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RSS zero-dayMalware-infected site detected every five seconds
News Z is for Zero-day Websites poisoned with malware capable of infecting visitors' machines are being discovered at a rate of 16,173 per day - three times faster than in 2007. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [23 Jul 2008]
First iPhone 2.0 antivirus software released
News Z is for Zero-day The company said the latest version of its Virus Barrier X5 10.5.3 antivirus package for Mac OS X, released last week, was also able to scan the iPhone for viruses. Security from A to Z [21 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News Z is for Zero-day Barclays claims to have reduced online fraud to zero among users of its two-factor authentication system, PINsentry. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for Antivirus [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News Z is for Zero-day Cloud-based malware and spam detection in email and instant messaging will grow from 20 per cent of messaging security revenue to 60 per cent over the next five years, according to analysts at Gartner. [17 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Out of range?
Comment On the day the team opted to use the 3G dongle. They managed to pull five bars of signal from an initial level of zero. Written in a Lisbon hotel bedroom and dispatched via my home LAN two days later. [15 Jul 2008]
Businesses have mixed feelings on IM
News From antivirus to zero-day, click here for silicon.com's alphabetical guide to security. Businesses are shying away from adopting instant messaging technology (IM) despite seeing the benefits it can have in the workplace. [11 Jul 2008]
Gov't data retention - how much is too much?
News Z is for Zero-day The Earl of Erroll, Merlin Hay, has warned against holding increasing amounts of data - such as proposals to retain internet, email and phone records under the draft Communications Data Bill. [10 Jul 2008]
Prison tech: Mobiles blocked and bodies scanned
News Z is for Zero-day Mobile phone use will be blocked and Bodily Orifice Security Scanner (Boss) chairs will be fitted throughout non-high security prisons from March 2009. The technological measures were announced by the government on the back of a... [08 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News Z is for Zero-day An attacker would have to lure a victim, via a link in an email for example, to a specially crafted web page that could exploit the security hole to allow remote code execution. This would provide the attacker with as much access... [08 Jul 2008]
ID cards: 'Political' move, claim airport workers
News Z is for Zero-day Representatives of the aviation industry have said they are being used as political pawns to further the government's controversial ID cards programme. The British Air Transport Association (Bata) said aviation workers were being... [07 Jul 2008]
New Release - Diskeeper 2008 with InvisiTasking: It's Smart. It's Transparent. It Will Take Your PC from Zero to Sixty--Automatically!
White Paper Download and run the free 30-day trialware (in executable format) and see for yourself! File fragmentation--the splitting of files in tens, hundreds or thousands of pieces--puts the brakes on system performance. [07 Jul 2008]
Terrorists turning to tech, warns gov't
News Z is for Zero-day In a speech at the Homeland & Border Security Conference 2008 in London on Thursday, Admiral Lord West, parliamentary undersecretary of state for security and counter-terrorism, said that terrorists were increasingly harnessing... [04 Jul 2008]
Viacom vs Google: YouTube privacy fears
News Z is for Zero-day Viacom, owner of movie studio Paramount and MTV Networks, requested the information as part of its $1bn copyright infringement lawsuit against the popular online video service and its deep-pocketed parent, Google. [04 Jul 2008]
The 'multi-component' malware threat
News Z is for Zero-day Malware is becoming increasingly complex, designed with multiple components that target different enterprise weaknesses, according to industry watchers. In other words, the next security threat that hits your organisation could be... [02 Jul 2008]
MailFrontier Anti-Virus: A Complete Solution to Protect Your Network From Outbreaks
White Paper Virus outbreaks during this window are known as "zero-day viruses" and although this window can be just a few hours, without time zero protection it can take only minutes to damage the computer network and cause costly clean up. [30 Jun 2008]
