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McAfee boosts momentum of updates

McAfee boosts momentum of updates

Overnight, McAfee released its new internet-based security service which it claims is an industry first technology that shields PCs on the fly.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2008 5:14PM Security
Review: BigFix

Review: BigFix

The BigFix offerings are all driven from the Unified Management Platform or BigFix Enterprise Server (BES).
Justin Peltier Sep 8 2008 3:35PM Security
Webroot founder found dead in Hawaii

Webroot founder found dead in Hawaii

Steven Thomas, was found dead Sunday in Hawaii, some two weeks after he was reported missing.
Dan Kaplan Jul 15 2008 10:17AM Security
ATP webpages compromised during Wimbledon tournament

ATP webpages compromised during Wimbledon tournament

Tennis fans at risk as hackers infect official tennis website with malicious code during this week's Wimbledon tournament.
Staff Writers Jun 27 2008 11:06AM Security
Cisco survey: Spyware, bots top security issues for government IT professionals

Cisco survey: Spyware, bots top security issues for government IT professionals

Day-to-day worries about spyware and bots are the No. 1 security concern of IT professionals working for the agencies of the federal government, according to a study released today by Cisco Systems.
Jim Carr Nov 12 2007 9:54AM Security
SMBs susceptible to virus and spyware attacks

SMBs susceptible to virus and spyware attacks

Seventy per cent of small and medium-sized businesses have experienced a spyware or virus attack in the last three months, new figures suggest.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 18 2007 10:10AM Security
Security expert slams spyware snooping

Security expert slams spyware snooping

The use of government spyware to monitor criminals' online activity could do "more harm than good" and will not be tolerated by the industry, a security said.
Matt Chapman Jul 20 2007 3:00PM Security
FBI tracked 'teen bomber' using spyware

FBI tracked 'teen bomber' using spyware

FBI agents trying to track down an anonymous MySpace user who was threatening to blow up a school used spyware to trap him.
Matt Chapman Jul 20 2007 6:39AM Security
US toughens up on spyware

US toughens up on spyware

Software firms could be forced to warn all users what is being installed.
Matt Chapman Jun 8 2007 2:18PM Security
AWA offers PC Tools

AWA offers PC Tools

Independent computing and home entertainment service provider, AWA, is now offering PC Tools Spyware Doctor protection products to home consumers and small businesses through its newly-established franchise network.
Sarah Falson May 22 2007 1:34PM Security
AWA offers PC Tools spyware protection to home users

AWA offers PC Tools spyware protection to home users

Independent computing and home entertainment service provider, AWA, is now offering PC Tools Spyware Doctor protection products to home consumers and small businesses through its newly-established franchise network.
Sarah Falson May 22 2007 1:32PM Security
Sentencing of teacher in 'porn or spyware' case postponed

Sentencing of teacher in 'porn or spyware' case postponed

The sentencing of Julie Amero, the Connecticut substitute teacher convicted of exposing seventh-grade students to pornographic images — pictures that she and a number of security experts contend were spyware-produced — was postponed to 6 June.
Frank Washkuch May 21 2007 3:40AM Security
Sentencing in Connecticut teacher's 'porn or spyware' case pushed back

Sentencing in Connecticut teacher's 'porn or spyware' case pushed back

The former Connecticut substitute middle-school teacher who faces up to 40 years in prison after being convicted of exposing her students to pop-up pornography has had her scheduled Friday sentencing pushed back to 26 April.
Dan Kaplan Mar 29 2007 10:08AM Security
Connecticut teacher convicted on school porn charge a victim of spyware

Connecticut teacher convicted on school porn charge a victim of spyware

The scheduled sentencing Friday for a Connecticut substitute teacher convicted of exposing her middle-school students to pop-up internet pornography has been postponed so the 40-year-old's new defense team can learn about the case.
Dan Kaplan Feb 28 2007 5:01PM Security
Spyware hits three-quarters of UK firms

Spyware hits three-quarters of UK firms

Most firms cannot identify attackers.
Clement James Feb 26 2007 7:55AM Security
US citizen pleads guilty to creating spyware and ID theft

US citizen pleads guilty to creating spyware and ID theft

A US citizen, who was charged with creating and distributing a Trojan horse intended to steal computer usernames and passwords, has pleaded guilty in court.
Fiona Raisbeck Feb 26 2007 12:53AM Security
Avert Labs snags PoC mobile spyware

Avert Labs snags PoC mobile spyware

Researchers from McAfee Avert Labs claim to have discovered proof of concept (PoC) spyware for mobile devices.
Frank Washkuch Dec 12 2006 6:38AM Security
Researchers spot first mobile spyware

Researchers spot first mobile spyware

Researchers with McAfee claim to have found a first spyware application that targets the Symbian operating system for mobile phones.
Tom Sanders Dec 7 2006 9:55AM Security
Security firm warns of Christmas spyware

Security firm warns of Christmas spyware

Security software developer PC Tools has said that up to 50 percent of new spyware threats coming from China and Russia target specific information for identity theft.
Clement James Nov 27 2006 9:56AM Security
Odysseus Marketing settles spyware complaint with FTC

Odysseus Marketing settles spyware complaint with FTC

A spyware operation has settled a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint in the US that it deceptively downloaded unwanted and malicious software onto users' computers.
Dan Kaplan Nov 22 2006 9:05AM Security

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