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AMD Drops ATI Branding Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:14PMAMD, which purchased Canada-based graphics card maker ATI back in 2006 for $5.4 billion, says it will be dropping the ATI branding soon.
Say goodbye to ‘ILoveYou’ Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:22AM“ILOVEYOU.” Who wouldn’t be interested in an e-mail with that message?
Intel PM55/HM55 Chipsets Having Trouble with SSDs? Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:44PMOur forum members have discovered a possible flaw with the latest Intel PM55 and HM55 notebook chipsets, which are very common in modern notebooks.
25% Of Malware Spread Via USB Drives Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:44PMEmail and peer-to-peer networks also rank as significant venues for malware attacks, which have increased slightly in the U.S. but declined in Europe, according to Panda Security.
ASUS NX90Jq Now Available Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:59AMThe NX90Jq is a high-end multimedia notebook with a designer exterior, 18.4" display, special speakers, and two touchpads.
ASUS Announces G51Jx-3DE Notebook Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 7:59PMASUS has announced the latest addition to their Republic of Gamers (ROG) series notebooks, the G51Jx-3DE featuring a 3D display and Nvidia graphics.
Researchers Warn of Zip File Spam Surge Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:15PMSecurity pros with IBM and Sophos have observed an uptick in spam with malicious zip file attachments.
Intel Needs Dramatic Growth From McAfee Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:43PMIn order to justify a stock price of $48, McAfee needs to boost its corporate security market share to 26% and its consumer security market share to 36% by 2016.
MSI Intros FX610 Notebook Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 1:14PMMSI has introduced its latest consumer multimedia notebook, the FX610 featuring a 15.6" display, ATI Radeon graphics, and a triple-core AMD processor.
Report: Cybercrime Increases As SMBs Fail To Fortify Security Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 7:47AMA new study reveals that many companies aren't prepared to fight cybercrime.
Visa offers new guidance on securing payment applications Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 6:55AMComputerworld - Visa on Tuesday announced a set of security best practices for vendors of payment applications and for the systems integrators and resellers responsible for implementing and managing them.
Keyloggers Evade Anti-Spyware Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:55PMA team of security analysts found that most leading anti-spyware and anti-virus software fail to detect commonly used keyloggers. Spyware - Security - Anti-Virus - Malicious Software - Spyware and Adware
Nvidia Optimus Gaming Notebooks Now Available Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 11:30AMAVADirect is now offering Clevo-based gaming notebooks with Nvidia Optimus technology.
Encompass Communications to Provide Distribution Network With Options Media Group Holdings, Inc.'s PhoneGuard Anti ... Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:09AMLONGVIEW, TX--(Marketwire - August 24, 2010) - Encompass Communications, L.L.C. and Options Media Group Holdings, Inc. ( OTCBB : OPMG ) today announced Encompass Communications is adding Anti-Texting-While-Driving, Mobile Security and Anti-Spyware for mobile applications to their premiere prepaid product suite. Texting and driving is deadly, and identity theft and financial losses are a huge ...
Encompass Communications to Provide Distribution Network With Options Media Group Holdings, Inc.'s PhoneGuard Anti ... Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:00AMLONGVIEW, TX--(Marketwire - 08/24/10) - Encompass Communications, L.L.C. and Options Media Group Holdings, Inc. (OTC.BB: OPMG - News ) today announced Encompass Communications is adding Anti-Texting-While-Driving, Mobile Security and Anti-Spyware for mobile applications to their premiere prepaid product suite. Texting and driving is deadly, and identity theft and financial losses are a huge risk ...
Forty-Six Percent of SMBs Have Been Infected by Internet Threats, According to Latest Panda Security Survey Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:30AMPanda Security, the Cloud Security Company, today announced the results of the United States edition of its second annual International Barometer of Security at small- and medium-sized businesses .
False Sense of Computer Security Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:00AMA team of security analysts found that most leading anti-spyware and anti-virus software fail to detect commonly used keyloggers.
