Security site Check Point has issued a set of updates which correct a compatibility issue with the latest Microsoft security update.
The company has posted updated versions of its ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite, Pro, Antivirus, Anti-Spyware and Basic Firewall offerings.
The updates correct an error caused by the latest Microsoft security update. One of the four bulletins [...]

Popularity - the elusive Holy Grail sought by many a geek during the school years. In that social setting, you paid a price for not being popular. The irony is that in today’s technology setting the reverse is true: being popular often paints a target on your back - just ask Microsoft and the thousands [...]

Global security provider Symantec has launched Norton Smartphone Security, a product that, the company states, is the first consumer mobile security offering to provide a security solution for both Windows and Symbian OS run mobile phones. The solution is intended to give users a safeguard against the raft of threats and attacks aimed at mobiles.Con [...]

IDC has noted that surfing the Web remains a very dangerous endeavor as criminal hackers and bot herders increasingly corrupt websites, planting Web browser-based attacks used to steal personal information or plant malware on an unsuspecting public.And according to Andrew McKee from security vendor Check Point, browser security should be seen as an essential and [...]

Security software giant Symantec yesterday reported year end revenue ahead of expectations. In a statement, Symantec CEO John Thompson called the company’s current offerings "the strongest product portfolio we’ve had in years."

BitDefender®, a global provider of award-winning antivirus software and data security solutions, announced today that BitDefender antivirus analysts have uncovered a spam-sending scheme of Byzantine complexity. The discovery came with the identification of spam e-mails which claim to contain links to videos. When users try to click and see the video, they are instead prompted [...]

Security software firms have a new weapon in their battle against computer viruses, but it has a significant downside: it could block some legitimate programs as well.
Still, even those whose software has been unjustly accused by the new technology say it could be the industry’s best shot to stem the rising tide of viruses and [...]

Avira has released version 8 of its Antivir antivirus software on Wednesday, as both a Premium Edition and a free Personal Edition. The company has also updated its Internet Security Suite. In addition to the re-worked user interface, the new version also has a modular scan engine which works faster than the old version. It [...]

Question: I had this come up in my Computer Associates virus check a while back. I thought the CA program had eliminated it as I haven’t seen it again in a few months after several runs of CAAV. Suddenly it popped up again. Is this something related to an e-mail I might have which hasn’t [...]

Updated Hackers have found a new way to get Google to point to malicious websites with the help of unwitting websites such as TorrentReactor, ZDNet Asia and several other CNET-owned properties.
As a result, more than 101,000 Google search results that appeared to lead to pages of legitimate sites actually directed end users to sites that [...]