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• Don't buy stand-alone antivirus: Trend Micro

  Stand-alone antivirus applications were dangerous because they could not adequately protect users and so created a false sense of security, according to the top malware expert at Trend Micro. However, the company continues to sell its stand-alone antivirus app because of 'customer demand'.

• Are standalone security firms doomed?

  Within a few years, companies that offer only security products will have been relegated to the history books.

• Microsoft releases Windows Vista SP1

  The first service pack for Windows Vista has been released.

• New Symantec shield aims to repel Microsoft

  Symantec plans to introduce a security product later this year that will take on Microsoft's forthcoming Windows OneCare and Vista security technology.

• Apple updates Mac OS to squash bugs

  Apple Computer on Tuesday in the US released an update for its Mac OS X that repairs several security flaws and includes feature updates.

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• Symantec to roll out Veritas integration plans

  Symantec's chief executive officer said Monday in the US that the company will announce next week the first steps in integration following its mega-merger with storage maker Veritas--including executive appointments.

• Symantec tool streamlines security

  Symantec has unveiled a package of network-security management tools designed to make it easier and faster for corporate administrators to protect networks from threats.

• Can pure security companies survive?

  Mergers and buyouts are muddying the lines between security and other industries. Will purely security-focused providers be a thing of the past?

• 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.

• 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?

Reviews (33)

• Symantec Backup Exec 12

  Symantec Backup Exec 12 allows complete system recovery and concentrates on continuous file/data protection. Though AU$1,795 may seem a lot of money for an application, Backup Exec might be worth the investment if you're using it for irreplaceable and highly valuable data.

• Norton Internet Security 2007

  Norton Internet Security 2007 makes significant gains over last year, including cutting-edge rootkit and behavioral monitoring features found nowhere else, but the overall package could be serious overkill for the average desktop owner.

• Apple updates Mac OS to squash bugs

  Apple Computer on Tuesday in the US released an update for its Mac OS X that repairs several security flaws and includes feature updates.

• Norton Internet Security 2005

  There's little new in Norton Internet Security for upgraders, and newbies can do much better with ZoneAlarm Security Suite.

• Norton 2005 vs. McAfee 2005

  Are you safer today with Norton or with McAfee?

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