With the end of 2013 in sight, McAfee Inc. has launched next’s year line of security suites aimed at consumers and small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs). On Monday, the security solutions provider released
Published on: September 9th, 2013
Candice So
@candice_so
According to the handy Wolfram Alpha search engine, some 24.5 years have passed since the introduction of the first Internet virus. And the first self-replicating malware to exist on the Internet’s precursor, the
Published on: June 6th, 2013
Claudiu Popa
@datarisk
Roughly a third of malware sent to a virtualized environment for analysis is able to elude detection, a security expert says.Security vendors sell virtualized appliances to run and analyze thebehavior of suspicious applications
Published on: June 20th, 2012
Antone Gonsalves
@itbusinessca
When Windows 8 comes out later this year, the new Start screen and Metro-style apps will likely be the first changes you'll notice, but those aren't the only things that are new. Microsoft
Intel Corp. recently launched a hardware and software-based tool designed to automatically monitor and manage laptop and desktop performance and security without interfering with computing activities of the machine’s user.The Intel Small Business
Published on: April 12th, 2012
ITBusiness Staff
@itbusinessca
Security companies have recently identified multiple malware threats that use stolen digital certificates to sign their components in an attempt to avoid detection and bypass Windows defences.When it was discovered in 2010, the
Published on: March 15th, 2012
Lucian Constantin
@itbusinessca
Avast Free Antivirus 7 is set to be released on Thursday and will have new features including cloud-based updates, remote assistance and file reputation. Avast Free Antivirus is one of the most popular
Published on: February 23rd, 2012
Lucian Constantin
@itbusinessca
Cyber scammers are out to tug on your heart and purse strings this Valentine’s Day with their usual spam and online fraud arsenal but you can avoid being heartbroken by following these tips
Published on: February 10th, 2012
ITBusiness Staff
@itbusinessca
by Claudiu Popa Everything I'm reading these days indicates that hacking and malware infections are going to increase in 2012. I don't need to provide references here because everything you're reading does too.
Published on: January 3rd, 2012
Claudiu Popa
@datarisk
The good news: Canadian businesses and workers are among the world's leaders in social media use.The bad news: The vast majority of Canadian businesses are way behind in protecting their organizations against social
Published on: October 5th, 2011
Nestor Arellano
@itbusinessca
Good news from the security frontline. The phenomenon of rogue antivirus 'scareware' really does appear to be on the wane, at least according to figures from security company Enigma Software.The US-based company's statistics
Published on: October 3rd, 2011
John E. Dunn
@itbusinessca
By Claudiu Popa It’s about time. Since most companies do not benefit from security monitoring tools and technologies and many of those that do aren’t inclined to share their unfortunate events for fear
Published on: September 9th, 2011
Claudiu Popa
@datarisk
Apple on Wednesday updated the malware engine included with Snow Leopard to detect the newest version of MacDefender, the fake antivirus program that's plagued users for the last month.The update was the latest
The post from Timothy Wong, one of ITBusiness.ca's Facebook friends, sounded apologetic: Is it just me or is there another Facebook app spambot? Looks like it started sometime today. It appears to be
Published on: April 14th, 2011
Nestor Arellano
@itbusinessca
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