Computer viruses are spreading.
Cuban computer networks have been attacked in recent years by 2,966 "malignant programs," including viruses, "worms" and other malicious software, despite the island's restrictions on private access to the Internet, according to figures published Aug. 28. A total of "413 viruses, 748 worms, 23 Jokes, 25 Exploits...

Affinion Security Center's Card Patrol Identity Theft Protection Service Chosen by More than 200 Financial Institutions.
Card Patrol(SM) Protects Account Holders and Increases Confidence in Banking Transactions NORWALK, Conn., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Affinion Security Center, a leading provider of identity theft protection services, announced today that more than 200 U.S. and Canadian financial institutions have selected Affinion Security Center's Card Patrol(SM) to...

Exploring the limits of computer code as a protected form of expression: a suggested approach to encryption, computer viruses, and technological protection measures.
Is computer code speech? While this question has received much consideration in the United States, the issue has yet to come to the forefront in Canada. Considering the nature of software code and its expressive qualities, the authors argue that Canadian courts should take a broad approach with respect...

Trend Micro Turns 20.
Global security leader celebrates two decades of catching viruses, snuffing out cybercrime and helping to make the Internet safer for its customers. CUPERTINO, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Inc. was launched in a make-shift California office with no bathrooms, in a world with only five...

AVG to 'Slam the Online Holiday Scam' With Free Detection of Bogus E-greeting Card Messages.
Launches Coalition Campaign to Fight Holiday Hackers and Cyber Attackers with Safe Surfing Tool That Alerts Users to Fake, Fraudulent, or Virally Infected Web Sites AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- AVG, a global anti-virus and Internet security software provider with over 85 million users in 167...

Novelist, WPI lab manager says `hello world' in book.
Byline: Pamela H. Sacks COLUMN: Speaking Volumes Earlier this year, Dean Joseph Daigneault was feted at the Gordon Library at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He was the guest author marking National Library Week. Mr. Daigneault, who is employed at WPI as a technical laboratory...

Disaster Recovery and Pandemic Planning.
Disaster Recovery and Pandemic Planning By Cathy Rempel Preparing effective backup plans can keep your company resilient in the event of an unplanned situation. All companies are vulnerable to catastrophes that can affect their normal course of business, especially in this day and age. It...

F-Secure Says Exploit Shield Protects Against 'Zero-Day' Vulnerability Exploits.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-28 December 2008-F-Secure Says Exploit Shield Protects Against 'Zero-Day' Vulnerability Exploits(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com F-Secure has issued a Technology Preview of its new Exploit Shield technology. F-Secure said it is the first Internet security provider to offer such a shield to protect users...

AVG Sees Uphill Battle for Microsoft in Its Launch of Free Anti-Virus Software.
AVG Replies to Announcement of Competitor's Replication of Its Anti-Virus Software Offering AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- AVG, a global anti-virus and Internet security software provider with over 85 million users in 167 countries, today responded to Microsoft's announcement of a free anti-virus software product slated...

The dark alleys of cyberspace.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [1] CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Downloaders. beware! More than 1 million computer viruses are swarming in cyberspace, just waiting for you to let them in. Their numbers are growing fast. Last year, the Internet security company Symantec detected 711.912 new. malicious computer viruses. That's five times...