McAfee plans to acquire Reconnex, a company that specialises in data leakage prevention, which is the second company it has acquired in as many years.
Traditional security products which employ signature-based blacklisting technology are no longer effective because of a massive increase in malware, according to the CEO of McAfee, Dave De Walt.
Symantec is thinking up ways to take the pain out of a security feature in Windows Vista.
Microsoft on Tuesday in the US released a public test version of Forefront Client Security, a new product to protect business computers against malicious code attacks.
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.
Security software vendors may soon side with US government authorities and intentionally fail to report "certain spyware" to customers if ordered by a court to remain quiet, according to a survey of leading firms.
With VirusScan 2006, McAfee greatly enhances user protection against spyware and adware threats but slows your system down in the process.
Norton AntiVirus 2006 improves its detection and removal of spyware and adware but lags behind the more proactive McAfee VirusScan 2006.
Vendors Symantec and McAfee have looked into the future and don't want to become the next Netscapes.
IT vendors such as Microsoft and Intel have grand plans for 64-bit computing and the improved processing potential it promises but convincing customers may not be so straightforward.
Though it doesn't include a firewall anymore, VirusScan 8.0 will detect and remove adware and spyware, as well as malicious worms and scripts.
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McAfee Internet Security 2008 trounces Norton Internet Security 2008, offering a better designed product with more security tools.
With VirusScan 2006, McAfee greatly enhances user protection against spyware and adware threats but slows your system down in the process.
VirusScan 8.0 sports a trimmer profile, a simpler interface, and fast performance, but support is more of a hassle than before.
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