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Microsoft Security Essentials sees 1.5 million downloads
Free anti-virus solution hits milestone in first week 19 October 2009 16:50 GMT
After a roll-out to 19 countries, Microsoft has revealed some stats relevant to the release of its Security Essentials security software.

In the first week Microsoft saw well over 1.5 million downloads of the security suite, but admits "the price (free to...
New AVG 9.0 available this month
Both paid-for and free versions 5 October 2009 17:33 GMT
AVG Technologies has announced that its next free and paid-for internet security products, AVG 9.0, will be available this month.

"Significant enhancements" in speed see a 50% faster boast, while levels of protection, ease of use and end user experience are...
Microsoft's free antivirus now available
Security Essentials graduates from beta 29 September 2009 17:23 GMT
Microsoft's free antivirus package, "Microsoft Security Essentials", is now available to anyone, just over three months after it went into a beta test period in June that was limited to US users.

But now everyone can grab the bare-bones security package from...
Microsoft's free antivirus software nears public release
Security Essentials leaving beta 21 September 2009 10:43 GMT
Microsoft's free antivirus product, "Security Essentials", is leaving beta and a final version will be released "in the coming weeks", according to an email sent to participants in the beta test.

Although it's not been officially available in the UK, British...
Symantec launches Norton 2010 products
New security software available 18 September 2009 11:26 GMT
Following the beta releases earlier in the year, Symantec has now officially launched its 2010 Norton products.

Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 get new security tech, codenamed "Quorum", for what's said to be fast detection of ever-changing...
Google announces it has bought reCAPTCHA
Will use OCR tech to improve book scanning biz 16 September 2009 17:50 GMT
Google has announced in a blog post that it has bought reCAPTCHA, the service that prevents bots from various nefarious online activities by making internet users interpret squiggly words, something computers don't do too well. The price Google paid has not been revealed....
VIDEO: SmartSwipe personal card reader launches
"It's finally safe to shop online" 15 July 2009 13:19 GMT
Although admitting there are a number of ways to shop on line safely, if you really want protection from the "arsenal" of weapons hackers use, what you need is a SmartSwipe.

Or at least, that's what NetSecure is telling American consumers, describing as the...
Norton Internet Security and AntiVirus 2010 betas available
Next-gen security software released 6 July 2009 11:16 GMT
Symantec has released Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 betas ahead of their official launch in autumn 2009.

Offering a new protection model, codenamed "Quorum", the new software features new "reputation-based security technologies" that...
Experts say websites should no longer mask passwords
Inconveniences users and has no security benefits 30 June 2009 14:35 GMT
Two leading security and UI experts have said that websites should stop the practice of masking passwords as users type them in, as it doesn't improve security, but does impede the user experience.

Jakob Nielsen and Bruce Schneier say that the masking process...
VIDEO: New Twitter threats identified
Sex vid and zip file could catch out the unaware 24 June 2009 10:22 GMT
Two new Twitter security threats have been revealed, as users of the micro-blogging site appear to be increasingly targeted for malware attacks.

Sophos brings news that Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account has been used to spread malware that targets both Windows...
Microsoft Security Essentials not available in Britain
Anti-virus beta avoids UK 23 June 2009 17:32 GMT
We brought you the news that Microsoft's free security software, codenamed "Morro" would launch very soon - and it has - but not for those in the UK.

The Microsoft Security Essentials beta is now available now in the US for download for Windows XP, Windows...
Every Chinese PC at risk of hacking
Mandatory government software includes security flaw 11 June 2009 11:37 GMT
Controversial software that screens out "offensive material" from the internet, better known as "Green Dam", has been shown to have security flaws that could lead to the computer being taken over by malicious hackers.

The government has mandated that the software...
Microsoft to unveil free antivirus product
Will soon release beta version of "Morro" 11 June 2009 10:13 GMT
Late last year, Microsoft promised that we'd all be getting free antivirus around the middle of 2009. Right on schedule, it appears that it's nearly here.

