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Article | 8/09/2010 Symantec: Most hacking victims blame themselves
Just under two-thirds of all Internet users have been hit by some sort of cybercrime, and while most of them are angry about it, a surprisingly large ...
Article | 9/09/2010 Cybercrime is Rampant Around the World, Says Study
A new study by security vendor Symantec reports that Internet crime has grown into a widespread problem globally. It also provides intriguing insight...
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 | 8/09/2010 Symantec updates Enterprise Vault, ties to Microsoft cloud apps
Symantec Tuesday unveiled updated storage and backup gear, giving Enterprise Vault 9.0 a way to integrate archiving and discovery-related legal reques...
Article | 8/09/2010 Symantec releases de-duplication appliance
Symantec on Tuesday announced a new de-duplication appliance based on its existing software product. It also announced a cloud storage service for Ne...
Article | 25/08/2010 Hackers bait Zeus botnet trap with dead celeb tales
Hackers are using tales of dead celebrities to build out Zeus botnets by duping users into compromising their own PCs, security experts said today.
Article | 25/08/2010 Rustock botnet responsible for 40 percent of spam
More than 40 percent of the world's spam is coming from a single network of computers that computer security experts continue to battle, according to ...
Article | 20/08/2010 McAfee rivals respond to Intel acquisition
The tech world is still recovering from the shock of Intel purchasing McAfee for nearly US$8 billion.
Article | 3/08/2010 Symantec notes continued cautiousness among IT buyers
Global provider of security, storage and systems management solutions Symantec saw longer procurement cycles due to continued cautiousness among IT bu...
Article | 24/07/2010 Iran was prime target of SCADA worm
Computers in Iran have been hardest hit by a dangerous computer worm that tries to steal information from industrial control systems.
Article | 20/07/2010 Experts predict extensive attacks of Windows zero-day
Security organizations today raised Internet threat levels to warn users that they expect widespread attacks using exploits of a just-acknowledged cri...
Article | 16/07/2010 Amazon and IBM are the 'cloud champions,' report says
Amazon and IBM are the "cloud champions" according to a new report, but Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Red Hat and VMware are also among the list of heavyw...
Article | 15/07/2010 Finjan sues McAfee, Symantec over patent claims
Finjan has sued five rival security companies, including Symantec and McAfee, claiming it holds crucial patents used by popular antivirus products and...
Article | 9/06/2010 After Google hack, warnings pop up in SEC filings
Five months after Google was hit by hackers looking to steal its secrets, technology companies are increasingly warning their shareholders that they m...
Article | 3/06/2010 After buggy patch, criminals exploit Windows flaw
Online criminals are scanning the Internet and attacking Windows 2000 machines that haven't had a recent Windows Media Service patch installed, Symant...