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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. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Symantec Corp., gadget, security, Microsoft Windows Vista, spokesman, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Norton Internet Security, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, Norton Co., Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: John Thompson, Symantec Corp., CEO, identity theft, Apple Macintosh, security, Apple Computer, virus, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Brightmail Inc., e-mail gateway, Symantec Corp., e-mail security, security tool, Sun Solaris, anti-spam, SMTP, e-mail, security, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: IT administrator, Symantec Corp., security company, Microsoft Windows Mobile, console, security, antivirus, firewall, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Symantec Corp., malicious code, Microsoft Windows Vista, researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

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. TAGS: Symantec Corp., Norton Co., McAfee Inc., security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Symantec Corp., malicious software, anti-spyware, Microsoft Corp., spyware, security, password, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: bot, Symantec Corp., flaw, variant, SpyBot, antivirus, adware, Microsoft Corp., spyware, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: networking technology, Symantec Corp., researcher, Microsoft Windows Vista, networking, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

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. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., worm, flaw, Yahoo! Mail, Symantec Corp., advisory, JavaScript, patch, e-mail, antivirus, security, Web browser, server, Microsoft Windows

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 TAGS: Symantec Corp., Norton Co., Norton Internet Security, security, Internet security, McAfee Inc., PC, backup, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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." TAGS: Symantec Corp., John Thompson, security, Microsoft Corp., vision, CEO, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Trend Micro Inc., security company, vulnerability, flaw, denial of service, Microsoft Word, security, mobile device, Symantec Corp., smart phone, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Symantec Corp., SDK, Microsoft Windows Vista, McAfee Inc., security, Microsoft Corp., OEM, functionality, Norton Co., spyware, antivirus, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Symantec Corp., cyberattack, increase, attack, malicious code, alert, activity, threat, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows NT

Vista Views: Symantec's bug hunt

July 21, 2006 Readers respond to Symantec's discovery of weaknesses in the Windows Vista beta software. TAGS: margin, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, font, security, networking, firewall, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
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