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• McAfee unafraid of Microsoft's 'part-time' security effort

  Antivirus firm McAfee's president believes the company will be able to compete with Microsoft after the software giant launches its OneCare Live security products -- because security is not something you can do "part-time".

• Microsoft security product set for US debut

  Microsoft plans to start selling Windows OneCare Live in the US on Thursday, three years after it announced its intent to move into the antivirus space.

• Microsoft anti-spyware buy hits hurdles

  A software company that Microsoft acquired this week to help beef up computer security may come with a bug of its own.

• Worms part of IT diet

  It's impossible to predict what lurks in cyberspace but there's sufficient evidence, for the corporate sector especially, to wake up and smell the patches. Unfortunately, Westpac failed to heed the warning signs.

• Microsoft an antivirus vendor? I doubt it

  Despite its purchase of GeCad, a Romanian antivirus vendor, the software giant will continue to do what it does best--and the rest of the antivirus industry can breathe easy.

Features and Case Studies (23)

• SP2's new firewall: Not good enough

  Microsoft's new firewall offering, included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, has a long way to go to match established products from Zone Labs and other players. Additional reading: XP SP2: The good, bad and ugly

• 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.

• Beware the Microsoft 'monoculture': Symantec

  Without diversity in security software for Windows, computers running the Microsoft operating system will be sitting ducks, Symantec CEO John Thompson warns.

• Worms part of IT diet

  It's impossible to predict what lurks in cyberspace but there's sufficient evidence, for the corporate sector especially, to wake up and smell the patches. Unfortunately, Westpac failed to heed the warning signs.

• 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.

Reviews (9)

• Microsoft an antivirus vendor? I doubt it

  Despite its purchase of GeCad, a Romanian antivirus vendor, the software giant will continue to do what it does best--and the rest of the antivirus industry can breathe easy.

• Windows Vista pros and cons

  The decision for some small business users to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista once it becomes available in early 2007 will depend largely on what the new operating system can do for you and what hardware you have to run it on.

• Is Mac OS X weaker than Windows?

  Alarmist advice and unbacked claims by security software vendor Symantec has the Macintosh community up in arms.

• Windows XP SP2 more secure? Not so fast

  While XP SP2 is a huge step forward for Microsoft, there are important caveats. For example, don't expect the new Windows Firewall to prevent keystroke-logging Trojans from stealing your credit card info.

• MyDoom is YourDoom

  Viruses like MyDoom spread more quickly than warm butter on toast. Why?

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