Is Microsoft Crossing the Line With Security Essentials

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	Is Microsoft Crossing the Line With Security Essentials Microsoft has offered free protection with Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) for some time, and it recently expanded the availability of the antivirus protection for small businesses. A recent move to push out Microsoft Security Essentials to Windows systems that don't have any antivirus protection, however, has some rival security vendors up in arms. From Microsoft's perspective, though, it's a little "damned if you do, damned if you don't". Read More WHITE PAPER: Websense, Inc. Buyers Guide to Data Loss Prevention Solutions This guide provides a list of recommended features and capabilities for buyers to consider when purchasing a DLP solution. Buyers can also use this guide to develop requests for proposals, as well as to help differentiate one vendor's products from another during demonstrations and proof-of-concepts. Read More In this Issue Microsoft antivirus creating security 'monoculture' iPhone's Safari dials calls without warning, says researcher Antitrust case against Microsoft over AV would be 'longshot,' says expert Man loses $20 million after taking laptop for repair Gartner: Companies need shift in private cloud security Fix a conflict between your Windows Firewall, router More federal health database details coming following privacy alarm Hack our products and we'll pay you: Barracuda Networks WHITE PAPER: HP Securing Virtualized Data Centers Understand the real need for security solutions that can address the reality of expanding virtualization. You will also learn how HP TippingPoint's secure virtualization framework allows organizations to gain control of the virtual environment by introducing in-line security policy enforcement. Read Now Microsoft antivirus creating security 'monoculture' Microsoft should start offering Windows users free antivirus software from a range of companies and not just promote its own Security Essentials product, a rival has said. Read More iPhone's Safari dials calls without warning, says researcher A security researcher is asserting that Apple has made a poor security decision by allowing its Safari browser to honor requests from third-party applications to perform actions such as making a phone call without warning a user. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tripwire 5 Challenges to Achieve PCI DSS Compliance Treating PCI as an audit process, scoping it too broadly or not taking advantage of automated tools are all areas that create unnecessary compliance challenges. This white paper tackles the top PCI DSS compliance challenges and offers concrete recommendations on how to put together a PCI DSS compliance plan that works. Read More! Antitrust case against Microsoft over AV would be 'longshot,' says expert Microsoft rivals would have little chance or prevailing in an antirust lawsuit challenging the vendor's move to distribute antivirus software through Windows service updates, an expert says. Read More Man loses $20 million after taking laptop for repair A New York couple have been charged with defrauding a wealthy musician to the tune of $20 million (£12.3 million) after he innocently visited their computer servicing company to have a virus removed from his laptop. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos Safer web browsing in four steps This white paper examines the latest web threats, and recommends four best practices and a layered approach that enables your users while also protecting your organization's endpoints, network and data. Read Now Gartner: Companies need shift in private cloud security The security systems of businesses must "evolve" as they move from virtualised data centres towards private cloud infrastructures, according to analysts at Gartner. Read More Fix a conflict between your Windows Firewall, router I purchased Windows 7 online and have since been getting the error message: 'To run this application you must first install one of the following versions of .Net Framework v4.0.30319'. When I get online, Internet Explorer tells me 'Windows can't find a computer or device named http'. Read More More federal health database details coming following privacy alarm In response to considerable privacy concerns, the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is expected to soon release more details on its plans for a controversial new database containing information on the healthcare claims of millions of Americans. Read More Hack our products and we'll pay you: Barracuda Networks Barracuda Networks Tuesday announced it will pay more than $3,100 to anyone who can hack into its security products, saying the bug bounty program is the first ever from a pure-play security vendor. Read More
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