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  • The hacker challenge

    Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?

  • Microsoft looks for 'protection' money

    Microsoft has spent billions of dollars in recent years to secure its software. Now it's payback time.

  • Symantec: Our security savvy will beat Microsoft

    Symantec will fight off Microsoft's security software challenge by being better at coming up with new ideas, the company's CEO said on Monday.

  • Norton 2009 tackles whitelisting

    Symantec has adopted whitelising techniques in an effort to dramatically improve the performance of its upcoming Norton 2009 security suite, according to the company's vice president of consumer engineering, Rowan Trollope.

  • Symantec wants another chance

    Computer security firm Symantec this week claimed 300 changes in the new versions of Norton Internet Security and Antivirus would address past performance problems.

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  • The hacker challenge

    Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?

  • 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

  • Check Point's optimistic pessimist

    Gil Shwed, Check Point Software CEO, weighs in on who's winning the war of attrition between virus writers and security companies.

  • Symantec CEO says no Vista for me

    Coming off a good quarter for Symantec's consumer businesses, CEO John Thompson warns against viewing Windows Vista as a solution to security woes.

  • Change of tactics in war on viruses

    Could quarantining e-mails be a better way of dealing with viruses than the traditional approach used by most antivirus companies?

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  • Antivirus software must be free. Here's why.

    One big reason viruses are still rampant on the Net: Too many people don't use antivirus software. The way to get them to change their ways is to make that software free.

  • Antivirus software alone is not enough protection

    When the Blaster, MS/SQL, and Sobig worms made their appearance on the scene in 2003, one thing became clear: none of the worms was initially stopped with antivirus software.

  • Lotus Foundations Start

    Lotus Foundations is a great solution for a wide range of businesses because it takes away the need for an on-site IT guru, and minimises management overheads so staff can get on with core business activities.

  • System Mechanic 7 Professional

    System Mechanic 7 Professional goes beyond its original greatness, morphing a system utility suite into a kind of grand security suite. As such, it comes up short.

  • Sony VAIO VGN-T27GP

    It's not a machine that's suitable for long-term work, but if you're after a great-looking truly portable laptop, then the VAIO T27 fits the bill nicely.

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