Kaspersky, Symantec take top honours in antivirus tests

Drum roll, please. The testing is now over and Dennis Technology Labs has released its list of the most effective antivirus products on the market today. Kaspersky and Symantec came out on top

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 17th, 2012 Christine Wong

BitDefender, Avast come out on top in antivirus protection tests

BitDefender came out on top as the most effective antivirus product at blocking computer viruses and malware and Avast performed the best of free antivirus software in a set on independently conducted tests released this

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 20th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

Size doesn’t matter when it comes to protecting against online attacks

Lately it seems rare to read a technology section and not see a story about a targeted online security attack. With Stuxnet, Duqu and now Flamer making big headlines, targeted attacks have become

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 17th, 2012 Paul Wood

New trojan steals credit cards from hotel computers

A remote access computer Trojan (RAT) designed to steal credit card details from hotel point-of-sale (PoS) applications is being sold on the underground forums, researchers from security firm Trusteer said in a blog post on

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 18th, 2012 Lucian Constantin

Kaspersky releases free tool to scrub Flashback from Macs

Antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab has launched a free removal tool for the Flashback Mac OS X malware and a Web site where users can check whether their computers are infected with it.Flashback is

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 10th, 2012 Lucian Constantin

Avira releases free Mac antivirus, Android tracker

German security company Avira has released free antivirus software for Apple Macs, joining a host of security software providers offering protection for OS X.Avira said Apple's market share for computers has increased, which

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 28th, 2012 Jeremy Kirk

Malware services now professional grade, incredibly profitable

They are well organized. They pay close attention to product quality, working hard to make it effective and scalable. They are all about customer service, providing after-sales support. They even solicit the help

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 2nd, 2012 Taylor Armerding

Avast Free Mobile Security secures Android phones

Avast Software has launched a free Android security product that combines antivirus, anti-theft and firewall components and provides special features for rooted devices.Avast Free Mobile Security supports a number of features that are

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 23rd, 2011 Jon L. Jacobi

Small firms neglect virtual server security, Symantec says

While most small to medium-sized businesses around the globe are at least considering server virtualization, most who've started the process aren't securing those servers adequately, Symantec Corp. says.The security vendor says that 70

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 24th, 2011 Brian Jackson

Secure your PC with crucial free downloads

Want to ensure that your PC and all of your files and data stay safe, secure, and private--without breaking the bank? We've rounded up 11 free security and privacy utilities that shield you

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 4th, 2011 Preston Gralla

Continuous monitoring best weapon against ZeuS Trojan

It all started with a sudden spike in network activity from the machine traced to a user with the same first name as the company's CEO. The key question at that moment was:

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 21st, 2011 Nestor Arellano

Growing mobile workforce, cloud computing bring new security threats

By Paul Wood  The traditional office is turning into an untethered workspace that can be located just about anywhere and operate at anytime. With instant accessibility to faster, wireless networks and collaboration tools

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 5th, 2011 Paul Wood

Microsoft Security Essentials fails zero-day malware test

Microsoft's popular free antivirus program Security Essentials has put in a mediocre showing in the latest quarterly tests from German test outfit AV-Test.org, finishing second bottom out of 22 products. In Q1 2011

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 5th, 2011 John E. Dunn