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Dixons Carphone Hits Back At McAfee Lawsuit
McAfee is suing Dixons for £30 million, but British retailer says McAfee AV did not work with Windows 10S
Government Advises Departments To Drop Kaspersky Antivirus Software
Departments handling sensitive data should avoid Russian security products as they face an 'increased risk' of hacking, while Barclays drops Kaspersky offer
Antivirus Software Cloud Use Exposes Customers To Data Exfiltration
Research at Black Hat contends that at least four antivirus companies’ products use cloud sandboxes that could be exploited by malware
Kaspersky Free Antivirus Software Arrives In The UK In October
Kaspersky celebrates 20th birthday by releasing free antivirus it claims will boost the protection of all customers
Microsoft Admits Disabling Windows 10 Anti-Virus
Redmond did temporarily switch off third party anti-virus products for Windows 10, the firm admits
Webroot Antivirus Mistakenly Flags Windows Files As Malicious
False positive hell. Webroot AV mistakenly identifies Windows files as malicious, damages computers
DoubleAgent Malware Seizes Control Of Antivirus Software
New zero-day attack exploits old Windows vulnerability to take 'full control' of 'major antivirus' products
Carbon Black: It’s Time For Next-Gen Endpoint Security
Carbon Black believes now is the time to move on from traditional antivirus (AV) software and embrace the next generation of endpoint security
Russia Investigates Microsoft Over Kaspersky Antitrust Claims
Kaspersky claims Windows 10 makes every effort to deactivate third-party security tools
Online Dating: UK Romance Fraud Booming
Around 500,000 UK adults have fall victim to online dating or romance scams
Will Avast’s New Headquarters Help It Level Up In The Antivirus Game?
The most successful tech company in the Czech Republic aims to improve its service by bringing Silicon Valley to Prague
Kaspersky Denies ‘False Positive’ Campaign Against Rivals
Kaspersky Lab has denied a report that it manipulated antivirus data to harm competitors including Microsoft, Avast and AVG
McAfee: Governments’ Invasion Of Our Privacy Is An Insidious, Creeping Insanity
John McAfee says that governments around the world must change their way of thinking if we're ever to have privacy and security
Panda Antivirus Bricks PCs After Faulty Update
Face-palm time. Panda Antivirus accidentally labels itself malware and damages an undisclosed number of PCs
Has Avast Just Launched The World’s First Free Business-Grade IT Security?
Avast for Business is said to bring straightforward, cross-platform and cloud-managed security to the market
Forget Your PC, It’s The Home Router That Could Be Opening You Up To Hackers, Says Avast
Router security currently similar to that of PCs in the 1990’s, Avast COO Ondrej Vlcek tells TechWeek Europe
Are Employees The Biggest Threat To A Company’s Security?
A lack of IT policy on devices puts companies in great danger.
Don’t Blame Antivirus Software, Warns NSS Labs
Criticism of antivirus software for the malware it misses is unjustified says NSS Labs in a new report
Avast Celebrates 25th Birthday, Releases New Antivirus
Avast 2014 offers faster scanning, smaller footprint, new privacy features
Study: Layered Security Fails To Meet Expectations
A NSS Labs study found that combining security products tended not to produce the level of improvement expected
Antivirus Failing To Catch Web-Borne Malware
A study based on findings from more than 1,000 corporate networks has found that antivirus programs failed to detect a large proportion of web-borne malicious code
Study: 15 Percent Of Malware Bypasses Windows Defender
Windows 8 with Windows Defender switched on was able to block only 85 percent of this year's most common malware, according to BitDefender
Cisco: Antivirus Isn’t The Way Forward For Mobile Security
Cisco doesn't think antivirus is right for protecting business mobiles
Sophos Struggles To Wake From False Positive Nightmare
Sophos releases more help for users after a literally self-defeating false positive gaffe
Google Acquires Antivirus Firm
Google has bought VirusTotal, which provides services analysing files and URLs to detect viruses, worms, Trojans and other malware
GCHQ And AV Firms ‘Scaring People Into Buying Security Kit’
GCHQ and Symantec put out fresh warnings over cybercrime, but one cynic isn't convinced
Government ‘Wasting Cybercrime Funding In Wrong Places’
The government should spend money on busting cybercrime perpetrators, instead of on security products, say Cambridge University researchers
Norton Releases Free iAntivirus App For Macs
On demand scanning, speed and Facebook protection offered by security app
Kaspersky Calls For Cyber-Weapons Convention
Cyber-weapons are cheap, democracy is dying, and social media is dangerous – the dark prophecy of Eugene Kaspersky