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March 29, 2005 The research firm is warning companies using Mac OS to guard against malicious-code attacks and spyware. TAGS: Martin Reynolds, Gartner Inc., Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, research company, target, worm, spyware, attack, Apple Computer, operating system, Symantec Corp., Apple Mac OS X, virus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

March 22, 2005 Symantec has warned that as Apple's market share rises, its operating system will come under increased attack. TAGS: Symantec Corp., market share, target, Apple Macintosh, platform, Apple Computer, vulnerability, Apple Mac OS X, hacker, attack, Apple Mac OS, security, virus, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

September 7, 2005 Networking giant warns that a serious flaw in its software puts computer networks at risk of attack. TAGS: Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems Inc., vulnerability, Symantec Corp., flaw, computer network, attack, researcher, threat, FTP, networking, security, firewall, router, operating system

April 25, 2006 New hardware-supported virtualization provides a tamper-proof space on PCs for security software. TAGS: Intel vPro, Inter-Tel Inc., virtualization, Symantec Corp., security, Intel, attempt, partition, attack, PC, operating system, Microsoft Corp., server

July 25, 2006 In second report on Windows Vista security, Symantec says XP successor is prone to privilege escalation attacks. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, representative, security, attack, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, networking, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

August 2, 2006 Some of the vulnerabilities are serious and could be used in malicious attacks to commandeer Macs. TAGS: flaw, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, vulnerability, researcher, Symantec Corp., file-sharing, security, attack, Bluetooth, operating system, server

January 4, 2006 Microsoft is still working on a fix for a serious flaw in its OS, leaving people to face a week of increasingly sophisticated attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, flaw, cyberattack, patch, attack, antivirus software, expert, fix, Symantec Corp., security, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

May 5, 2005 Instances of infected smart phones are almost nonexistent, according to a cell phone support exec. TAGS: handset, smart phone, virus, threat, cell phone, Symantec Corp., attack, security, operating system, PC

April 11, 2006 Microsoft bulletins highlight browser flaw being used in cyberattacks, plus fix bugs in Windows and other software. TAGS: bulletin, vulnerability, cyberattack, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, bug, Symantec Corp., attack, Microsoft Windows ME, Web browser, security, Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Outlook, operating system

August 9, 2005 Microsoft plugs six holes, including an IE bug that could expose a PC user to attack just for looking at a picture. TAGS: bulletin, authentication protocol, attacker, Kerberos, flaw, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, remote desktop, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, attack, Microsoft Windows 2000, security, Microsoft Corp., Symantec Corp., service pack

December 2, 2005 Is your PC a drug mule? Also: Keeping up with the latest flaws, hacker exploits and software patches. TAGS: flaw, security, media player, Symantec Corp., attack, patch management, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Computer, firewall, e-mail, games, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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