Tagged: Anti-virus
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Spam hits all-time high during Q3 2007 News
17.10.2007 Global spam reached an all-time high of 95pc at its peak during the third quarter of 2007, according to Commtouch.Categories: CIOTags: Anti-virus, -
Shady stocks and sex drugs are spammers’ choice News
14.08.2007 Pump-and-dump penny stocks accounted for 75pc of all image spam and sexual enhancing drugs accounted for 56pc of all text spam sent during the first half of 2007, according to...Categories:Tags: Spam, Anti-virus, -
Privacy control flawed, says Kaspersky News
25.07.2007 The privacy control components used in many market-leading security suites are ineffective and misleading, lulling users into a false sense of security, according to a new...Categories: CIO -
Spammers bypass captcha system News
06.07.2007 A new type of Trojan horse is using Hotmail and Yahoo! accounts to send email spam, security firm BitDefender has warned.Categories: CIO -
Security-on-a-stick device launched News
29.05.2007 A new product launched by US firm Yoggie Security Systems will allow PC users offload their security applications to a USB stick, thereby simplifying PC security and preventing...Categories: CIO -
Even malware decides to go tabloid News
23.01.2007 An escalation in spam has been forecast by Commtouch in the wake of emails containing the Storm worm, so named because the emails made use of media coverage of the recent...Categories: CIOTags: Anti-virus, Cyber Attack -
Spam shows little signs of stopping as viruses rise News
04.12.2006 Spam levels barely declined in Ireland during November as virus rates rose again, new figures from IE Internet reveal.Categories: CIOTags: Spam, Anti-virus -
A dose of worms News
12.08.2005 Whereas many top 10 virus lists tend to feature a diverse rogues' gallery of malicious code, July was unquestionably the month of Mytob. No less than seven of the 10 most common...Categories:Tags: Anti-virus -
SOS for security shortfall News
16.03.2005 Many European IT managers are complacent about computer security, a new survey indicates. Although more than nine out of 10 believe their security systems are complete, in...Categories: CIOTags: Security, Anti-virus -
Microsoft to launch more secure Internet Explorer News
16.02.2005 Stepping up an extensive IT security campaign, Microsoft has announced a new version of its Internet Explorer web browser that will have new built-in security features. Close to...Categories: CIO -
TEST.........FAST, RELIABLE ACCESS - NO STRINGS ATTACHED News
01.12.2004 There was a time when employees were tied to the desk - only able to share information with colleagues and connect to the Internet through a tangle of cables and connections...Categories: -
New spam blocker technology released News
07.05.2004 Secure Technologies International has developed a rules-based software tool that it claims can block spam with up to 98pc accuracy. The company is also setting up an...Categories: CIOTags: Spam, Anti-virus -
Survey charts spyware’s rise News
19.04.2004 On average more than 27 pieces of spyware exist on PCs connected to the internet, a new survey claims. The US internet service provider Earthlink found close to 30 million...Categories: CIOTags: Security, Anti-virus -
Putting security safeguards through the acid test News
22.01.2004 Irish business managers can now test how effective their security processes are with a new online assessment tool, designed for companies without a dedicated IT specialist.Categories: CIO -
Changing needs cause security rethink News
12.01.2004 Firewalls and anti-virus solutions are becoming increasingly ineffective at protecting the organisation’s information assets. So believes David Lacy, head of information...Categories: Digital LifeTags: Anti-virus -
Microsoft to sue spammers News
19.12.2003 Microsoft said yesterday that it would be filing lawsuits against US email marketing companies that it alleges are responsible for much of the unsolicited commercial email or...Categories: CIO -
Security giants team up to defeat virus threats News
19.11.2003 LONDON: Network security hardware and software leaders Cisco, Network Associates, Symantec and Trend Micro have joined forces to share technology, processes, research and... -
Security part 2: where the weaknesses are News
16.10.2003 There is simply no question that the security threats to any business in today’s internet connected world are real and constant. Every minute of every day somebody somewhere...Categories: CIO -
Security part 1: legislation drives data protection News
09.10.2003 The world’s experts in IT security from the Pentagon to the vendors of anti-virus software to our local consultants are unanimous on at least one message: systems security is...Categories: CIO -
New Sobig virus threat News
26.08.2003 Reports circulating suggest that a new version of the Sobig.F virus could arrive any day now, before the latest variant is timed to expire on 10 September.Categories: CIOTags: Email, Anti-virus