Archive for February, 2008

19 Feb

Websense CEO Gene Hodges on attack vectors, the future of AV and the malware arms race

Gene Hodges, CEO of Websense, has had a busy year. The company has integrated the acquisition of SurfControl, built out its security suite and delivered strong financial results. “Last year was one of rapid change,” said Hodges, referring to the integration of SurfControl and removing 50 percent…

Posted in AntiVirus Software, Antivirus, Attack, Attack Vector, Cyberthreats, Data Loss Prevention, Europeans, Larry Dignan, Malware, Security, Software, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Suite, Viruses And Worms, Web, Websense Inc. by: antivirus Blog posts | ZDNet
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11 Feb

Father of anti-virus says to invest in security awareness training

I don’t want to start a debate here over who invented anti-virus. According to DarkReading it is Peter Tippett.(see the recent debate over who invented the firewall here. Is Dark Reading going to also knight the inventor of malware if they can track him down?) In…

Posted in Antivirus, Richard Stiennon, Security, Training by: antivirus Blog posts | ZDNet
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06 Feb

A dozen free & essential apps for Windows

Every time I build a new Windows computer, there are a dozen free and essential applications that I always install for other people. These applications all seem to fill essential functions and they all seem to be well-behaved installers and uninstallers, in other words it won’t crash your computer or…

Posted in Computer, Security, Skype Technologies S.A., Software, Viruses And Worms by: antivirus Blog posts | ZDNet
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