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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

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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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M-Trends 2026 Report: Real-world investigations and actionable defense insights

Priorisation des correctifs basée sur les risques : transformez la gestion des correctifs en atout stratégique.

L’avantage de la gestion autonome des endpoints : maximisez la valeur informatique grâce à l’IA et à l’automatisation