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Symantec gets ready for Vista
November 2, 2006
Corporate users will be able to buy Symantec security products compatible with Windows Vista in December, the company says.
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Symantec sizes up security in Windows Vista
February 28, 2007
Windows SideBar and gadgets could pose security threats. But the greatest risk is third-party applications, security firm says.
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Symantec offers Vista security test drive
November 28, 2006
Public beta versions of Norton Internet Security 2007 and Norton AntiVirus 2007 for Windows Vista released.
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Symantec CEO advocates fair play and Macs
May 15, 2006
John Thompson thinks more folks should buy from Apple, worries Microsoft won't give him a fair fight in security.
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Symantec revamps mail security tool
April 17, 2006
New version of software for e-mail gateways will mark final result of the melding of Brightmail and Symantec technologies.
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Symantec pumps up Windows Mobile protection
March 27, 2007
Security company's Mobile Security Suite 5.0 to include antivirus, data encryption and firewall protection, plus management console.
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Symantec picks away at Vista's core
August 9, 2006
In third report on Windows Vista security, Symantec lauds Microsoft's work but finds flaws. Redmond says it's old news.
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Symantec challenge to OneCare faces delay
May 31, 2006
Symantec's next-generation security software, now offically named Norton 360, faces a possible delivery delay.
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Microsoft flagged Symantec software as spyware
February 13, 2006
Microsoft's Windows AntiSpyware tool called out some Symantec security products as malicious software that steals passwords.
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Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flaws
November 30, 2006
Bot software that turns PCs into zombies spreads via holes in Symantec and Microsoft products.
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Symantec continues Vista bug hunt
July 25, 2006
In second report on Windows Vista security, Symantec says XP successor is prone to privilege escalation attacks.
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Symantec sees an Achilles' heel in Vista
July 18, 2006
New networking technologies in Windows Vista will be less stable and secure than in XP, at least in the short term, Symantec researchers say.
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Worm wriggles through Yahoo mail flaw
June 12, 2006
JavaScript flaw lets worm send itself to other Yahoo Web mail addresses when user merely opens the e-mail.
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Symantec unleashes Norton 360
February 26, 2007
New flagship consumer product is the company's latest salvo in the fight for consumer security dollars.Read the review of Norton 360
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Symantec: Our security savvy will beat Microsoft
May 9, 2006
Innovation is the key, says CEO John Thompson, adding: "We know more about security than they ever will."
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Windows Mobile flaws could crash phones
January 31, 2007
Security firm has uncovered two bugs that, if exploited, could crash phones and other devices running Microsoft's Windows Mobile software.
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Symantec: Microsoft won't give us key Vista tech
September 27, 2006
Security rival says Microsoft is withholding spyware APIs for Windows update, but software giant denies it.
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Uptick in Windows attacks reported
September 1, 2006
Security experts warn of increased cyberattacks on Windows PCs, via a known security flaw, but Microsoft says all is calm.
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Is your cell phone due for an antivirus shot?
February 24, 2006
Security software industry focuses on mobile phones but runs into resistance from service providers.
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Vista Views: Symantec's bug hunt
July 21, 2006
Readers respond to Symantec's discovery of weaknesses in the Windows Vista beta software.
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