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 is preparing to launch an online security and backup service in Australia next month, which will directly compete with Microsoft's OneCare Live.
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.
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.
Serious security flaws have recently been discovered in popular desktop firewalls from Norton and Internet Security Systems.
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Persistent performance issues with Norton AntiSpam 2005 have soured our opinion and lead us to recommend MailFrontier Desktop instead.
Norton AntiSpam 2004 earns an Editors' Choice for its simplicity, efficiency, and ability to work inside Outlook Express.
Although Microsoft Outlook 2003 includes robust junk mail filtering, the spam continues to leak through. That's why you need another layer of defense.
There's little new in Norton Internet Security for upgraders, and newbies can do much better with ZoneAlarm Security Suite.
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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