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  • Cisco releases 'critical' updates

    Networking giant Cisco has published a raft of security advisories as part of its biannual patch-release schedule.

  • Do browsers need a 'best-before' date?

    Security researchers have suggested that like food, browsers should have a best-before or expiry date. This comes after revealing that 637 million internet users are surfing with outdated and unpatched browsers, which puts them at risk from Web-based attacks.

  • Flawed Safari browser endangers Windows users

    Two security flaws have been found in the recently released Windows version of Apple's Safari browser despite Apple's attempts to increase the user-base for Safari, its small size will help protect users, say security experts.

  • Olympic trojan beats Microsoft to Excel patch

    Microsoft's decision to hold back an Excel patch from last month's Patch Tuesday may have left millions exposed as attackers target the un-patched flaw.

  • Linux kernel flaw gifts local users root privilege

    An error in the workings of Linux kernel versions 2.6.17 to 2.6.24.1 can give local users access to root privileges.

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  • IE7: Are we right back where we started?

    The long-awaited Internet Explorer 7 debuted recently -- and a brand-new flaw promptly debuted a day later. While Redmond argued that the vulnerability actually comes from Outlook Express, it still affects IE7. But Mike Mullins says it doesn't bode well for the browser update, whose security enhancements Microsoft has been touting.

  • Hackers turn attention to Apple's OS

    Hackers are increasingly focusing on Apple's Mac OS X, and the number of newly discovered vulnerabilities has surged. Such a switch could mean big implications for Apple's user base, which has traditionally not had to concern itself too much over security.

  • Spyware tunnels in on Winamp flaw

    A security bug in Winamp is being exploited by miscreants to install spyware on machines running the media player software, experts have warned.

  • Symantec: Mozilla browsers more vulnerable than IE

    But security firm also finds that Microsoft's IE is the only browser widely exploited by hackers today.

  • Norton AntiVirus flaw ready for exploitation?

    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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Reviews (2)

  • Kaspersky Internet Security 2010

    Kaspersky is a strong security suite, but that the extra features available in Internet Security make it worthwhile to pay for, whereas the standard Kaspersky Anti-Virus doesn't offer enough on its own to compare favourably against high-performing, free antivirus programs.

  • Kaspersky Internet Security 2009

    Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 provides adequate protection, but the program itself could use some work in telling the user what's going on.

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