Security firms batten hatches

From Symantec to Check Point, everyone's jockeying to contend with the arrival of Microsoft OneCare.

CNET News staff

June 5, 2006 6:01 p.m. PT

2 min read

From Symantec to Check Point, everyone's jockeying to contend with the arrival of Microsoft OneCare.

Update to ZoneAlarm products includes tools to keep personal data safe. It's priced to compete with Microsoft's OneCare.

Windows update beta aims to foil attacks by loading key system files in different locations each time the PC starts.
June 1, 2006

Norton Confidential, due later this year, promises to protect consumers as they conduct business on the Internet.
May 31, 2006

Windows Live OneCare goes on sale in the U.S., marking Redmond's official entry into consumer antivirus.

Now called Norton 360, the next-generation security software could miss September delivery date.
May 31, 2006

Consumer security software due out this summer is pitted against Microsoft's OneCare and Symantec's upcoming "Genesis."
May 30, 2006

Company works through the holiday weekend to fix hole in corporate antivirus products that could let a worm spread.

Company delivers new versions of source code analysis tools that seek to eliminate common flaws in driver software.
May 26, 2006

Security chief says instead of thinking about software reliability, developers are tied to a "patch, patch, patch" culture.
May 26, 2006

Following at least one targeted attack that exploits a flaw, company suggests running Office application in restricted mode.
May 23, 2006

Its lawsuit against Microsoft could put the brakes on Vista as competition between the companies heats up.
May 22, 2006

videos Symantec CEO sits down with CNET News.com's Joris Evers and outlines why he believes Symantec will stay ahead of Redmond.
May 18, 2006