False Sense of Computer Security Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 3:07AMA team of security analysts found that most leading anti-spyware and anti-virus software fail to detect commonly used keyloggers. HALIFAX, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ - Keyloggers are designed to silently record all of one's computer activity. They are commonly used for parents to monitor their children's computer activity. Now they are being used for criminal activity ranging from spying on ...
False Sense of Computer Security Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:01PMspyware and anti-virus software fail to detect commonly used keyloggers.
Kaspersky Lab to Exhibit at IFA 2010, Stand iZone, Hall 15.1, Stand 212, Sep 3 - 8, 2010 Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:00AMINGOLSTADT, Germany----Press Kit Materials are Available at: http://www.tradeshownews.com/events/IFA-2010/Kaspersky/ Company: Kaspersky Lab Booth/Stand: iZone, Hall 15.1, Stand 212 Event: IFA 2010Sep 3 - 8, 2010BERLIN, Germany Web: http://www.kaspersky.de Facebook: http://facebook.com/kaspersky.lab Twitter ...
Bay Minette Senior Center resuming computer classes in September Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:47AMBAY MINETTE, Ala. — The Bay Minette Senior Center’s computer classes will restart Sept. 8, with subsequent classes scheduled each Monday.
Kaspersky Lab to Exhibit at IFA 2010, Stand iZone, Hall 15.1, Stand 212, Sep 3 - 8, 2010 Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:37AMINGOLSTADT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The experts from Kaspersky Lab will be attending the IFA in Berlin from 1st to 8th September 2010 to discuss the dangers posed by the latest technological advances in consumer electronics.
Kaspersky Lab to Exhibit at IFA 2010, Stand iZone, Hall 15.1, Stand 2, Sep 3 - 8, 2010 Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:30AMINGOLSTADT, Germany----Press Kit Materials are Available at: http://www.tradeshownews.com/events/IFA-2010/Kaspersky/ Company: Kaspersky Lab Booth/Stand: iZone, Hall 15.1, Stand 2 Event: IFA 2010Sep 3 - 8, 2010BERLIN, Germany Web: http://www.kaspersky.de Facebook: http://facebook.com/kaspersky.lab Twitter ...
TDSS: Rootkit technologies at the heart of cybercrime Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:18AMKaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content management solutions, publicize that TDSS is the most powerful and complex rootkit to date. This universal malware can hide its own presence and th
Best buys: computer software Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 2:26AMA computer is only as good as its software. Here is some of the best.
Rogue spyware bets you'll want to click Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:05PMQ: My computer is suddenly afflicted with warnings from a program called My Security Shield. The warnings say the program has found all...
Reader asks what to do about suspicious e-mails Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 2:20AMQUESTION: Liz V. has been receiving e-mails about customer orders that appear to be from a large Internet retailer, but she has not purchased anything.
Virus Fools People Into Uninstalling Their Antivirus Software Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 11:51PMSymantec has issued a warning for users to beware the “AnVi Antivirus”. The virus is malware that attempts to fool you into uninstalling legitimate antivirus software.
Virus Fools People Into Uninstalling Their Antivirus Software Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 6:23PMIn a press releases issued today, Symantec warns that the AnVi Antivirus will give users a pop up telling them that there is a problem with their current antivirus software, then it will encourage them to remove it immediately.
Scareware Tricks Users Into Removing Antivirus Software Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 12:58PMVersion of the widespread "retrovirus" CoreGuard Antivirus, called AnVi Antivirus, aims for many well-known AV programs, warns Symantec.
Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68bn Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:35AMThe chipmaker has bought the anti-malware outfit in unexpected move into security software, saying the partnership will create breakthroughs in wireless mobility ( ZDNet UK - Mergers and Acquisitions )
India Dismantling Anti-China Procurement Policy Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:10AMIndia starts dismantling anti-China procurement rules for telecommunications China - India - Asia - Business and Economy - Government
India Dismantling Anti-China Procurement Policy Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 9:08AMIndia has allowed government-run telecommunications service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) to purchase equipment, software and services from any foreign vendor, the country's minister of state for communications and information technology, Sachin Pilot, told the upper house of Parliament in India on Thursday.
