Microsoft has acknowledged that its popular Office applications for the Macintosh have a critical security flaw that leaves users' systems open to attack by worms and online vandals.
Symantec has issued a patch for a flaw in its scanning software that could cause a virus to run, rather than catch it.
Symantec has patched two flaws in Norton AntiVirus after researchers discovered the application's 'SmartScan' and 'AutoProtect' features could cause a computer to crash when scanning certain file types.
Exploit codes that take advantage of a security vulnerability in Symantec's Norton AntiVirus software have been published on the Internet, which could leave users vulnerable to an attack.
Apple Computer was investigating a reported security flaw Friday in its OS X operating system that could allow vandals to trick Macs into opening dangerous files, such as Trojan horses and viruses.
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.
According to one security vendor, Mac users are at a crossroad this year: will or won't they prove to be as gullible as their PC cousins when it comes to security?
Google stitched up some gaping holes in its desktop search software recently but the nature of the tool's design means that the contents of users' hard drives will remain under constant threat of exposure.
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.
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Exploit codes that take advantage of a security vulnerability in Symantec's Norton AntiVirus software have been published on the Internet, which could leave users vulnerable to an attack.
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A group of scientists is arguing that software makers should take legal responsibility for security flaws in their products.
IT managers ranked employees as the greatest threat to an organisation's security, according to a recent poll.
Security alerts, patches being issued and DoS attacks--CIOs and IT managers have a host of vulnerabilities and viruses to tackle. ZDNet Australia takes a look at some tips for getting it right.
The MSBlast worm that wreaked havoc last week signals a sea change in the virus world. E-mail viruses are on their way out and so are antivirus solutions as we know them today.
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