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Hackers Threaten to Post Source Code for Symantec's Flagship Product - NYTimes.com
bits.blogs.nytimes.com | Jan 5, 2012
Hackers posted a file online that they claim is a confidential glimpse into Symantec's Norton Antivirus program, and have threatened to release source code for the security giant's flagship antivirus product. Symantec dismissed the threat. <a

Google Sounds Alarm on Malware Problem - Digits - WSJ
blogs.wsj.com | Jul 20, 2011
Google said late Tuesday that it will use its search engine to respond to an outbreak of malicious software, or malware, that the company recently uncovered.

10 Tips To Secure New Devices and Guard Against Cybercrime
www.finextra.com | Jan 15, 2011
Blog post - 10 Tips To Secure New Devices and Guard Against Cybercrime - Robert Siciliano

Dumb messages from dumber malware authors | SophosLabs blog
www.sophos.com | Sep 28, 2010
From time to time we get some malware in which the authors have put in their own stupid messages. This one we got recently looks like an another attempt

Expectations for Higher McAfee Market Share in Business Security Software -- Seeking Alpha
seekingalpha.com | Aug 25, 2010
<strong><a href='http://www.trefis.com/splash?to=/'>Trefis</a>submits:</strong><p><a href="https://www.trefis.com/company?hm=INTC.trefis&hk=ddf468d8d35c2fd55eccbea8cdaafa18be58ac4d" rel="nofollow">Intel</a>(NASDAQ:<a href='http://seekingalpha.com/symbol/intc' alt='Intel Corp.' title='Intel

Security Tips & Talk : SmartScreen helps protect you from malicious ads on the sites you trust
blogs.msdn.com | May 18, 2010
In the past we’ve told you about malvertising , fake online advertising designed to trick you into downloading malicious software onto your computer. Lately cybercriminals have been sneaking malicious ads into trusted ad networks. The Microsoft SmartScreen

Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog : Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: Scripting Microsoft Security
blogs.technet.com | May 16, 2010
Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today, I finally had time to do something I have been wanting to do for a long time: I played around with Microsoft Security Essentials (the free downloadable anti-malware program from Microsoft). When I say “played

Schneier on Security: New Windows Attack
www.schneier.com | May 14, 2010
It's still only in the lab, but nothing detects it right now: The attack is a clever "bait-and-switch" style move. Harmless code is passed to the security software for scanning, but as soon as it's given the green light, it's swapped for the malicious code. The attack works even more reliably on

Viruslist.com - Analyst's Diary
www.viruslist.com | Nov 13, 2009
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Microsoft Covers the Basics With Security Essentials | ITworld
www.itworld.com | Sep 30, 2009
Microsoft has released its free antivirus software, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE). As the name implies, Microsoft's new security software removes the bloated bells and whistles found in other products, like Microsoft's discontinued Windows Live OneCare, and provides only the essential