dark Web" of online content that's not easily indexed or categorized by adding new usage controls to its IronPort S-S...

Article | 8/10/2009 Compromised Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail accounts exploited in fake shopping scam

In the wake of the posting in online forums of stolen account and password information for thousands of Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo e-mail accounts, ther...

Article | 7/10/2009 Malware flea market pays hackers to hijack PCs

Among a slew of online cybercrime forums, Pay-Per-Install.org stands out as a malware flea market where shadowy pushers of Trojan downloaders and tool...

Article | 30/09/2009 World of Warcraft players targeted by 'free mounts' phishing scheme

The popular online game World of Warcraft (WoW) is being hit with a new phishing scheme that lets attackers steal players' accumulated "gold" and othe...

Article | 22/09/2009 Cisco IronPort data-loss prevention: beta testers share insights

Beta testers of a data-loss prevention add-on to Cisco's IronPort security appliances say DLP is looking like a fine complement to existing anti-virus...

Article | 14/08/2009 Microsoft IE 8 shines in Web browser security test

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 rated tops among five browsers tested by NSS Labs for effectiveness in protecting against malware and phishing attacks...

Article | 31/07/2009 McAfee snaps up MX Logic to boost security services

McAfee on Thursday announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire e-mail and Web security vendor MX Logic for about US$140 million in cash.

Article | 10/07/2009 The botnet world is booming

The thriving world of botnet attacks continues to demand IT's attention.

Article | 25/06/2009 Sourcefire readies virtual intrusion prevention appliances

Sourcefire is readying its first intrusion-prevention systems designed to run as <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2007/042307techupdate....

Article | 24/06/2009 Cisco gives IronPort gear a boost with RSA's data-leak prevention tech

Cisco’s IronPort e-mail security appliance will be capable of data-loss prevention monitoring through its integration of RSA's DLP scanning technology...