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Kaspersky Lab CEO backs out of IPO plans

Kaspersky Lab founder Eugene Kaspersky has cancelled plans for the firm to go public, announcing his intention to buy back a 20 percent stake sold to a private equity investor a year ago.
DNSChanger has infected half of Fortune 500 firms

Half of all Fortune 500 companies and major US government agencies own computers infected with the "DNSChanger" malware that redirects users to fake websites and puts organisations at risk of information theft, a security company warned yesterday.
Kelihos botnet cranks back up after Microsoft attack

A botnet that was crippled by Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab last September is spamming once again and experts have no recourse to stop it.
CloudPassage launches firewall and authentication for cloud servers

CloudPassage is launching a new security product for virtual servers in public clouds such as Amazon Web Services that it says takes care of the all-important need for security when using services from infrastructure providers.
Hackers crack DreamHost customer database

Web hosting firm DreamHost reset the FTP and shell access passwords for all of its customers on Friday after detecting unauthorised activity within one of its databases.
Twitter verifies fake Wendi Deng account

A spoof Twitter account impersonating Wendi Deng Murdoch was verified by Twitter, and taken as real by News Corp's media communications team and members of the public.
'Duqu' zero-day Windows flaw patched this week

Microsoft will tomorrow patch the zero-day kernel Word vulnerability exploited by the mysterious Duqu malware, more than a month after its existence was first made public.
Symantec says spam levels fall to lowest in three years

Global spam fell last month to its lowest level in three years in a sign that spammers may be getting a better rate of return by hitting social media websites instead, according to the latest figures released by Symantec.
Lookout releases free Carrier IQ Detection app on Android Market

Lookout has released a tool that detects Carrier IQ, the software embedded in numerous smartphones that has raised questions from users, privacy advocates and even US Congress.
Microsoft say hackers launch millions of Java exploits

Hackers continue to launch attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in Oracle's Java software in record numbers, Microsoft said.

Latest Features

Protecting your organisation's intellectual property

Global healthcare provider Best Doctors employs the most robust technologies and practices available to protect the privacy of its members' personal data - but that's just a part of doing business in this industry. Less obvious but equally important is the degree of vigilance with which the company protects its brand name, which is trademarked in dozens of countries worldwide.
The worst Internet privacy scandals of all time

In honour of National Data Privacy Day, we've put together a list of the 15 worst Internet privacy scandals of all time.
The worst passwords of 2011

Internet users never learn. No matter how many times we hear about obvious, hackable passwords, people keep using them. And the situation doesn't seem to be getting better.
11 free Microsoft tools many users are overlooking

Microsoft has a virtual monopoly on desktop operating systems with Windows and on office productivity with its Office suite - as well as a dominant share of the web browser market with Internet Explorer.
Five tips to keep your Android phone safe from malware

The number of free Android apps that may be infected with malware this week has increased to more than 50.
Android is not less secure than iPhone

One can only hope that security software provider Trend Micro saw a nice sales boost after the proclamation of its chairman earlier this week that Android phones are more vulnerable to hacking than iPhones are. If it didn't, those blatantly self-serving statements were made for nothing.
Beware of 'fake' Microsoft Security Essentials

Microsoft Security Essentials is fake. Well, it is and it isn't. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free antimalware protection program from Microsoft, but a new malware threat identified by security software vendor F-Secure is also masquerading as Microsoft Security Essentials. You want to avoid that one.
Where is the point of demarcation with cloud services?

The point of demarcation is important to service providers as it limits their exposure and risk, thus limiting their scope of responsibility and costs, but the growing popularity of cloud computing and hosted communications services promises to dramatically change the picture - perhaps most dramatically in the wiring closet.
White House security advisor on preparing for cyberwar

Former White House cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke thinks the government should do more to defend companies against cyberthreats.
Why Intel is buying McAfee

Intel's acquisition of security company McAfee could help the chip maker make a splash in the handheld and embedded markets, in which the company has struggled to establish a presence, according to analysts.

How-tos

How to manage information security during an innovation void

How to choose an ISP for your small business

How to protect your smartphone from bad apps

How to recover a lost phone, tablet or laptop

How to deal with an infected DVD or flash drive

Virtualisation security and how best to achieve it

How to protect your PCs and network on a shoestring budget

How to cut off online security threats before infection

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Enhancing Performance with Disk Defragmentation

The approach of this report is to display the improvement in antivirus and anti-spyware utility scan times (speed) before and after defragmentation using Diskeeper 2007.
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Bridging the network security gap

Enterprises must take a robust policy-driven approach to enforcing security compliance in order to protect against network vulnerabilities and meet regulatory requirements. This paper examines technology and initiatives designed to capitalize on existing investments and prevent any gaps in security.
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Front-line Malicious Code Defense for the Enterprise from a Single Management Console

This white paper discusses how the new LANDesk® Antivirus solution, available as an add-on to LANDesk® Management Suite and LANDesk Security Suite, provides a competitively priced, front-line malware and malicious code defense (viruses, Ttrojans, worms, spyware, rootkits, etc.) for all network endpoints.
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Web Filtering Appliances Heat Up the Hardware vs. Software Debate

One of the few constants in the IT and security industries?besides the relentless rate of change?is the recurring battle between advocates of dedicated hardware appliances and backers of software-based devices. Predictably, these arguments occur when a product or technology begins to gain critical mass and the associated market starts to show some profit potential. The outcome of these altercations is equally predictable. Hardware appliances inevitably surpass their software-based counterparts when it comes to enterprise-class concerns like performance, capabilities, scalability, and ease of configuration and management.
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