News (28)

  • Microsoft blames users for malware on Vista PCs

    Around 70 percent of Windows Vista on home systems are infected with malware, according to PC Tools, which claims the figure is so high because UAC is very annoying and users are disabling the security feature.

  • AV software has a place with Vista: Allchin

    Security features in Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista operating system do not negate the need to use third-party antivirus software, according to Microsoft co-president Jim Allchin.

  • Most security tools not quite ready for Vista

    Microsoft released Windows Vista for businesses on Thursday, but most security companies look like they need more time to deliver tools to protect the new operating system.

  • What Linux can learn from Windows

    In three months, Microsoft users will finally reap benefits from the company's new focus on security. The release of the second major update to Windows XP answers many long-standing design criticisms of its operating system.

  • Will your existing programs work with Windows XP?

    Not all Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000 applications will automatically work with Windows XP. Here are some tips to help you find out which apps will and won't work with XP.

More News >

Features and Case Studies (21)

  • Windows XP SP2: almost here

    Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) promises serious security fixes, and it's almost here. But you may not want to jump on it too fast. We'll tell you why.

  • Hauri who?

    Korean antivirus firm Hauri has kept a low profile since its inception in 1998 but things are set to change, its president and CEO told ZDNet Australia. Additional reading: Anti-virus protection tips for today's enterprise

  • D'oh and un-d'oh: 4 disaster recovery solutions

    Everyone needs backups, but how do you recover a server quickly? We look at some of the options available for snapshot backup and other disaster recovery techniques.

  • Will your existing programs work with Windows XP?

    Not all Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000 applications will automatically work with Windows XP. Here are some tips to help you find out which apps will and won't work with XP.

  • Technical reasons to hold off upgrading to Windows XP

    Windows XP has a lot to offer the large multiuser environment. But there are technical issues, including more stringent hardware requirements, that must be considered before upgrading.

More Features and Case Studies >

Reviews (48)

  • Kaspersky Internet Security 2009

    Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 provides adequate protection, but the program itself could use some work in telling the user what's going on.

  • Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2009

    You can't beat the price. For a good, basic internet security suite, we recommend Trend Micro Internet Security 2009.

  • Norton Internet Security 2009

    Norton Internet Security 2009 hits all the right security notes and its superior protection technologies might even win back some jaded anti-Symantec folks, though the lack of adequate technical support may continue to frustrate.

  • ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009

    ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 provides top-notch security protection that is light on system resources, allowing you to work unencumbered.

  • Norton Internet Security 2008

    While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.

More Reviews >

Create an e-mail alert for "2001"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
2001


Frequency: *

Filter Tags

  1. Popularity: 3 6.0
  2. Popularity: 4 acer
  3. Popularity: 3 amd
  4. Popularity: 2 anti
  5. Popularity: 5 anti-virus
  6. Popularity: 3 backup
  7. Popularity: 5 business
  8. Popularity: 3 dell
  9. Popularity: 5 desktop
  10. Popularity: 6 european union
  11. Popularity: 7 firewall
  12. Popularity: 3 hacker
  13. Popularity: 2 hacking
  14. Popularity: 2 hardware
  15. Popularity: 4 intel
  16. Popularity: 12 internet
  17. Popularity: 3 kaspersky
  18. Popularity: 3 longhorn
  19. Popularity: 6 mcafee
  20. Popularity: 5 microsoft
  21. Popularity: 2 network security
  22. Popularity: 14 norton
  23. Popularity: 4 notebook
  24. Popularity: 3 operating system
  25. Popularity: 3 os
  26. Popularity: 3 professional
  27. Popularity: 3 rmit
  28. Popularity: 2 robert
  29. Popularity: 19 security
  30. Popularity: 2 server
  31. Popularity: 2 snort
  32. Popularity: 5 software
  33. Popularity: 11 symantec
  34. Popularity: 2 systems
  35. Popularity: 6 t&b
  36. Popularity: 4 technology
  37. Popularity: 9 techrepublic
  38. Popularity: 4 travelmate
  39. Popularity: 11 virus
  40. Popularity: 3 viruses
  41. Popularity: 3 vista
  42. Popularity: 12 windows
  43. Popularity: 3 windows vista
  44. Popularity: 4 windows xp
  45. Popularity: 7 worm
  46. Popularity: 3 zonealarm
  47. Popularity: 3 64
  48. Popularity: 3 2004
  49. Popularity: 5 2008
  50. Popularity: 4 2009
Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • Alex Serpo 64-bit Windows: It's time to get serious
    What do Windows 7 and Windows NT have in common? Despite being separated by 16 years, they're both 32-bit operating systems; and it's time for Microsoft to move on.
  • Array IE patch: Microsoft's eight days of hell
    It's always funny watching an event force a company to break old habits and this IE zero day was enough for Microsoft to do it. As Microsoft Australia's strategic security advisor Stuart Strathdee said "we pulled all stops to get this patch out".
  • Array Fowl play foiled, Telstra's fairy tale is over
    Like many, I expected Telstra's dismissal was inevitable, given that it had openly flouted the NBN's guidelines and attempted to bend the process to its own wishes. But who would have expected it so soon?
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured