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News (29)

• Australia safe from NZ banking code: ABA

  The Australian Bankers Association says it won't be following New Zealand's lead after its Kiwi peer opted to make users of online banking held liable for Internet fraud.

• Symantec prepares Norton 360 for Australia

  Symantec is preparing to launch an online security and backup service in Australia next month, which will directly compete with Microsoft's OneCare Live.

• Anti-spam service battles bugs

  A new anti-spam service launched with much fanfare this week is facing some technical hurdles out of the gate and frustration from the community it relies on to fight junk mail.

• Sophos acquisition casts doubt on Telstra AV deal

  The acquisition of Canada based anti-spam software company ActiveState for US$23 million by anti-virus provider Sophos has potential to spoil a fresh deal between Network Associates (NAI) and Telstra.

• Anti-virus hardware: 3 appliances tested

  If e-mail security is giving you headaches, before you turn to voodoo magic, try one of these hardware appliance solutions.

Features and Case Studies (29)

• Appliances: The future of mail hygiene?

  Driven by vast demand for spam-blocking services, the popularity of appliance-based mail hygiene platforms is rising rapidly, says research firm Meta Group. Additional reading: Systems Management for IT professionals.

• Reduce spam with Outlook, Exchange 2003

  There are many features in Outlook 2003 and Exchange 2003 that can help you combat spam. Here's how you can utilise them fully.

• Should you outsource your antivirus/antispam systems?

  MSBlast has reaffirmed the importance of virus control. The option of outsourcing your AS/AV systems is getting stronger as the complexity and severity of spam and virus problems grow.

• Norton, BlackICE firewalls contain security flaws

  Serious security flaws have recently been discovered in popular desktop firewalls from Norton and Internet Security Systems.

• Welcome to yet another year of viruses

  Commentary: It's sad, but true. We'll see plenty of e-mail viruses in 2004, despite expectations that these pests would disappear in 2003. Here's why viruses won't go away--and how to protect yourself.

Reviews (35)

• Norton Internet Security 2005

  There's little new in Norton Internet Security for upgraders, and newbies can do much better with ZoneAlarm Security Suite.

• ZoneAlarm Internet Security 6.0

  ZoneAlarm Security Suite puts Norton and McAfee to shame with its easy-to-use triple-layer firewall, antivirus, antispam and now antispyware features.

• PC-cillin Internet Security 2004

  With a firewall and an antispam tool built right in, PC-cillin gives you more for your money than other antivirus apps on the market do.

• McAfee Internet Security 2009

  McAfee Internet Security 2009 does a reasonable job, but it also leaves room for improvement.

• Kaspersky Internet Security 2010

  Kaspersky is a strong security suite, but that the extra features available in Internet Security make it worthwhile to pay for, whereas the standard Kaspersky Anti-Virus doesn't offer enough on its own to compare favourably against high-performing, free antivirus programs.

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