Symantec has filed lawsuits against eight software distributors, alleging they pirated the company's software. The security and storage management software maker is seeking a total of US$55 million in damages.
The first iPhone Trojan has been seen in the wild, according to security vendors.
The proof of concept Mac OS X virus, which was discovered late last week and dubbed Macarena, includes comments in the code that indicate the author had a difficult time creating the malware.
Gartner predicts that all enterprises will be using Instant Messenger (IM) by 2010, which should send alarm bells ringing as IM attacks have increased by more than 700 percent in the past year.
Symantec is investigating a potential weakness in the way its corporate antivirus software stores login credentials, the security vendor said on Wednesday.
Microsoft is readying the final version of Forefront Client Security, its long-awaited product to protect business computers against malicious code attacks.
US networks pumped out the highest percentage of attacks during the second half of last year, with China running a distant second, according to a report released Monday by security firm Symantec.
Apple Macintosh users could be making themselves less secure by installing Symantec's flagship anti-virus application.
Nokia has entered a pact with Symantec to help secure its mobile phones from viruses that target certain kinds of handsets.
Two different pieces of malware were set loose on Skype users this week and although neither seems to be causing serious problems, security firms are confused.
People using Microsoft's instant-messaging software, MSN Messenger, may have been a mite lonely this weekend, with only a virus to keep them company.
The first real mobile phone virus, which was found in the wild and could replicate on its own, was discovered almost two years ago.
Microsoft is unlikely to launch its own enterprise anti-virus software because it is not geared up to make changes to its products as quickly as traditional anti-virus companies, according to the chief executive officer of Sophos.
Exploit codes that take advantage of a security vulnerability in Symantec's Norton AntiVirus software have been published on the Internet, which could leave users vulnerable to an attack.
Several security experts are warning of increased cyberattacks targeting Windows PCs, but Microsoft says all is calm on the attack front.
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