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Talking malware with Eugene Kaspersky

Talking malware with Eugene KasperskyAll of which comes back to the same conclusionYou just cannot depend upon anti-malware vendors anymore. They themselves are finding it difficult to protect their customers. Sure, thay may be there as an additional layer of protection, but the main layer is and always should be...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, malware, Eugene Kaspersky, security

Discussion threads 2007-12-07

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News to know: Apple's notebook strategy; Talking malware; Vista SP1

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Talking malware with Eugene Kaspersky. David Morgenstern: Do switchers now rule the Mac? Jason O'Grady: An analysis of Apple's notebook strategy. Russell Shaw: New solution enables really, really cheap intl. calling from your iPhone OR iPod Touch. Gallery: The Big...

Tags: Strategy, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Notebook, America Online Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Malware, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software

Blog posts 2007-12-07

Talking malware with Eugene Kaspersky

MOSCOW -- Amidst growing chatter that the anti-virus/anti-spyware market is gasping for air, a veteran virus fighter says desktop security products must add new protection mechanisms to keep pace with aggressive online criminals. Eugene Kaspersky, founder/CEO of 10-year-old Kaspersky Lab, says next-generation anti-malware...

Tags: Kaspersky Lab, Malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-12-07

Why Apple doesn't get more of my cash

One question that I get asked on almost a daily basis is why I don’t abandon the Windows platform and shift over to using Mac.  When I posted my “30 things I’ve learned from using Linux …” post, the point that raised the most discussion was #27:The more I use...

Tags: Security, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-08-16

Kaspersky Lab eyes IPO, acquisitions

Russian anti-virus specialists Kaspersky Lab has revamped its board of directors as part of a larger plan to go public.The revamp sees co-founders Eugene and Natalya Kaspersky left changing roles -- Eugene becomes CEO and Natalya moves upstairs to chair the board --  and new directors from the company's international...

Tags: Acquisition, Kaspersky Lab, IPO, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-08-13

Kaspersky: Mac and Linux viruses to rise 'significantly'

According to security expert Eugene Kaspersky, we are at the brink of seeing a significant rise in malware attacks on Mac and Linux platforms. So, are hackers ready to target a broad range of platforms or is this merely hyperbole from a security firm that wants to sell products?In...

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Blog posts 2007-04-25

Will cracking down on piracy boost Microsoft's profits?

Last week Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told Wall Street analysts that "piracy reduction can be a source of Windows revenue growth." Can it?There’s a certain logic to Ballmer’s statement. Pull the plug on a pirated copy of Windows and that person then goes out and buys a license....

Tags: Microsoft

Blog posts 2007-02-21

The age of profit-driven Internet thieves

On February 14, security guru Eugene Kaspersky, founder of Kasperksy Lab Founder, was interviewed by New York Times reporter John Markoff at a Churchill Club event. We have a podcast of the interview, during which Kaspersky discussed the age of profit-driven Internet thieves. "We live in the world of Internet...

Tags: Phone, Operating System, Internet, Smart Phones, Podcasts, Telecom & Utilities, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2006-02-19

Mark Russinovich on rootkits in commercial software

What commercial software uses rootkits or rootkit-like technology? I guess it depends on how you define rootkits. Mark Russinovich of Sysinternals (he's the programmer who brought the Sony DRM rootkit into the light of day) discusses commercial software using rootkit technology. In the talkbacks on a previous post, several...

Tags: Mark Russinovich, rootkit

Blog posts 2006-01-15