Microsoft is preparing to unveil a free anti-virus product, that'll be appearing in a beta form "soon"....
X-Wall Files USB Drive packs military-grade encryption
Why it's called that remains a completely unexplained phenomenon 22 May 2009 17:36 GMT
Much has been written in the past few years about the dangers of laptops and portable hard drives falling into the wrong hands. If you work with confidential information on a regular basis, therefore, you'll want some encryption on your drive.

The bizarrely-named...
D-Link adds CAPTCHAs to routers
For protection against Trojans 15 May 2009 15:05 GMT
D-Link says it has become the world's first company to add CAPTCHA to its home routers, which is says provides an extra level of security for its users.

As most of you will know, a CAPTCHA, graphical authentication technology, is a challenge response test that...
Trend Micro offers web security for PSP and PS3
As well as "Kids' Safety" settings 29 April 2009 9:18 GMT
Trend Micro has offered "web security" services for Sony's gaming devices since 2007, but now the company has announced that its services are available to PS3 and PSP users in two separate ways.

The two new offerings are described as a "pay per use" format...
Apple issues big security update for Mac OS X
"Recommended for all users" 13 February 2009 11:48 GMT
Apple has issued software updates for its Mac OS X operating system, Safari for Windows and Java that patch over 50 bugs.

The 44MB "Security Update 2009-001" software update for Mac OS X addresses a massive 28 security issues.

In addition the Java...
Microsoft offers $250,000 reward for Conficker conviction
Part of a "coordinated, global response" 13 February 2009 10:36 GMT
Microsoft has announced a $250,000 reward for information that results in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the Conficker worm.

Part of a wider announcement that sees Microsoft in partnership with tech industry leaders and academia in a coordinated,...
Sophos warns of Twitter attack
Phishing threat 5 January 2009 10:57 GMT
Sophos is warning Twitter users against an evolving attack which threatens to steal personal information from them.

Thousands of Twitter users are reporting having received direct messages from friends inviting them to visit a bogus website.

Sophos...
Norton Internet Security 4 for Mac announced
As well as dual version for virtualisation software users 19 December 2008 13:47 GMT
Symantec has announced the availability of Norton Internet Security 4 for Mac, described as a next-generation security suite that integrates an all-new firewall and anti-virus protection with tools to help protect against identity theft.

This newest version,...
Apple "encourages" Mac users towards anti-virus software
New online perils prompt protection push 2 December 2008 14:10 GMT
Apple is said to be "encouraging" Mac users towards anti-virus security software.

A message on Apple's support site reads: "Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent,...
Paragon releases backup software
Drive Copy & One-Click Backup 2009 17 October 2008 14:45 GMT
Drive Copy & One-Click Backup 2009 is the latest software package from Paragon.

It basically allows PC users to quickly create a backup image of all of their data, save folders, special file types like music or video files, or create a full backup of the entire...
Trend Micro updates internet security software
"Lighter memory load, faster installation, and more effective protection" 17 October 2008 13:33 GMT
The 2009 versions of Trend Micro Internet Security and Trend Micro Internet Security Pro are now available.

The software is designed to keep your computer, and data, safe whilst you surf the web.

The new versions are claimed to offer significantly...
Symantec buys rival MessageLabs
£401.2m deal 9 October 2008 15:49 GMT
Security software expert Symantec has gone on a spending spree.

The US company, which is best known for its Norton Antivirus software, is going to buy its rival MessageLabs for a reported $695m (£401.2m).

Symantec says that the move means that...
Brit business question e-Crime unit's worth
£7m venture to fight cybercrime, but is it wasted money? 6 October 2008 11:37 GMT
A newly created police unit, whose sole mandate is to fight cybercrime, is already attracting criticism.

The £7m Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) will start its work in spring next year, and is hoped will help fight a global cybercrime industry, which is now...