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Dropcam Echo
Dropcam Echo review: A live streaming camera and app that are easy to set up and access
IronKey Personal S200 Flash Drive
This secure flash drive uses hardware encryption, eliminating the need to run software and put your data at potential risk
Symantec Norton Antivirus 2011
Symantec Norton Antivirus 2011 review: The latest version of Norton Antivirus offers strong malware detection
Netgear ProSecure STM600 web security gateway
Although the Netgear ProSecure STM600 doesn't match the feature set and flexibility of some of the high-end web security gateways from vendors such as Bluecoat, Cisco and Trend Micro, it has a robust and solid design appropriate to midsized and small businesses
PC Tools Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 2010
PC Tools Spyware Doctor is available with anti-virus capability in this updated security package.
Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware 2010
In traditional malware detection tests conducted by AVTest.org, Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware 2010 was able to detect 96.9 percent of the Trojans, spyware, worms and other malware
Avast! 4.8 Professional Edition
While Avast may not be especially thorough, it is fast
Panda Antivirus Pro 2010
Panda Antivirus Pro 2010 is a fair performer
Avira AntiVir Premium
Avira AntiVir Premium edition lacks behavioural detection
G-Data Antivirus 2010
G Data AntiVirus 2010 uses two antivirus engines

Latest Articles

Article | 28/06/2011 Apple warned of phishing attack threat to iPhone, iPad and Mac OS developers
Apple's website for Mac OS X, iPhone and iPad developers has a vulnerability that could lead to phishing attacks, according to a hacker group.
Article | 15/06/2011 Cellcrypt releases voice encryption app for Android
The company Cellcrypt released an application on Tuesday for mobile phones running Android that encrypts voice calls, addressing increasing concern th...
Article | 21/05/2011 Sony hit again with two hacks
An intruder has apparently broken into So-net, an internet service provider subsidiary of Sony, and stolen about $1200 worth of virtual tokens.
Article | 23/05/2011 No Rapture: the end has been delayed but watch out for apocalypse attacks
I didn't expect to get a ticket to the rapture, but judging from the lack of abandoned vehicles it seems that the rumors of the end of the world were...
Article | 13/05/2011 Adobe Flash update puts users in charge of privacy
Adobe has released an important update to its Flash Player software that fixes critical security flaws and gives users a better way of controlling whe...
Article | 5/05/2011 Anonymous not off the hook for the Sony PlayStation Network attack
The worldwide hacker group Anonymous may have played a role - even unwittingly - in the theft of personal data from 77 million Sony PlayStation Networ...
Article | 4/05/2011 FBI warns that fake bin Laden video is a virus
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned computer users Tuesday that messages claiming to include photos and videos of Osama bin Laden's death ...
Article | 29/04/2011 Taipei demands answers for Sony, threatens fines
The city of Taipei is demanding that Sony provide details about any leak of PlayStation Network user data following an intrusion last week or face fin...
Article | 28/04/2011 The Sony PlayStation Network breach: An identity-theft bonanza
The massive Sony PlayStation Network data breach that exposed personal and password information -- and possibly credit cards -- of an estimated 77 mil...

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