f-secure in comment and analysis
Leader: Why Orange has been a bit green on security
Leader Today Orange announced it has struck a deal with F-Secure to provide antivirus protection to mobile phones. What this is, in fact, is the end game in a fairly shameful period of serious over-hyping and... [17 Jul 2006]
Leader: When context gets lost in the post
Leader The warnings appeared to stem from an alert by F-Secure but on closer inspection - by which we mean picking up the phone and talking to F-Secure - it became clear the... [24 Feb 2006]
Leader: Can security hype ever be justified?
Leader But Finnish security firm F-Secure refuses to bend on the issue of mobile phone viruses posing a serious problem, and claims it is building momentum behind the issue now in the hope of catching it early... [02 Sep 2005]
Analysis: What's the next malware threat?
Comment F-Secure's Hypponen also forecasts that phishers will find ways to crack one-time passwords which some banks have introduced as a security measure. We are seeing less of the big virus outbreaks such as... [12 Apr 2006]
Common ground: uniting against the virus threat
Comment Mikko Hypponen, research manager at Finnish security company F-Secure, agrees with the general principle of a filter body outside the media for governing virus alerts, but reckons the idea is virtually... [23 Aug 2000]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Bordering on stupidity
Comment Take that old paper passport and add some electronics to turn it into a super-secure means of ID and certification. ePassport rollout has started en masse and it was all supposed to make us more secure... [21 Aug 2008]
Data encryption brought into focus by HMRC
Comment There is actually no explicit obligation under the Data Protection Act (DPA) to use encryption, although the DPA does state that 'appropriate technical and organisational measures' should be taken to ensure data is kept completely... [21 Dec 2007]
Value-added ISPs: when the Net is not enough
Comment Starlabs uses a Control Tower comprising of 24 mail servers and three anti-virus packages - McAfee Total Virus Defence, Datafellows F-Secure and vfind from Cybersoft. For ISPs it is no longer enough to... [09 Dec 1999]
Dear silicon.com... modern malware, Vista sales, Bluetooth ads...
Comment From F-Secure in Finland Tech companies back data breach law Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. Something catching… [04 Oct 2007]
Is Skype secure enough for businesses?
Comment This entails users receiving a chat message that encourages them to click a link which downloads the malware, according to antivirus company F-Secure. Stewart Baines hears from the sceptics and explains... [02 Apr 2007]
Will's Web Watch: Blogging (Part II)
Comment For example, Finnish security firm F-Secure is certainly committed to updating its blog - with prodigious regularity - and keeping readers abreast of the breaking news within its industry. In the second... [30 Aug 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 11.01.08
Round-Up The first warnings about the Trojan were posted on the iPhone modification forum ModMyiFone.com, said security vendor F-Secure. "And now, the end is here And so I face the final curtain. Microsoft... [11 Jan 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.04.07
Round-Up Even our friends at F-Secure - currently the number one cheerleader for purported mobile phone threats - couldn't have dreamed this up. Schneier believes software and systems shouldn't be shipped unless... [27 Apr 2007]
Leader: Are Macs really more secure?
Leader A call from one antivirus vendor this week, encouraging users to ditch Windows PCs in favour of supposedly 'more secure' Macs, is a little at odds with perceived wisdom in the industry. Nobody doubts Mac users fall... [06 Jul 2006]
How to detect data leaks
Comment In addition to blocking data leaks, DLP tools can also help companies carry out a risk assessment on their data, allowing them to check where their sensitive data is stored and helping customers put it in more secure... [19 Mar 2008]
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