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Network World apologizes to Samsung over false keylogger accusation
Network World columnist Mich Kabay has come forward with an apology after erroneously accusing Samsung of installing keylogger software on the laptop the company sells. I wrote about the entire
IT grads not "ready to go," says survey
Nearly 40 percent of new IT hires are unprepared for their jobs, according to a survey of IBM's ( NYSE: IBM ) Share and Database Trends and Applications user group. Only 8 percent of managers surveyed
End-point protection with Faronics Anti-Executable
Businesses looking to bolster their defenses beyond traditional blacklisting protection might want to take a look at Faronics Anti-Executable, which offers end-point protection against unauthorized
Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 now with heuristic, network traffic inspection
With a four-month beta test under its belt, Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) quietly released the second version of its free Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) antivirus software last week. The increasingly
Uproar over ZoneAlarm's scareware marketing tactics
Security company Check Point has come under fire for imitating the tactics of fake antimalware applications, also known as rogue software . ZoneAlert users have apparently received malware warnings
Defending against social engineering should be a top priority
It has emerged that malware loaded onto a USB flash drive led to the worst U.S. military breach ever . And though the recently declassified event took place some two years back, it probably comes as
Effort to integrate security into heart of computing overdue
Intel's ( NASDAQ: INTC ) move to acquire McAfee for $7.68 billion last week caught many industry observers by surprise, and left many others--particularly financial analysts--unsure of the real purpose
Security software market to pass $16.5 billion this year
A new report from Gartner says that the revenue for security software around the world will exceed $16.5 billion in 2010, which represents a growth of 11.3 percent from last year. In comparison, the
UPDATE: Report: One-fifth of Android apps give access to private data
UPDATE: Google has denounced the SMobile report, charging that it "falsely suggests that Android users don't have control over which apps access their data." What's more, according to a Google
Symantec hit with lawsuit over auto-renewing subscription
Security firm Symantec has been hit with a class-action lawsuit for automatically renewing the subscription of a New York man. The crux of the case has to do with promises the company made in an
