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McAfee buys into security for wireless devices AV firm McAfee Inc. has announced that it is to acquire Wireless Security Corp. , a privately held wireless security software manufacturer, for an undisclosed sum. McAfee already had a partnership with the California-based Wireless Security Corp. and has now acquired all of its the outstanding stock, technologies…

International Trade Commission judge recommends that Fortinet be prohibited from importing its FortiGate anti-virus firewall appliance products into the US An International Trade Commission (ITC) judge has recommended that Fortinet be prohibited from importing its FortiGate anti-virus firewall appliance products into the US after finding that the company has infringed a patent held by Trend…

Microsoft unveiles new security service Microsoft unveiled its new security service for consumers this month. Known as OneCare, the paid subscription service will provide anti-virus, anti-spyware and personal firewall protection, as well as offering PC maintenance services such as disk defragging and file repair, and scheduled data backup to CD and DVD. Microsoft describes the…

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has invited public comment on a number of changes it proposes making to the CAN-SPAM Act. One of the Commission’s proposals is to shorten the deadline by which senders must honour recipients’ opt-out requests. Currently, senders have 10 business days to comply with opt-out requests, but the FTC proposes…

14th Annual EICAR meeting was a success The historical island of Malta was the setting for the 14th Annual EICAR meeting last month. With the sun beating down and an ocean view from the breakfast table, it took a little will power to venture inside for the start of the conference, but a well planned…

FTC settles a case against spammers peddling ‘fuel-saving’ product A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by the FTC against the marketers and resellers of bogus fuel-saving products Fuel MAX and Super FuelMax. The FTC alleged that the marketers of the Fuel MAX products made false claims about the product’s ability to save…

Trend to augment its anti-spyware presence AV firm Trend Micro has announced that it is to acquire InterMute Inc. , a privately held anti-spyware firm, for $15 million. Trend plans to integrate InterMute’s anti-spyware technology into its existing product lines to enhance its anti-spyware capabilities. According to Eva Chen, CEO and co-founder of Trend Micro,…

The United Nations (UN) Working Group on Internet Governance focuses on spam, network security and cybercrime The United Nations (UN) has revealed that discussion at the third meeting of its Working Group on Internet Governance focused on spam, network security and cybercrime. The consensus among participants was that, although the topic of spam is not…

Virus Bulletin is very pleased to announce that this year the VB conference will run in a three-day format Virus Bulletin is very pleased to announce that this year the VB conference will run in a three-day format, with the VB2005 conference programme beginning at 14.00 on Wednesday 5 October. The change has been made…

Cyber Incident Detection Data Analysis Center announces the opening of its National Operations Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The Cyber Incident Detection Data Analysis Center (CIDDAC) has announced the opening of its National Operations Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The non-profit organization aims to set up an automated real-time threat reporting system, which…