Fortinet shares priced higher than expected at $12.50 each ahead of IPO

Fortinet shares price at $12.50 each ahead of IPO

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GAO report says Los Alamos lab classified computer network has security weaknesses

GAO: Los Alamos computer security has weaknesses

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7 Best Free Antivirus for Windows 7

windows-7-logoHaving done with the top 5 antivirus software for Windows 7, we focused on the free options for securing your system. There are several off-the-shelf security products in market for which you need to pay an annual sub to keep your Windows 7 safe. However, in case you have burned a hole in your pocket after buying Windows 7 look for the free antivirus. When picking a free antivirus for Windows 7 security, check for the compatibility. We assorted a list of top free Windows 7 antiviruses to make your job easy.

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Quickheal Antivirus Review, Download

quick-heal_anti_300Quick Heal antivirus is security software designed for personalized use on PCs. Still to be rated among the top-line of anti-viruses, Quick Heal antivirus offers some remarkable features that needs a mention. The anti virus software made a significant breakthrough with the release of its Next Generation Anti-Virus Plus 2007 edition that combined the proactive and reactive technologies to provide a comprehensive security solution. It detects and removes viruses, worms and Trojans automatically as well as scans and cleans infection from a system. Quick Heal has a powerful and an optimized scan engine for faster virus scan. The latest edition, Quick Heal Anti Virus Plus 2009 comes with 5 protection tools that include AntiVirus, Antispyware, Firewall, AntiMalware and AntiRootkit.  To have a deeper insight, we decided to delve into the antivirus.

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AVG Free Download - Antivirus Software for Halloween

halloweenIs you PC scaring you this Halloween? Most of you must have been googling for Halloween costumes for quite sometime now. If you weren't lucky enough, you must have landed up in malicious zone. Reports from security software solution provider Trend Micro suggests that trustworthy, legitimate sites have been infected and you might land up into an infected page looking for Halloween costumes. They explain that after the attackers injects an authentic Halloween costume web page with a malicious JavaScript the visitors are automatically redirected to a malware infected site. In case, you are one of those victims facing a Halloween security challenge why not go for an anti-virus solution. Well, AVG free download could be a one stop solution.

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Warning: Serious Scam Involving IRS (W8 BEN)

irs-w8ben-form-scamThere is a serious scam involving IRS (Internal Revenue Service, USA) which can fool even the most web-savvy people. Please read below for details on how you can protect yourself from this email which appears to genuinely come from IRS, inquiring about your tax exemption status.

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Top 5 open source Firewall

firewallWith perilous threats from crackers and script kiddes lurking in the network, IT administrators could do no better than placing a firewall protection. Firewall prevents unwanted access to departmental systems while preventing local systems from attacking systems on the other network. It ensure that the traffic entering and leaving the secured LAN is accessing the correct applications on the correct computers. We had already done with the top free Windows firewall. However, there are cool open source firewall to take advantage of. Open source firewall not only offers better customization options, but also reduces the cost of ownership.  After an comprehensive search we assorted the top 5 open source firewall.

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UK to turn hackers into cyber security ‘top guns’

LONDON - A series of online competitions are being planned in Britain with the objective of converting would be computer hackers into cyber security "top guns".

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Microsoft to release full version of free Security Essentials antivirus software for PCs

Microsoft to release free antivirus PC software

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. says its new computer security program can be downloaded starting on Tuesday.

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Scientists develop new language to improve home computer security

WASHINGTON - Korean computer scientists have developed a novel security language for home networks that could ward off cyber attack in homes.

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