Security Software Industry News & Blogs

Industry News & Blogs

Email Filtering Software can detect configuration problems., Roaring Penguin Softwa
news.thomasnet.com | Feb 13, 2012
CanIt 8.0.12 Adds Monitoring for Unexpected Errors, Roaring Penguin Software Inc.

Mcafee Online Scan : On an event of virus outbreak and no antivirus software installed on your PC |
www.prlog.org | Feb 7, 2012
Mcafee Online Scan : On an event of virus outbreak and no antivirus software installed on your PC. But what if there is no anti-virus software installed in your computer in the event of a virus outbreak? Then a “harder” option, if your computer can still somehow boot safely, is to access the

Infosecurity - Rooting out rootkits: Security software won't help, says Symantec
www.infosecurity-magazine.com | Feb 7, 2012
Rootkits are on the rise and traditional security software will not protect you, warns a Symantec white paper.

Antivirus Smart Protection Identified as a Rogue Antivirus Program
www.pressrelease365.com | Feb 4, 2012
Security researchers and PC security sites have come to the conclusion that the application called Antivirus Smart Protection is clearly a rogue antivirus app and a scam created by money-hungry hackers.

Market Research Projects Security Software as a Service Market Growth at 28% CAGR Through 2014 |
www.sys-con.com | Feb 2, 2012
SYS-CON Media, NJ, The world's leading i-technology media company on breaking technology news.

Kaspersky Lab Ends Year with Winning Streak of Comparative Test Victories
www.kaspersky.com | Jan 26, 2012
Kaspersky Lab saw in the New Year in positive mood after a series of wins with top marks in several comparative tests conducted by different respected independent testing organizations in December of last year

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

World's Most Sophisticated Rootkit Is Being Overhauled - Datamation
www.datamation.com | Oct 21, 2011
Security researchers warn that a very dangerous piece of malware is getting better at avoiding antivirus detection.

NewsFactor Network | When Your Computer Gets Cramped, Dump the Crapware
www.newsfactor.com | Oct 4, 2011
Your computer is brand new, so why is it running so slow? One need only take a look at the automatic start-up routines and the program folder to see why ... it's full of crapware. < p > Little, if any of it, was ever knowingly installed by you. Often it came as part of a " giant software package "

What We Just Learned About Windows 8 - Ina Fried - News - AllThingsD
allthingsd.com | Sep 13, 2011
Microsoft has already previewed the look of Windows 8 and said it will run on both ARM and Intel/AMD chips. On Tuesday, though, Microsoft is revealing far more about the operating system.