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McAfee Becomes McAfee – Again

Computer Daily News April 5, 2017 No Comments

Anti-virus company McAfee has returned to being an independent company under that name following the completion of the sale by Intel of a 51 percent shareholding to US investment company…

Google And Symantec Fued Over Net Security

Fergus Halliday March 29, 2017 No Comments

Google has issued a threat to internet security giant Symantec, threatening to downgrade Chrome’s trust of security certificates vetted by the company. As originally reported by TechCrunch, the two companies…

Google, Symantec Security Clash

Computer Daily News March 27, 2017 No Comments

Google and Symantec are set to lock horns over the use of standard certificates that check the identity of thousands of Web sites. Google said it will tweak its Chrome…

Apple Respond With Statement On WikiLeaks Report

Fergus Halliday March 24, 2017 No Comments

Apple has responded to today’s disclosure by WikiLeaks, alleging that the CIA developed several tools explicitly designed for gaining unathurized access to Apple’s iPhone, iPad and Macbook products. In a…

WikiLeaks Latest Disclosure Says CIA Targeted Apple Users

Fergus Halliday March 24, 2017 No Comments

In the shadow of WikiLeaks’ recent allegations that the CIA hacked smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and more, further reports detailing the government agency’s efforts to spy on iOS and Mac users…

Ginormous, 1.4 Billion Person Global Spam Database Exposed

David Richards March 7, 2017 No Comments

An unprotected global database containing the personal records of over 2M Australians and over 1.4 Billion global customers has been stumbled on by a US data protection group. According to…

Microsoft Warns Companies To Ditch Windows 7

Jon Bragg January 17, 2017 No Comments

Windows 7 is on its final legs according to Microsoft, as the company encourages its corporate customers to move to Windows 10 as soon as possible. Microsoft no longer fully…

CES 2017: Alcatel’s Phablet And Lifestyle Offerings Continues To Close The Gap

Fergus Halliday January 6, 2017 No Comments

Alcatel have used CES 2017 to unveil both a new 6-inch phablet and a number of lifestyle-focused smart devices that it’ll be bringing to market later in the year. “Across…

New D-Link Network Video Recorder Supports Up To 16 Cameras

Jon Bragg November 23, 2016 No Comments

D-Link have announced a new network video recorder capable of monitoring and recording up to 16 video cameras at once. The DNR-2020-04P is a standalone surveillance solution that is able to…

New Life For Norton? Symantec Snares Lifelock For $2.3 billion

Computer Daily News November 22, 2016 No Comments

No 1 IT security company Symantec is in the process of acquiring US identity-theft protection services outfit LifeLock for US$2.3 billion. It is hoping the deal will prop up sales at…