Microsoft Forms Antivirus Alliance
News Microsoft has formed a virus information alliance with antivirus software makers Network Associates and Trend Micro. The Virus Information Alliance Web site has been set up to carry latest incident reports on viruses with severity ratings of...
[May 20, 2003, 11:00]
DoCoMo Teams With McAfee On Wireless Antivirus
News Network Associates, which makes the McAfee antivirus product line, said on Friday it is collaborating with NTT DoCoMo on an antivirus engine for mobile phones, in an effort to head off the threat of malicious code on increasingly advanced wireless...
[October 17, 2003, 18:00]
Home PCs Put Cybersecurity At Risk
News Without basic protections like antivirus, spyware and firewall software, consumers are leaving their personal and financial information at risk. Nearly three in five users do not know the difference between a firewall and antivirus software.
[October 25, 2004, 9:25]
Network Associates Releases Anti-spyware Tool
News Network Associates, the maker of McAfee antivirus software, is joining the fight against spyware -- programs that track people's Internet habits, gather personal information and deliver it to advertisers.
[January 23, 2004, 11:10]
BT Goes Yahoo With Rejigged Broadband
News This will include antivirus, anti-spam and firewall software and parental controls on Web access, as well as other services not yet launched by Yahoo. Ingram denied, though, that the new alliance with Yahoo shows that BT's efforts in the content...
[June 16, 2003, 11:55]
Industry Unites Against IM Spam
News However the software may not be as attractive to customers who already subscribe to an antivirus package, with both Symantec's Norton Antivirus and McAfee's VirusScan packages featuring the ability to remove viruses from files received via IM.
[February 22, 2005, 7:55]
There's No Worm In Your Apple - Honest
Talkback "Symantec declared that Mac owners were protected if they had kept their antivirus software up to date. The Wizards Alliance declared that Mac owners were protected if they carried a WA approved talisman at all times.
[November 2, 2004, 13:51]
Cisco Teams Up With Big Blue Over Network Security
News When someone tries to log on to the network, IBM's Tivoli software scans the machine to ensure that it has all the required security patches, antivirus updates and other software running on it. Cisco has similar partnerships with makers of...
[October 15, 2004, 11:55]
Finjan Plans Applet Blocking Dominance
News WebScanX, for example, uses a monthly database of hostile applets as its base, similar to the approach it takes to antivirus products. Finjan's technology for inspecting and blocking malicious ActiveX and Java applets is quickly becoming a standard...
[August 26, 1997, 10:29]
Computer Associates, Red Hat Partner
News Specifically, according to Mark Marron, CA Senior VP and general manager for worldwide channel sales, CA will deliver Linux versions of MasterIT for Web management, ARCserveIT for backup and storage management, InoculateIT antivirus and NetworkIT...
[January 27, 2000, 14:47]
Microsoft Marches On Moscow To Do Battle With Linux
News Notable tech successes from Russia include antivirus specialist Kaspersky Labs and Sea Launch, a Russian-Ukrainian-Norwegian-US joint venture that launches rockets from a platform on the equator for commercial satellite deployment.
[September 27, 2004, 16:20]
Businesses Lack Spyware Protection
News The vast majority of executives and IT managers surveyed, 96 percent, feel that their existing antivirus and firewall software protect them from outside threats, according to the study. Last year, the National Cyber Security Alliance said that 91...
[October 28, 2004, 8:54]
US Anti-spyware Bill Clears Another Hurdle
News It covers activities such as taking control of a computer, modifying browser settings, installing a keystroke logger, and bypassing antivirus software. This requirement will not help consumers distinguish between legitimate software and software...
[June 25, 2004, 11:55]
Storm Botnet 'services' Could Be Sold
News Antivirus vendor Sophos agreed that Stewart's analysis of the use of encryption to segment the Storm network for the purposes of resale is "probably correct". Fast-flux service networks are networks of compromised computer systems with public DNS...
[October 16, 2007, 15:25]
Symantec And Microsoft Co-operate On Security
News Antivirus specialist Symantec has joined a security organisation alongside Microsoft, despite having previously come to very public blows with the software giant over its willingness to share security information on Vista.
[October 23, 2007, 16:10]
Forum Launches Firewall With XML Defences
News Web services security specialist Forum Systems has teamed up with Computer Associates to create an antivirus device to protect XML applications, an area expected to see a rise in attacks. The licensing deal will allow Forum to include CA's eTrust...
[April 25, 2005, 9:50]
Microsoft And Cisco Announce New Alliance
News Separately, the companies have already begun partnering with antivirus software and networking vendors. On Monday, the companies announced a partnership that will allow them to share technology and integrate security features on Cisco's networking...
[October 18, 2004, 8:50]
Transatlantic Anti-spam Alliance Mooted
News And the lessons from the antivirus industry suggest the message may never get through. Representatives from a variety of worldwide legislative and governmental bodies, including the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), are meeting in London this week...
[October 11, 2004, 12:55]
