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NEWS ABOUT: Symantec

Symantec stories: 12 news summaries

 Security Site Tots Up What You're Worth
to Hackers

Symantec aims to raise cybercrime awareness

Sep 11, 09 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - A rising number of cybercriminals make their living selling other people's online identities to thieves. Now a new security tool helps you calculate what yours is worth on the black market—and your risk of losing it, IT World reports. The Norton Online Risk Calculator aims to raise awareness of... More »

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hacker • data theft • Symantec • Internet security • cybercrime

(Newser) - Microsoft is developing free anti-virus software to compete with subscription services from Symantec and McAfee, Reuters reports. The program, codenamed Morro, will be released in beta “soon” and will likely have similar features to other companies’ entry-level products that cost about $40 a year. Microsoft made an attempt to... More »

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Internet • Microsoft • software • computer virus • free • Symantec • McAfee • Morro • program

(Newser) - Weeks after causing an April Fool's scare, the Conficker bug has come to life and used some personal computers to send out spam, Reuters reports. The computer virus, which has infected millions of PCs, downloaded the spam software onto a small percentage of them in recent weeks. One expert warns... More »

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spam • computer virus • Symantec • Conficker

Experts: Apple's First Worm Nothing to Fret About

'Groundbreaking' Mac virus only affects a few thousand users

Apr 23, 09 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Malware that hijacks Macs has shown up for the first time, but it shouldn't be cause for panic, an expert tells the Globe & Mail. The malware, nicknamed iBotNet, only affects a few thousand users who downloaded a pirated copy of iWork and it's not spreading from computer to computer,... More »

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Apple • Macintosh • Symantec • Trojan viruses • malware • botnet • iBotNet

(Newser) - Fear of computer viruses is now one of the major reasons people are getting them in the first place, Reuters reports. According to Microsoft, seven of the 25 top threats come in the form of fake security programs, which users terrified of malware like Conficker are installing indiscriminately. Losing market... More »

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Microsoft • computer virus • Symantec • Internet security • malware • McAfee • Conficker • bogus

MARKETS

 Stocks Rally; Dow Up Almost 200 

Fed's latest actions draw late but rave reviews

May 1, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks rallied today on strong performances by several big tech firms, MarketWatch reports. Investors also poured money into financials in anticipation of the dollar boost the Fed will cause by holding interest rates steady after yesterday’s cut. The Dow climbed 189.87 to at 13,010.00, the Nasdaq... More »

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Ben Bernanke • Exxon • Federal Reserve • Intel • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • Symantec • S&P 500 • interest rate cut

Malware Threats
Skyrocketed in 2007

Symantec mulling new security approach

Apr 8, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Last year saw an explosion in malware threats that has Symantec considering a new approach to Internet security—“whitelisting” legitimate computer code rather than blacklisting known threats. Of 1.1 million threats the company has discovered in over 25 years, it uncovered almost two-thirds of them in 2007, Computerworld ... More »

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Symantec • Internet security • phishing • cybercrime • malware

Free Tool Offers Web Security

Former Microsoft employees run startup Haute Secure

Mar 7, 08 11:12 AM CST
(Newser) - A new free system designed to protect Web surfers from dangerous code is taking on the software security giants, reports the Wall Street Journal. Developers say Haute Secure, the brainchild of ex-Microsoft security experts, blocks Web pages embedded with malicious code. The public can download the program free, and... More »

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technology • Internet • Microsoft • Symantec • Internet security • startup • phishing • malware • malicious code • computer code • Haute Secure • McAfee

Europe Now Spam King

Continent passed North America as biggest junk mail producer in last three months

Feb 6, 08 5:17 PM CST
(Newser) - More spam is sent from Europe than any other continent, Ars Technica reports. Symantec systems’ latest “State of Spam” report said that European IP addresses are now responsible for 44% of all junk emails sent. Only three months ago, North America produced 15% more of the world’s spam... More »

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broadband Internet • email • Europe • spam • Symantec

Small Businesses Targeted for Software Violations

Industry group reaps big settlements from little firms

Nov 26, 07 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A group representing major software companies in copyright enforcement actions has been targeting small businesses for violating software licenses, reports the AP. Almost 90% of the Business Software Alliance's $13 million in settlements with North American companies last year came from small companies. Some owners say they were punished for... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • piracy • software • small businesses • Symantec • Adobe • software licenses • Business Software Alliance

Data Thieves Smarten Up, Branch Out

More sophisticated hackers chip away
at your online security

Sep 17, 07 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hackers are getting smarter, more international, and increasingly well funded, a new report on Internet security reveals. One scam involves gangs acting as middlemen for other would-be criminals; some rip-off artists use social networking sites to research a mark, then send a personalized email to trick the target into giving... More »

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Internet • online fraud • data theft • Symantec • Internet security • hackers

Identity Theft Ring Uses Job Ads

Investigators uncover 1.6 million pieces of stolen info

Aug 22, 07 2:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fraudulent job ads on Monster.com and other websites have been used to obtain personal information to steal thousands of identities, reports Information Week. Researchers at security company Symantec uncovered a major database containing 1.6 million pieces of personal information on an undisclosed number of people who clicked on... More »

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Internet • online advertising • identity theft • Symantec • Monster.com • SecureWorks • Trojan • Zeus • advertisements

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