News (4)

  • Symantec snaps up antispam firm

    Security company Symantec has acquired antispam specialist TurnTide for US$28 million in cash, a sign of further consolidation among makers of e-mail filters.

  • 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.

  • Office update clogs spam filters

    A recent update for Microsoft's Office software is blocking several popular spam filters, and software makers are scrambling to find a fix to the fixes.

  • 'Spimmers' face unified industry front

    Amid news that a U.S. teenager has become the first person to be arrested on suspicion of sending unsolicited instant messages - or 'spim' - an industry consortium has released innovative software to tackle the problem.

Features and Case Studies (5)

  • Norton, BlackICE firewalls contain security flaws

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

  • SMB: Security solutions

    Being inundated with spam e-mail is annoying enough, but it can be downright problematic when its affecting productivity and diverting staff attention. We look at one SMB's successful battle with spam and a few security solutions that might come in handy.

  • How to slam spam

    If we're losing the battle against spam, how can we win the war? In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a comprehensive resource centre for IT professionals battling spam.

  • 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.

  • Mail's in ... for outsourcing

    Due to a huge increase in e-mail volume, IT managers have to spend more time dealing with the problems of spam, viruses, storage, and archiving. Should inboxes be outsourced instead?

Reviews (22)

  • Norton AntiSpam 2005

    Persistent performance issues with Norton AntiSpam 2005 have soured our opinion and lead us to recommend MailFrontier Desktop instead.

  • Norton AntiSpam 2004

    Norton AntiSpam 2004 earns an Editors' Choice for its simplicity, efficiency, and ability to work inside Outlook Express.

  • Slam that spam in 2005

    Although Microsoft Outlook 2003 includes robust junk mail filtering, the spam continues to leak through. That's why you need another layer of defense.

  • Norton Internet Security 2005

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

  • Norton Internet Security 2004

    An excellent all-in-one PC defence: Norton Internet Security 2004 is the best all-in-one security suite, thanks to its fine spam filter.

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