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    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'.

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    It's that time of year again, with security companies releasing their 2009 range. This gallery gives you an insight into Trend Micro's offering.

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    A limitation in antivirus software can prevent it from detecting particular viruses until they have infected a system, as one company discovered; the hard way.

  • 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.

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    There's a software product coming that has the potential to demote spyware from a security priority to an afterthought: Windows Vista.

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    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.

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    Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.

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    Klez tops the list of most virulent viruses, according to a new survey. The worm has hit more than 7 percent of PCs all over the world--beating out SirCam and Nimda for deadliness.

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    Two leading network performance specialists go head to head. Les Howarth, managing director, F5 Networks and Shaun Page, vice president, Juniper Networks ANZ talk strategy and numbers.

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    Reducing the threat of viruses to a corporate network is no longer a simple task. But how do you manage the multiple layers necessary, and keep them up to date?

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