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VeriSign announced an immediate transition to the SHA-1 algorithm on new RapidSSL brand certificates. The transition to the SHA-1 algorithm came within a few hours of the …

Talking viruses, infected physical devices, lights that go out are some of the “problems” Panda Security’s tech support service has had to face. Many of them …

As a new year approaches we must prepare for new Internet security threats. Every year, new and innovative ways of attacking computer users emerge and continue to increase in …

Webroot has detected a new string of rogue antivirus applications that use URLs related to Continental Flight 1404 and other current news to manipulate consumers into …

ESET today unveiled ESET Remote Administrator 3.0, a solution that enables centralized administration of dispersed ESET desktop and server software from one unified management …

Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability that could allow remote code execution on systems with supported editions of Microsoft SQL Server 2000, …

Check Point has signed an agreement to acquire Nokia’s security appliance business. The two businesses have collaborated over the past decade to deliver industry-leading …

In its monthly Global Threat Report issued today, ScanSafe, the pioneer and leading provider of SaaS Web Security, reported that the rate of zero-day malware blocks increased …

IBM, Virtual Bridges and Canonical announced general availability of a Linux-desktop solution designed to drive significant savings compared with Microsoft-desktop software by …

BitDefender Labs detected a new type of password-stealing application disguised as a Mozilla Firefox Plugin. The e-threat, Trojan.PWS.ChromeInject.A, is downloaded to a …

Allied Telesis announced the low-power versions of the AT-FS705LE and AT-FS708LE, two advanced 10/100TX low power unmanaged switched with 5 and 8 ports respectively. The …

Rogue security software is an application that appears to be beneficial from a security perspective but provides little or no security, generates erroneous alerts, or attempts …