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Article | 1/12/2010 Fortinet unveils high-speed security blade for Fortigate-5000 chassis
Fortinet today introduced a high-speed security blade that combines a slew of capabilities -- including firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention, identity-...
Article | 10/11/2010 AVG to acquire Android security firm
AVG Technologies Tuesday announced plans to buy out Israel-based start-up DroidSecurity for an undisclosed price by year-end.
Article | 9/11/2010 Top 10 network vulnerabilities inside the network
Today's state-of-the-art network security appliances do a great job of keeping the cyber monsters from invading your business. But what do you do when...
Article | 5/11/2010 Update: Antivirus software didn't help in zero-day malware attack on power plant
When the zero-day attack known as the "Here You Have" virus not long ago hit about 500 PCs at the Salt River Project, a large public power utility and...
Article | 27/10/2010 Targeted attacks rise, retail sector under siege
Targeted attacks via fraudulent and dangerous e-mail are on the rise, according to a Symantec report published today. These attacks are typically aime...
Article | 30/09/2010 Zeus botnet bank thieves were careless with own security
Suspects charged with stealing more than US$9.4 million from U.K. banks using the Zeus botnet apparently spent more time figuring out the logistics of...
Article | 15/09/2010 Microsoft patches Windows XP flaw that aided Stuxnet worm
Microsoft Tuesday patched a critical Windows XP vulnerability that aided attacks based on the Stuxnet worm by letting attackers gain remote access thr...
Article | 11/09/2010 'Here you have' threat subsides, but comeback possible
The first wave of the "Here you have" virus seems to have run its course with removal of the malicious file from the site from which it was being down...
Article | 9/09/2010 Symantec, Trend Micro rivalry heats up over antivirus tests, new products
A spitting match related to antivirus product tests has erupted between Symantec and Trend Micro, as each Wednesday unveiled the 2011 editions of thei...
Article | 1/09/2010 Security-as-a-service growing
When you ask IT professionals if they use cloud computing or software-as-a-service, most start by saying "no". But if you ask some follow up questions...
Article | 27/08/2010 Low-threat worm caused 'most significant breach' of U.S. military net
The most significant breach of U.S. military computers ever was carried out in 2008 by W32.SillyFDC, a low-level-threat worm that got into the network...
Article | 20/08/2010 Cameron Diaz could wreck your PC, McAfee warns
Cameron Diaz's next film could easily be titled "There's Something About Malware."
Article | 17/08/2010 Hacked smartphones pose military threat
Hacked smartphones could endanger troops by sending location data to the enemy using mechanisms similar to those employed by recently discovered Andro...
Article | 17/08/2010 How to roll out full disk encryption on your PCs and laptops
Hardly a week goes by when some organization or another doesn't lose some laptops and face a litany of IT security questions. One that always comes up...
Article | 20/07/2010 Google updates Postini spam engine to stop new JavaScript attacks
Google's e-mail security team has updated the Postini engine to stop a new type of JavaScript attack that helped fuel a rise in spam volume in recent ...