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News (51)

• Symantec seeks US$55m in piracy lawsuits

  Symantec has filed lawsuits against eight software distributors, alleging they pirated the company's software. The security and storage management software maker is seeking a total of US$55 million in damages.

• Symantec files suit to label adware

  Symantec has filed a lawsuit against a New York Internet company for the right to detect its toolbars as adware.

• RSA, Symantec call for unified US data breach laws

  Security vendors RSA and Symantec have called for a single US Federal data breach notification law, just as the Australian government looks to update privacy laws including data breach laws.

• Symantec warns of "parasitic storage"

  Security specialist Symantec has warned businesses over an increasing trend for criminals to use "parasitic storage" on networks of compromised systems

• Symantec to help with Vista security?

  Symantec is thinking up ways to take the pain out of a security feature in Windows Vista.

Features and Case Studies (20)

• Can Net filters save the enterprise?

  Always a contentious topic, we look at server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.

• Kevin Mitnick on hacking's evolution

  To many, the name Kevin Mitnick is synonymous with "notorious hacker." We talk to him about software security, the evolution of hacking and social engineering, and law enforcement's action against hacking.

• False promises about ending spam

  CNET News.com's Charles Cooper asks whether the tech industry is only kidding itself about what it will take to fight the plague.

• Security vendor survey: Will they side with the government?

  Security software vendors may soon side with US government authorities and intentionally fail to report "certain spyware" to customers if ordered by a court to remain quiet, according to a survey of leading firms.

• Google: We live and die by trust

  Google denies the information it collects from users of its Google Election platform causes any tension between its commercial interests and its promise to protect users' privacy.

Reviews (4)

• Avert your eyes! 4 Net filters reviewed

  Always a contentious topic, we look server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.

• Intrusion detection: caught in its own web?

  Intrusion detection appears to have hit the bottom of its hype cycle with a particularly loud thud. Is there value beyond the hot air, and how can you make it work productively?

• Redesi: Emailed Microsoft update is a new worm

  Another variation is a lewd message. Both types of Redesi have the potential to cause trouble. Find out how to prevent and remove this worm.

• Intruder alert

  Your data is important to you, but do you know if others are trying to get at it? ZDNet Australia investigates.

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