Symantec has delivered fixes for a high-profile flaw in its corporate antivirus products that could be exploited in an Internet worm attack.
Microsoft plans to focus on rapid acquisitions to quickly build its security capabilities, the company said this week.
Apple Macintosh users could be making themselves less secure by installing Symantec's flagship anti-virus application.
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Software vendor CA recently took me for a tour around their AV research centre in Melbourne, where I got to visit their "live virus" room, which was the only place in the building I saw a Mac.
If you recently signed up with Microsoft's OneCare Live antivirus service -- and you use Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express -- there is a chance that your stored e-mails have been wiped out.
Botnet operators have become public enemy number-one as consumers, businesses and governments fall foul to identity theft, DDoS attacks and spam. Yet no one appears to be able to stop the spread of bots -- except maybe the media.
Symantec is about to launch Norton 360 in Australia and although the product seems to have some interesting features, it will take more than marketing hype to persuade me that the company has stopped making bloated and unreliable software.
Bagle (Bagle.a@mm) looks like yet another worm designed by spammers, much like Sobig and MiMail. Here's how to toast it.
What's changed since Code Red wreaked havoc on the Net? Worms and viruses have gotten sneakier, but your antivirus software hasn't. Here's how to prepare for future threats.
SPECIAL REPORT Viruses and worms are likely to be with us for the foreseeable future but how will the methods used to fight them develop?
In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.
A combination of social engineering and failure to update anti-virus software contributed to the recent outbreak of the latest mass mailing worm, Fizzer, according to one expert
In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.
In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.
In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.
Despite a face-lift, the redesigned McAfee VirusScan Plus continues to consume system resources and leaves its customers lacking support.
Antivirus software makers aim to protect users against Internet threats, but now have to face a new threat of their own: Microsoft.
SPECIAL REPORT Viruses and worms are likely to be with us for the foreseeable future but how will the methods used to fight them develop?
Norton adds worm protection to Norton AntiVirus 2005, but for the price, the company should have added a full firewall instead.
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.
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