Canonical Teaches Ubuntu to Phone Home Every Day Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:38AMWell it's been an eventful few weeks here in the Linux blogosphere, what with all the various scandals that have erupted recently over Digg and Ubuntu's off-and-on romance with Dell, to name just two. Then there was Debian's birthday on Monday! Happy 17th, Debian! By far the hottest topic in recent days, however, was news that Canonical has begun tracking Ubuntu installations.
Firefox Flawed; Facebook Flagged Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 6:13AMFirefox Flawed; Facebook Flagged
Hackers slash Axl Rose's Twitter account Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 1:50PMWelcome to the cyber jungle, baby! Hackers have apparently taken Axl Rose's Twitter account down to Paradise City, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty...tied up. read more
NetQin Mobile Inc.: The Biggest Mobile Security Player in the Biggest Mobile Market Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 9:00AMA recent study by Frost & Sullivan, a research company, showed that NetQin Mobile Inc. currently holds the biggest market share in the Mobile Security industry in China, which is currently the world's largest mobile market with over 600 million mobile users.
Protecting your identity at college Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 5:17AMProtecting your identity at college
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Total Security Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 11:47AMPerhaps best known for its Ad-Aware Free software for spyware detection and removal, Lavasoft also makes some all-round home security software. Ad-Aware Free continues, though, and the latest version also includes protection from viruses.
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Total Security Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 11:21AMComprehensive security package with a wide range of features
Free virus protection Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 9:30PMTHEY’RE OUT there on the Internet, waiting: viruses, worms, hackers and phishers. And these days, those who fail to protect their computers against them are rightly accused of negligence – particularly because you don’t even have to spend money to get decent protection.
Fighting cyber crime and computer fraud Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 5:57PMAS you are aware of the reality that in Zimbabwe we are in the information technology era, cyber and computer crime is on the rise.
TrustPort sets up operations in the Middle East Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 6:43AMDubai, August 15, 2010: TrustPort, a leading producer of security software, today announced the launch of its operations in the Middle East. The Czech brand will headquarter its marketing, operational and technical support services for the region in the UAE.
Run multiple security software products Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 7:53AMQUESTION I've been told that I shouldn't have more than one antivirus program running on my PC. Can I use both McAfee and Microsoft Anti-Spyware (or another spyware application), for example? I want to be extra safe online, and I know that security suites are often good in some areas but not in all. Is there a list that will tell me what I can and can't use together? James Webley
Web Security is Best Served in the Cloud Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 5:12PMWe are living in an information ageâand always-on, instant communication is a necessity for doing business. To work efficiently with customers and business partners, organizations must provide their employees with information where and when they need it.
Intellectual Property Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 9:28AMThe Canadian government recently tabled legislation that would impose stiff penalties for sending unsolicited commercial electronic messages (spam) or surreptitiously installing malicious software programs on computers without the owner's consent (spyware).
Network Box USA Signs CoNetrix as Channel Partner to Sell Its Managed UTM Appliance Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 2:08AMHOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - August 12, 2010) - Network Box USA ( www.networkboxusa.com ), the American arm of worldwide managed security service provider Network Box Corp., has signed CoNetrix as a channel partner to sell its managed service, which includes the award-winning Network Box unified threat management (UTM) appliance. CoNetrix is a Lubbock, Texas-based ...
Installing Spyware on Spouses' Cell Phones Currently on the Rise Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 8:15AMATLANTA -- LIGATT Security International's Hacker For Hire service received more inquiries about installing and removing spyware on a spouse's cell phone than any other service last week.
New regulations in place to protect consumers Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 4:24PMBy Alan Bligh
BlackBerry's armour has cracks: security experts Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 11:10PMBOSTON, USA: Research in Motion's resistance to giving governments access to its BlackBerry network misses a major point – authorities could probably hack the data on their own if they want it badly enough, security experts say.