Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Free vs. Fee: Free and Paid Antivirus Programs Compared Can free antivirus software protect you? Or is it worth paying for a full-blown A/V app? We look at the benefits--and pitfalls--of free and paid antivirus products.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Microsoft gives free Symantec software in limited offer Small businesses that buy Windows 7 at PC Mall can get free Symantec software
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Sophos delights Mac users with free antivirus Users will also get indefinite signature file updates as new Mac malware is discovered, and will not be pestered to upgrade to a "full" product
Monday, October 13, 2008
Symantec uses anti-virus superhero to promote Internet security in Japan In a land where monks bless PCs to ward off malware, Symantec is banking on the super powers of Norton Fighter to boost online security awareness
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Antivirus superhero comes to the rescue With Japan ranking sixth of countries in the world with infected PCs, Norton has created a virus-busting character to make the nation more aware of the need to install AV software on their machines. 
Thursday, July 05, 2007
Symantec hits quarter-century spot From query, to security to IT systems management, here’s a quick look at 25 years of Symantec’s transformation, triumphs and tribulations
Monday, December 18, 2006
Malware quality decreases along with 'lethal impact' Over the past six months, the quality of malware has deteriorated along with its ability to cause massive damage – of the type triggered by the MyDoom and Sasser worms of years past.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Exchange Server 2007 focuses on security, compliance Microsoft Corp. on Friday finished development on a new version of its Exchange messaging server a week after the company celebrated its launch alongside significant new releases of the Windows client OS and Microsoft Office.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Malware defenses questioned A recent study confirms analysts’ assessments that businesses are making themselves vulnerable to financial loss and resource inefficiency through a lack of antivirus software and growing malware infestations. 
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Cyber-crime strides in lockstep with security Information Security made great strides last year. Sadly, so did cyber-crime. In the U.S. – according to a recent FBI study – almost 90 per cent of firms experienced computer attacks last year despite the use of security software. So what happened in 2005?
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
McAfee: Mobile malware will increase in 2006 There will be an increase in mobile malware in 2006, which could cause extensive damage to mobile devices because only a small per centage of mobile users run security software, according to McAfee Inc.'s security research lab. 
Sunday, October 30, 2005
IBM researchers find new way to 'AXE' viruses Researchers at IBM's Almaden Labs have developed a way to keep those nasty worms and viruses from running on computers, without the use of antivirus software. The project is the brainchild of researcher Amit Singh, who has been working for several years on techniques to simplify PCs.
Sunday, July 18, 2004
Antivirus companies warn about Bagle.AG threat Network administrators returning to work after the weekend can enjoy a fresh Bagle with their coffee — and no, it's not that kind of bagel. On Monday, antivirus companies warned of another virulent new version of the Bagle e-mail worm, dubbed Bagle.AG.
Monday, April 05, 2004
War Stories With 60,000 employees, a $65 billion budget and 22 ministries, the government of Ontario has the unenviable task of providing a secure IT environment not only to carry out its own duties, but also to provide more than 300 services for millions of citizens.
Sunday, March 28, 2004
New Netsky variant blames users A new version of the Netsky e-mail worm is programmed to launch a distributed denial of service attack on peer-to-peer (P-to-P) networks, contains a message blaming users for spreading viruses and says that Netsky's authors want to stop hacking and illegal file trading, antivirus software companies warned.
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Two IT chiefs tell their security tales While up in Toronto recently speaking at the third annual Canadian Forum on IT security and Governance, Silverstone had an emergency call from his tech people about the 120,000 copies of the Bagle and Mydoom (latest versions) blended threats that hit the university's systems. 
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Latest Mydoom variant deletes files The latest variant of the Mydoom virus, discovered Friday, is still spreading and actively deleting files from victims' computers, security researchers warned Wednesday.
Tuesday, February 17, 2004
Experts warn of new NetSky worm variant Antivirus software companies are warning that a new version of the NetSky e-mail worm is circulating on the Internet, only a day after the appearance of a new variant of the Beagle or "Bagle" worm prompted similar warnings.
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Symantec under fire for bugs, flaws It's shaping up to be a bad week for antivirus software company Symantec Corp., after researchers raised alarms about security holes and buggy code in two of the company's products.
Tuesday, June 10, 2003
Microsoft scoops up antivirus technology In an announcement that could send reverberations throughout the antivirus software world, Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it was acquiring antivirus technology from a small Romanian company, GeCAD Software Srl of Bucharest, Romania.
Sunday, April 06, 2003
Government knows all The U.S. Department of Defense's proposed Total Information Awareness (TIA) project, a prototype program designed to mine information from commercial databases and personal e-mails to wage war on terrorism, has raised concerns among privacy advocates and technology experts.
Tuesday, March 11, 2003
Yellow alert called for Code Red II worm The Code Red worm has slithered its way back into the news, but top security vendors have declared only a yellow alert.
Wednesday, January 08, 2003
Avril Lavigne becomes latest virus Canadian popstar Avril Lavigne is just the latest in a growing list of celebrities that virus writers have chosen to use to mask their handiwork.
Thursday, December 12, 2002
New worm, Winevar, packs a serious punch A new e-mail worm is circulating that has the potential to severely damage machines that it infects, potentially deleting all the files on a computer's hard drive while mocking the machine's owner, according to advisories released by a number of antivirus software makers.