Investor: Symantec and McAfee need to scrap anti-virus roots and pivot
Symantec and McAfee need to stop focusing on anti-virus software and start solving bigger problems or they run the risk of becoming obsolete, says KPCB's Ted Schlein.
Symantec and McAfee need to stop focusing on anti-virus software and start solving bigger problems or they run the risk of becoming obsolete, says KPCB's Ted Schlein.
Microsoft's anti-virus product failed to be certified by the AV-Test institute. The company responded, saying the tests didn't accurately reflect customer impact.
A Swedish businessman is in jail today after aiding cyber criminals who used scareware to trick victims into paying $129 for fake antivirus software.
Facebook serves anti-virus software to over 30 million people through its AV marketplace -- a function you probably didn't realize Facebook had. The company added eight new security companies to the mix today that will provide virus protection and security tools to Facebook users.
Seventeen percent of personal computers around the world are not using anti-virus software, or as McAfee’s co-president Todd Gebhart puts it, “walking around naked on the Internet.”
The anti-virus creator and research firm recently performed a study of 28 million …
Stop being lazy and run Software Update already, Mac users. Antivirus company Intego has identified a new form of the Flashback Trojan that is infecting Apple computers through the same Java vulnerability because you’re too “busy” to update your software.…
A group of Anonymous members based in India has stolen the source code for Symantec’s anti-virus software. The security company confirmed the attack today after viewing the small amount of code released by the group, Lords of Dharmaraja, this morning.…