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Avast updates anti-virus product

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 27 February 2012 8:23 AM

Updates free product.

AVG Free update wipes out some Windows 7 machines

In Applications - By Barry Collins, 6 December 2010 10:00 AM

Popular antivirus package leaves some Windows 7 PCs unable to reboot

Microsoft licenses free anti-virus for SMBs

In Risk - 23 September 2010 3:02 PM

Up to 10 PCs for free.

Symantec warns of PDF update phishing scam

In Applications - 12 July 2010 11:17 AM

Emails seeking to harvest credit card details.

Facebook McAfee 'fans' to get free security suite

In Messaging - By Munir Kotadia, 13 January 2010 4:04 PM

Around 350 million Windows and Apple Mac users eligible.

Spammers taking advantage of free online hosters

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 12 January 2010 9:40 AM

McAfee report highlights new trend.

Booming AVG goes viral to boost its 2,600 resellers

In Web/client - By Munir Kotadia, 11 November 2009 1:46 PM

More than 60 percent growth last year.

Microsoft aims to stem malware tide with Security Essentials

In Web/client - By Daniel Robinson, 30 September 2009 9:45 AM

Rivals claim free software lacks adequate protection.

Fortinet launches free PC security application

In Web/client - 3 September 2009 6:44 AM

No support or content filtering.

Microsoft free anti-virus 'Morro' set for launch

In Cloud - By SC Australia Staff, 16 June 2009 11:17 AM

Microsoft is preparing for the much-anticipated launch of its free security software product, codenamed Morro.

Abuse of free web hosting and blogging sites to increase in 2009

In Web/client - By SC Australia Staff, 13 January 2009 10:46 AM

Abuse of free web hosting and blogging sites by spammers will increase in 2009.

Westpac online customers get free security software

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 17 December 2008 12:15 PM

Westpac has extended a deal to give its online banking customers 12 months' free access to PC Tools’ Internet Security suite for a second year.

Webroot offers free security hardware recycling

In Web/client - 4 December 2008 9:38 AM

Go Green initiative promises to scrap legacy kit if customers sign to SaaSoffering.

Microsoft copied us: AVG

In Applications - 24 November 2008 5:04 PM

Free anti-virus provider AVG Technologies claims that Microsoft is ‘clearly’ following its lead in the security market but that it will face many challenges pursuing a free ...

Microsoft to offer free security solution, discontinue OneCare

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 20 November 2008 10:09 AM

Microsoft's new security solution will have a smaller footprint than OneCare, making it more user-accessible, but it will lack some non-security capabilities attractive for ...

AVG offers infected users free year of service

In Applications - By Emma Hughes, 17 November 2008 9:54 AM

AVG announced yesterday that it would be offering a free year of service after its antivirus software got confused and misidentified a key Windows system file as malware.

Spammer walks free in Virginia

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 16 September 2008 2:15 PM

State court overturns ruling in Jaynes case.

New Zealand hacker walks free from court

In Hackers - By Nick Farrell, 16 July 2008 9:59 AM

A teen hacker who admitted taking down a US university's computer, was allowed to walk free from court yesterday.

Microsoft recommends free tools to address SQL attacks

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 25 June 2008 9:51 AM

Microsoft is trying to stem the tide of poorly coded but legitimate websites falling prey to attacks.

Cyber-crooks bank on free phishing kits

In Messaging - By Clement James, 9 May 2008 9:43 AM

Security experts have discovered free phishing kits on the internet which allow cyber-crooks to send fraudulent emails..

Free chocolate provides password bounty

In Networks - By Shaun Nichols, 18 April 2008 9:35 AM

Up to a fifth of UK PC users are willing to turn over their passwords in exchange for a chocolate bar, according to a recent survey..

Red Hat releases free security code

In Applications - By Guy Dixon, 22 March 2008 4:46 PM

Red Hat is freeing up the source code behind its identity management and security system in a bid to show that open source software is more secure than rival technologies..

Spammer loses free speech argument

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 4 March 2008 9:28 AM

A court in Virginia has struck down a spammer's appeal that his conviction violated his rights to free speech..

(ISC)2 publishes free guide on hiring information security experts

In Risk - By Carolyn Hunter, 23 January 2008 11:09 AM

(ISC)2, the international information systems security certification consortium, has developed a free reference guide to assist HR professionals in recruiting information ...

McAfee offers free trial of security appliance

In Risk - 26 October 2007 10:45 AM

McAfee is offering mid-sized businesses a free trial of the McAfee Secure Internet Gateway appliance for 30-days.

NetAlert helps public libraries

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 10 August 2007 12:15 PM

Australian public libraries will receive free ISP security filtering to help protect users from online dangers.

Secunia offers free patch scanning tool

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 25 July 2007 2:26 PM

Vulnerability testing firm Secunia has released the beta version of a new tool that automatically checks the patch status of 4,200 applications.

Microsoft adds host of security features to free OneCare beta

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 16 July 2007 10:19 AM

Microsoft has released a free beta version of Windows Live OneCare 2.0, its all-in-one security suite for consumers and small businesses.

Optus internet customers to receive free security

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 14 June 2007 2:20 PM

Optus partners with F-Secure to secure its Australian cable and DSL customers from threats at no extra cost.

AVG offers free anti-rootkit software

In Web/client - 12 April 2007 11:14 AM

Grisoft, the maker of AVG security software, today introduced a free product designed to detect and remove rootkits.

Symantec offers free Vista upgrade

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 18 January 2007 3:40 PM

Symantec today announced its Vista-compatible products will be ready for the operating system’s 30 January consumer edition release, joining a consortium of competitors in the ...

Free product doubles AVG sales

In Networks - By Lilia Guan, 12 December 2006 3:04 PM

Word of mouth has helped security software vendor Grisoft double its 2006 sales, according to Larry Bridwell (pictured), AVG's global security strategist.

AOL teams with Kaspersky for free anti-virus offering

By Frank Washkuch, 8 August 2006 8:36 PM

AOL users will now receive anti-virus protection from Kaspersky Lab at no cost, both companies announced this week.

IBM offers free tools for application security

By Dan Kaplan, 22 June 2006 9:20 PM

IBM announced today the availability of free hosted software to help customers and developers better engineer safety into business applications, instead of having to reactively ...

Charities offered free security boost

By Melissa Loveday, 16 February 2006 12:47 PM

Charities and other non-profit organizations are to get protection from hackers and cybercriminals as a security company began offering free digital certificates and vulnerabili...

DoS teen walks free from court

By René Millman, 4 November 2005 10:29 AM

A British teenager who crashed his former employee's email server with five million emails walked free from court after a judge ruled the boy had not broken the law.

Portal provides free email sender reputation data

By Marcia Savage, 29 August 2005 5:46 PM

CipherTrust has launched a new portal that provides data about email sender reputation by domain and IP address, free of charge.

Free tool calculates cost/benefit of security

By Marcia Savage, 18 July 2005 7:50 PM

A new tool aims to help companies figure out the potential return on IT security spending.

Scrushy experiences joy of SOX and walks free

By David Quainton, 29 June 2005 5:25 PM

The U.S. governments first attempted prosecution under Sarbanes-Oxley has ended in failure.

Free email monitoring service for Brightmail users

By Dan Ilett, 3 February 2004 3:11 PM

Anti-spam firm Brightmail is to reveal a free automated service for its customers, which endeavours to monitor email sources for more trustworthy communication.

Free forum on network security

By Dan Ilett, 5 January 2004 12:15 PM

Solutions provider Top Layer Networks and analyst firm Gartner will host a free interactive forum on network security in New York later this month.

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