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Antivirus firm McAfee has overhauled its quality control and software testing procedures to avoid repeating a mistake last month that caused a signature update to flag Microsoft Excel as a virus.
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Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.
Today, Symantec released Norton 360 Version 2.0, but I wonder whether the security giant has learned from its past mistakes?
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The W3C offers two specifications for securing your XML documents, XML Signature and XML Encryption. Find out which tools can help create secure XML documents that adhere to these standards.
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Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6 is light and fast and consistently wins detection awards against the competition; it's worthy of our Editors' Choice designation.
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Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.
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