Monthly Archives: April 2010

Symantec will acquire encryption specialist PGP and endpoint security vendor GuardianEdge Technologies for $300 million and $70 million respectively, the company said. Continue reading →

The number of exploits of Adobe’s PDF file format jumped dramatically last year and have continued to climb during 2010, a McAfee security researcher said. Continue reading →

McAfee today said it will offer a free security review and, on a case-by-case basis, other services, products and support plans to compensate businesses affected by the faulty update issued last week. Continue reading →

Although Linux holds only a small market share, Linux computers appear to send a disproportionate amount of spam compared to other operating systems, according to new research from Symantec’s MessageLabs messaging security division. Continue reading →

With the release of Intel’s six-core Core i7-980X Extreme Edition processor, it was only a matter of time before AMD launched their retort: the six core Phenom II X6 1090T. Continue reading →

McAfee told consumers it will reimburse ‘reasonable expenses’ related to last week’s antivirus update; it has yet to say anything about its plans for corporate users. Continue reading →

Computers belonging to the UK’s National Health Service have been hit with data-stealing malware, although it doesn’t appear patient information was stolen, according to security vendor Symantec. Continue reading →

A flawed McAfee antivirus update sent enterprise administrators scrambling today as the new signatures quarantined a crucial Windows system file, crippling an unknown number of Windows XP computers. Continue reading →

Symantec’s public beta of Norton Internet Security adds a variety of new features, including protection against unsafe Facebook links and scareware. Continue reading →

Seagate today announced it has tightly integrated its EVault backup software and cloud storage service with Microsoft’s Data Proteciton Manager disk-based backup appliance to offer multi-vendor application backup managed through a single dashboard. Continue reading →