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Barracuda Web Filter Expands Support for Novell eDirectory

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Barracuda Networks Inc., the worldwide leader in email and Web security appliances, today announced it has expanded authentication capabilities of its Barracuda Web Filter product line with Novell eDirectory, a popular identity management and policy control tool used by many Fortune 500 companies as well as educational organizations. This upgrade will enable the Barracuda Web [...]

Better Performing Games in Four Easy Steps

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Re-install Windows every three months. Windows machines tend to develop major performance problems over time — so its probably a good idea to re-install the OS every couple of months. If you’ve got your own dedicated PC for gaming, then this shouldn’t be a big deal. Re-installs don’t take all that long, and they’ll give [...]

Smartphones become secure

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

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 [...]

IT Security Needs To Be Virtual Says Check Point

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

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 firms ‘celebrate’ 30 years of spam

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Security researchers around the world are giving a tongue-in-cheek salute to the 30th anniversary of the first spam message.
Gary Theurk, an employee at Digital Equipment Company, sent a message on Arpanet to hundreds of fellow users on 1 May 1978.

Symantec’s ‘best products’ produce strong profits

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

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 Detects EDUnet Trojan Spread

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

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 [...]

Viruses surging, but prevention efforts may block programs

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

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 updates AntiVir to version 8

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

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 [...]

Protect your network from hacking

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

In this tech world where each minute new technology is put on the shore and competition keeps the techies on their feet, the professionals can never boast of completely secure networks.The call of the hour is the Internet Security but no one can boast of it.
You can never imagine what your network is lacking and [...]