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Friday, December 24, 2010
YEAR IN REVIEW: November 2010 This month saw Novell get bought by a relatively unknown tech firm from Seattle, Apple discontinuing its Xserve product line, and a slew of Toronto-based tech events. Plus, the Industry Minister gives an update on the Canada’s telecom foreign ownership rules
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Symantec answers Comodo’s anti-virus challenge The CEO of Comodo, a vendor of free Internet security software, has invited Symantec to an anti-virus product showdown where he has already predicted free software will fare better than paid Norton software. Drawing a useful conclusion may prove tricky, warns a security consultant
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
McAfee offers security review to compensate firms for bad update Last week, a routine update to security software from McAfee Inc. incorrectly identified a Windows XP service pack 3 executable file as malware. Companies that were affected can contact McAfee tech support for details of a free year of security review services
Sunday, March 11, 2007
OneCare scores poor grade compared to other security vendors Nearly a year after Microsoft introduced Windows Live OneCare, the company's first foray into the security market is still getting low marks from analysts and users.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Microsoft Vista slow to take off Microsoft's latest operating system may be "technically solid" but with a myriad of peripheral issues to iron out, it still isn't quite ready to replace XP.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Microsoft wrongly labels Google's Gmail as virus Microsoft's fledgling consumer anti-virus service, Windows Live OneCare, wrongly identified Google's Gmail service as a virus infection, Microsoft has admitted.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Windows virus infects latest iPods Apple Computer Inc. has warned Windows users that a very small number (under 1 per cent) of its latest iPod (with video) models are affected by a virus. Just 25 reports concerning this problem have been received by Apple so far. The problem does not affect data on infected PCs. 
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Users question Microsoft security Since Microsoft Corp. launched its Trustworthy Computing initiative in January 2002, the company has substantially improved the security of its products, its security chief said this month. 
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Report highlights perils of IT mismanagement An inability to properly manage their IT assets is placing many North American organizations at a significant security and financial risk, says a recent report. 
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Software helps companies comply New software from Symantec Corp. may help make it easier for organizations to comply with various regulations like Sarbanes-Oxley and PIPEDA. Released in March, Symantec BindView Policy Manager 3.0 allows organizations to do three key things to help with policy and compliance management, according to Indy Chakrabarti, product-marketing manager for Symantec. 
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Anti-spyware tools absent from many Canadian enterprise networks As enterprise-level anti-spyware tools become available to protect businesses from potentially unwanted programs, many Canadian firms have yet to integrate these mechanisms into their information security infrastructure. 
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Microsoft intros security wares Microsoft recently unveiled its long-anticipated anti-virus, anti-spyware software designed for corporate networks. This marks its first direct and significant shot at partners such as McAfee and Symantec that develop similar software. 
Thursday, June 02, 2005
McAfee acquires Wireless Security Corp. McAfee Thursday announced it has acquired Redwood City, Calif., startup Wireless Security Corp. for an undisclosed sum, with the intent of making managed wireless security services a McAfee offering in the future. “We believe there’s a tremendous market opportunity in the Wi-Fi space,” said McAfee senior vice president Bill Kerrigan, noting that many home wireless LAN users, as well as small to midsized businesses, find it hard to configure authentication and encryption security in their WLAN access points. McAfee envisions a managed service that would handle this for them remotely.
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Software tackles spyware, viruses Startup GreenBorder Technologies recently debuted software aimed at preventing spyware and virus contamination from the Internet for users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser and Outlook e-mail.
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Let's talk about punishment Maybe you've seen that Southwest Airlines Co. commercial in which an office worker unintentionally unleashes an e-mail virus and then stands in astonishment as her negligent act comes crashing down - audibly, no less - on a sea of fellow cubicle dwellers. 
Thursday, February 07, 2002
Panda predicts more viruses But analysts refute company’s claims of what form new worms will take.
Wednesday, December 19, 2001
Reeezak worm offers holiday jeers A new mass-mailer worm that offers New Year's greetings and what appears to be a Christmas-related animation, but actually attempts to delete large portions of the Windows operating system, is spreading according to Computer Associates International Inc.
Friday, June 01, 2001
June 1 virus hoax damage can be repaired If you fell for the June 1 virus hoax and dutifully deleted the SULFNBK.EXE file from your Windows 98 operating system, don't panic. Chances are good that you won't notice that the file has been removed, its loss won't harm Windows 98, and the file can be easily replaced.
Thursday, April 26, 2001
Chernobyl to hit again Thursday Chernobyl, a three-year-old virus that devastated thousands of computers worldwide when it first hit in 1999, is set to become active again Thursday, according to anti-virus company Trend Micro Inc.
Thursday, March 01, 2001
First P2P virus hits File swapping on the Internet hit a sour note Tuesday with the appearance of a virus that attacks users of the Gnutella file-sharing service and that several anti-virus vendors say is the first virus to affect peer-to-peer communications.
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