Malicious code masquerading as a trusted application could trick a ZoneAlarm firewall into letting it connect to the Internet, security experts have warned.
Check Point Software Technologies on Monday released an update to ZoneAlarm that comes with new features to protect against identity theft.
A recent spike in "spyware" accelerates an arms race as consumers seek to guard their privacy.
Activist programmers are developing protection against intrusive ads, tracking software, and other mechanisms that piggyback on free software and quietly co-opt consumers' computers.
Gartner has criticised Sony for using rootkit technology to hide its Digital Rights Management (DRM) tool, which the analyst group said meets both the 'formal and informal definitions of spyware', and is 'unacceptable' behaviour.
I found out last week that although Windows Vista will have a snazzy new firewall, by default it will be set to block only incoming traffic -- unless you decide to pay Microsoft an extra US$50 a year...
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Activist programmers are developing protection against intrusive ads, tracking software, and other mechanisms that piggyback on free software and quietly co-opt consumers' computers.
Microsoft's new firewall offering, included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, has a long way to go to match established products from Zone Labs and other players. Additional reading: XP SP2: The good, bad and ugly
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Securing remote workstations once meant implementing a VPN. Increasing network threats require more protection, such as integrated VPNs that offer strong internal security controls.
ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware is the least expensive paid antispyware option we reviewed, and also one of the very best.
ZoneAlarm Pro 5.5 is the best software firewall available to PC users today.
ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 provides top-notch security protection that is light on system resources, allowing you to work unencumbered.
Bargain hunters, ZoneAlarm with Antivirus is the security deal for you.
In the boldest security-software move we've seen, ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5 has partnered with an identity management solutions provider to provide both offline and online identity-theft protection, making this suite well worth the price.
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