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Symantec Study Finds Fake Security Software Rampant
(Reuters) – Tens of millions of U.S. computers are loaded with scam security software that their owners may have paid for but which only makes the machines more vulnerable, according to a new Symantec report on cybercrime. Cyberthieves are increasingly planting fake security alerts that pop up when computer users access a legitimate website. The…
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TrendMicro Adds Net New Security Layer to Address Zero-Day Threats
Trend Micro on Tuesday unveiled a services solution that it says will enable the channel to offer customers better visibility into dynamic malware threat vectors through a net new technology layer. Dubbed Trend Micro Threat Management Services (TMS), the new offering provides early warning, containment and remediation of data-stealing malware infiltrations already within the network.…
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Sophos’ Top 5 Reasons Free DLP is Good for Partners
Sophos is now bundling a free data loss protection product with the sale of its network-based antivirus software in an effort to expose more end users to its technology and capture share from larger rivals Symantec and McAfee. >> READ the Channel Insider report on Sophos’ DLP iniatitive This is the second time in a…
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Twitter Suspends Security Researcher over Phishing Warning
Well-known security researcher Mikko Hypponen is back on Twitter after his account was suspended last week for a couple of days for including a link to a malicious Web site in a tweet. Here’s the rub: The offensive tweet was published in August and Hypponen was given no notice that his account was suspended. Hypponen,…
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Lavasoft Sees Porn Sites as Potential Partners
If Sweden-based Lavasoft has its way, it will soon distribute its security software through some of the most unlikely outlets: pornography, gambling, banks, social networking, dating and other popular Web sites. Lavasoft, a Sweden-based company, is actively courting banks and other popular, non-technology and non-channel Web sites to host free downloads of its antispyware Ad-Aware…