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  • MacBook Air: The ultra Ultrabook and business Windows, too

    Ted Schadler lends some firsthand thoughts on using the MacBook Air in the enterprise.

    Blog posts | February 6, 2012 10:23am PST

  • Gallery of galleries: Top 10 for September

    Extremely bad decisions were the focus of the most popular ZDNet gallery for August. Plus, new Windows and old Linux were pretty popular, too.

    Blog posts | September 29, 2011 1:56pm PDT

  • Who makes the best Windows security software? Surprise ...

    Does antivirus software work? Online criminals have beaten traditional security software that relies on signatures and scans. But there's an alternative: smarter software that turns the bad guys'...

    Blog posts | August 11, 2011 3:00am PDT

  • How browsers and security software can keep you safer online

    The traditional role of security software is to scan incoming files and block those that it knows are dangerous. Unfortunately, the bad guys have figured out how to get around that sort of system....

  • Zombie PC Prevention Bill to make security software mandatory

    South Korea's recently proposed Zombie PC Prevention Bill, aims to fight botnets with common sense - by making security software mandatory on users' PCs.

    Blog posts | March 24, 2011 8:53am PDT

  • Why Microsoft should push Security Essentials to freeloaders

    Microsoft is continually looking for new ways to 'encourage' Windows freeloaders to pay up and go legal, but limiting Microsoft Security Essentials to a 30-day trial is a bad move.

    Blog posts | November 11, 2010 4:58am PST

  • Altor V4 - security in virtualized environments and the cloud

    My travel this month just about made it impossible for the good folks at Altor and me to find a workable time for a review of their newest product, Altor V4. After chatting with them, it became...

    Blog posts | June 24, 2010 3:47am PDT

  • Rogue security programs are 'ongoing threat'

    Symantec's report on rogue security software noted that 250 rogue security programs launched some 43 million attempts to prompt user installation between July 2008 and June 2009.

    News items | October 20, 2009 5:17am PDT

  • The ultimate guide to scareware protection

    Throughout the last two years, scareware (fake security software), quickly emerged as the single most profitable monetization strategy for cybercriminals to take advantage of. Due to the...

    Blog posts | September 13, 2009 5:49pm PDT

  • Microsoft's intelligence security report: The top 5 takeaways

    Microsoft on Wednesday will unveil its sixth Security Intelligence Report and the tome---all 184 pages of it---has a lot of interesting data points culled from the software giant's antivirus...

    Blog posts | April 8, 2009 2:15am PDT

  • Sunbelt Software's VIPRE - Redefining security software

    Sunbelt Software's VIPRE - I've finally found an antivirus package that delivers the goods.

    Blog posts | August 1, 2008 7:25am PDT

  • Will consumers scrimp on paid security software?

    Symantec and McAfee could face headwinds in 2008 amid weak consumer spending, according to Cowen & Co. Meanwhile, the two are duking it out over a Acer-Gateway OEM deal. Cowen analyst Walter...

    Blog posts | December 17, 2007 7:14am PST

  • Friday Rant - Why is most security software rubbish?

    When I'm setting up a new Windows-based PC, the part that I dread is when it's time to install security software onto it. I just know that no matter how swift and powerful the system is,...

    Blog posts | October 26, 2007 6:37am PDT

  • Gates touts security software at Comdex

    In his 20th annual address at Comdex 2003 in Las Vegas, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates shows off two server products that are designed to help companies secure their networks against attack.

    Videos | November 17, 2003 7:39am PST

  • Microsoft, Your PC's Security Guard?

    While struggling to make its own code tighter, the software giant also appears to be readying a line of antivirus and firewall software.

    News items | August 18, 2003 12:00am PDT

  • Who’s benefiting from Net attacks?

    Selling security software may be as close as it comes to a recession-proof business in the computer industry these days. Software makers have their hopes set that the gravy train keeps running....

    News items | February 5, 2002 12:00am PST

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