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How Can Internet Security Software Reviews Help You Make An Informed Decision

When you have a computer and you use it to get online, it is imperative that you have internet security software to protect it. This is very important because without it, all kinds of bad things can happen. Before you get any software to protect your computer, you need to take the time to learn about the different security software that is available. The best way to do that is with internet security software reviews.

Internet security software reviews can help you learn a lot of different things. It is a good idea for you to read as many reviews as you can find. This will help you get a complete picture of the software and whether it is worth spending your money on. Here are some of the different …


Securecon – A Brand New Event For Your Calendar

Securecon

IIR Middle East’s brand new event Securecon will be taking place 4th – 7th October 2009, at the JW Marriott Hotel, Dubai. This event provides a much needed platform for the Middle East’s Information Security sector to gain insightful solutions and open dialogue from their regional and international peer’s and their suppliers.

This brand new forum/exhibition has been developed to service the Middle East’s’ rapidly developing Information Security market, incorporating the key elements and themes from their previous events as well as covering emerging issues discovered through their extensive research.

For more information visit Securecon


Spam & Malware Continue to Rise Through May – Network Box

Network Box

Spam and malware continued to increase through May, with spam volumes up 27.7 per cent; and malware up 28.7 per cent, according to analysis of Internet threats by managed security service, Network Box.  The number of viruses originating from the UK has also risen over last month; the UK is now responsible for three per cent of the world’s malware (from less than two per cent last month).

The US and Korea are the source of most of the world’s Internet threats, with the US being responsible for 17.2 per cent and Korea responsible for six per cent of all viruses . Both feature in the top three sources of spam, too: …


The Future of Computer Security

From behemoth corporations to authors to college students and to even the most occasional computer user, the future of computer security is on everyone’s mind these days.

The prevalence of spyware and hacking continues to grow faster than the technology and as a result intellectual intelligence; personal and corporate information is downloaded and transferred without the knowledge of the holder.

By the year 2010 it is estimated that the proliferation of software bugs will be equivalent of one new bug every five minutes. As the bugs increase so does the number of internet users, some with less than honorable intentions.

The field will be wide open for these bad guys to pick and choose whatever bugs they want to exploit. This anticipated malevolence is due on large part to our own neglectful ways. …


Engate Receives 2009 Product Innovation Award for Proactive Botnet, Phish, Virus and Email Security

ENGATE

San Jose, CA – May 19, 2009 — Engate Technology Corporation, a leading supplier of proactive botnet, phish, virus and email security solutions, today announced that Network Products Guide, the industry’s leading publication on information technologies and solutions has named Engate’s Reputation Network Profiling technology a winner of the 2009 Product Innovation Award. This annually venerated award honors vendors from all over the world with innovative and ground-breaking products.

“We congratulate Engate as this award underscores their success in helping OEM partners, service providers and enterprises around the world to secure their networks, or their customer’s networks, from dangerous messaging abuse,” says Rake Narang, editor-in-chief of Network Products Guide. “Organizations are faced with a deluge of …