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Death of antivirus software greatly exaggerated

After years of predicted demise, AV software continues to protect.

By John P. Mello Jr.

Dec 15, 20147 mins

Access ControlViruses

Articles

Symantec tailors sharper small business security suite

Norton Small Business works on Windows, OS X and Android with limited features for iOS

By Jeremy Kirk

May 20, 2014 3 mins

Intrusion Detection SoftwareSmall and Medium BusinessViruses

Avast: Users frequently hitting websites loaded with ransomware

Avast's user base has landed on websites hosting ransomware more than 18 million times over six weeks

By Jeremy Kirk

May 13, 2014 2 mins

MalwareSmall and Medium BusinessViruses

Time to modernize thinking, technology in fighting malware

By Antone Gonsalves

May 9, 2014 4 mins

BotnetsIntrusion Detection SoftwareSmall and Medium Business

The day the AV died

AV really died in 2009, Microsoft killed it.

By Alan Shimel

May 7, 2014 5 mins

MicrosoftMobile SecurityViruses

Mass malware on mobile devices: Why haven't we seen it yet?

Are mobile phones en masse more or less vulnerable than other systems? Or are they just different?

By Fredric Paul

Mar 31, 2014 4 mins

MalwareMobile SecurityViruses

Can anti-virus technology morph into breach detection systems?

Such breach detection systems would need a centralized management reporting system and cloud-based analysis of gathered threat data.

By Ellen Messmer

Mar 12, 2014 5 mins

Data BreachMobile SecurityViruses

A clear-eyed guide to Mac OS X's actual security risks

By Bob Violino

Mar 10, 2014 13 mins

AppleEncryptionViruses

Nov'IT says flashing a new ROM onto your Android phone can make it more secure

Uhuru Mobile is a new ROM derived from Cyanogen that aims to make Android phones more secure

By Peter Sayer

Feb 25, 2014 3 mins

Intrusion Detection SoftwareSmall and Medium BusinessViruses

History of Computer Viruses, Part 1: The Early Days

Chalk Talk video highlights the concept and behavior of first viruses to strike computers

By Martin Roesch

Nov 18, 2013 1 min

MalwareMedia and Entertainment IndustryViruses

Network Solutions investigating DNS hijack

The same pro-Palestinian group that hit LeaseWeb earlier this week claimed responsibility

By Jeremy Kirk

Oct 9, 2013 3 mins

NetworkingSecurityViruses

More than 50% of consumers say they've been victimized by bad apps

By John P. Mello Jr.

Jun 28, 2013 5 mins

MalwareSmall and Medium BusinessViruses

Seculert uses big data security analytics to precisely identify APTs and other malware

By Linda Musthaler

Jun 6, 2013 6 mins

Advanced Persistent ThreatsMalwareViruses

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Death of antivirus software greatly exaggerated

Articles

Symantec tailors sharper small business security suite

Avast: Users frequently hitting websites loaded with ransomware

Time to modernize thinking, technology in fighting malware

The day the AV died

Mass malware on mobile devices: Why haven't we seen it yet?

Can anti-virus technology morph into breach detection systems?

A clear-eyed guide to Mac OS X's actual security risks

Nov'IT says flashing a new ROM onto your Android phone can make it more secure

History of Computer Viruses, Part 1: The Early Days

Network Solutions investigating DNS hijack

More than 50% of consumers say they've been victimized by bad apps

Seculert uses big data security analytics to precisely identify APTs and other malware

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