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Norton Internet Security 2010 (1 User, 3 PCs)

Dramatic improvements to its Norton suite during the past two years indicate that Symantec has been listening to the needs and complaints of its customers. The company's strong and surprising changes to Norton's impact on system performance that it introduced last year are maintained in this new version, and a...

Tags: SECURITY, PC, installation process, Norton Co., Symantec Corp., Quorum, Norton Internet Security

Product reviews 2009-09-24

Norton Internet Security 2010

Symantec is betting heavily that program behavior is the future battlefront of security and is making a big push in its 2010 security program lineup with a behavioral engine called Quorum. Take a tour of Norton Internet Security 2010 in this slideshow. by CNET News.com

Tags: Norton Co., Norton Internet Security, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-09-16

Norton Internet Security 2010 beta in pictures

Norton Internet Security 2010 won't be available for a few more months, but the beta version is. In it, Symantec continues to build on the rejiggering they did last year. Built upon the dramatic performance improvements are deeper integration with other security tools like OnlineFamily.Norton, and the new Norton Insight...

Tags: Norton Co., Beta, Norton Internet Security, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-07-16

Norton Internet Security 2009

Norton Internet Security 2009I've had enoughI installed NIS2009 on my computer and my mother-in-law's laptop. We were both using pre-2009 versions of NIS and Norton Systemworks. We found out the hard way that 2009 Norton products are not compatible with pre-2009 products: On her machine, NSW kept complaining that she...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Norton Internet Security, Norton Co., NIS2009

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

Norton Internet Security 2009

Symantec has been listening to its users, and this year the company delivers a slimmed-down and faster Norton Internet Security 2009. The suite of tools packs in the kinds of features people want most in an Internet security suite including some forward-looking technology. Almost all the security vendors have recognized...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Norton Co., Norton Internet Security 2009, Norton Internet, Norton Internet Security, Symantec Corp.

Product reviews 2008-09-09

Norton Internet Security 2009 (Windows)

Norton Internet Security 2009 protects against all types of online threats. It safeguards your computer, identity, and home network without slowing you down. Completely reengineered for faster, fewer scans and rapid updates, it makes online shopping, banking, and browsing safer and more convenient.The Norton Protection System is a multilayered system...

Tags: Norton Co., Microsoft Windows, Norton Internet Security, Norton Internet Security 2009, Security

Software downloads 2008-09-09

Sunbelt Software's VIPRE - Redefining security software

Sunbelt Software's VIPRE - Redefining security softwareNo Firewall ???Sounds great, I looked into them because of your article, but it looks like they never incorporated their firewall product. In fact, their firewall product page talks about how it will work with VIPRE so that price you've posted isn't a good...

Tags: Firewalls, Network security, security, firewall, VIPRE, Sunbelt Software

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Why Is LDAP Failing Audits?

For Unix/Linux shops, the security and compliance shortcomings of NIS and NIS+ have become evident in recent years. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP initially seemed a viable alternative that would also allow organizations to manage their Microsoft and Unix user populations in a standard way. So why are LDAP-based management...

Tags: Audit, Norton Internet Security, Fox Technologies, LDAP, Directory Services, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance

White papers 2008-02-14

Norton Internet Security 2008

Last year Symantec made impressive gains by having pared down the code base and lowered the price on its Internet suite, so it makes sense that we'd see more modest enhancements for Norton Internet Security 2008. Aside from some user interface issues, our biggest complaint with Norton Internet Security 2008...

Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Web browsers, Norton Co., Norton Internet Security 2008, Norton Internet, Norton Internet Security, Symantec Corp., phishing

Product reviews 2007-08-28

Centralizing Identity and Access Management in Unix/Linux Environments: Using BoKS to Overcome the Inherent Security Gaps of NIS

User administration in a large Unix/Linux domain is a complex task since each host potentially serves as an autonomous authority. It authenticates and authorizes its users based on local settings. Furthermore, services such as SSH represent trust domains of their own. Tools like 'Sudo' introduce yet another layer of user...

Tags: Security, Environment, Administration, Auditing, Access Management, Domain, Identity, Norton Internet Security, Fox Technologies, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software

White papers 2007-08-20

Norton Internet Security 2007

The Norton Internet Security 2007 interface is new, the code is leaner, and the retail price much lower, and the program provided many surprises under the hood. Small-business owners and advanced users who scour the edges of the Internet will appreciate the addition of advanced malicious-behavior monitoring and new rootkit-detection...

Tags: Norton Co., Norton Internet, Norton Internet Security, Norton Internet Security 2007

Product reviews 2007-01-16

Norton Internet Security 2007 beta

While Symantec has delayed Norton 360, its anticipated response to Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare, the security vendor has released a public beta of Norton Internet Security 2007. Despite major tweaks to make its interface more user friendly, the suite is simply a collection of antivirus, firewall, and antispyware tools. For...

Tags: SECURITY, Network security, Overall IT, Norton Co., Norton Internet, Norton Internet Security

Product reviews 2006-07-28

Insecurity at Black Hat

Insecurity at Black HatHas anyone looked at OSS?I'm using ClamAV and Clamscan (http://www.clamav.net/) on my Linux server, ClamAV and ClamWin (http://www.bransoft.com/clammail/clammail.html) on my Windows laptop.I've dumped Symantec after years of patronage because they are simply too slow and too expensive for a SOHO like mine.ClamAV self-reports that they are among...

Tags: E-mail, Scanners, Cyberthreats, Notebooks, Black Hat, ClamAV, Norton Internet Security, ClamWin, AVG, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2005-07-27

Symantec to reinforce data protection

Symantec to reinforce data protectionWow, Symantec is sure profiting from Microsoft Flaws!Flawed by DesignTM operating systems are what the sheep are used to.It's amazing how much more use an AMD/Intel PC has with a REAL operating system on it!Symantec NIS 2005 is deeply flawedI recently upgraded to Norton Internet Security...

Tags: SECURITY, Symantec NIS 2005, data protection, Symantec Corp., Norton Internet Security, NIS 2005

Discussion threads 2004-08-17

Flaw stymies Norton Internet Security

Flaw stymies Norton Internet SecurityIt figuresthat Microsoft would have a hand in this flaw.And want to come to a Linux box near youor the Palm in your hand. Enjoy.ActiveX was an exploit waiting to happenI'm just surprised it took this long. I'd rank ActiveX up there with the...

Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Firewalls, Cyberthreats, Internet security, Norton Internet Security, security, flaw, Norton Co., Microsoft Corp., ActiveX

Discussion threads 2004-03-19

NISLookup.app 1.0 (Mac)

The NISLookup application has been designed to provide system administrators with easy access to raw NIS map data. The application bypasses MacOS X Directory Services, allowing administrators to view the NIS maps directly. The program facilitates some of the most common map query operations, such as ypmatch and ypcat.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Norton Internet Security, Daniel Browne, NISLookup Application, Apple Mac OS, Directory Services, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2003-12-19

OSXUserUtils 1.3 (Mac)

This is the Missing useradd, groupadd, userdel and groupdel utils.This package contains 4 utilitiesuseraddgroupadduserdelgroupdelThese programs use NIS to emulate the same commands on other UNIX like operating systems. Installs in the "traditional" location for these utils. /usr/sbin

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Norton Internet Security, Operating Systems, Desktops, UNIX, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2003-05-23

Additional Resources

McAfee vs. Symantec: Dueling in consumer and enterprise

Worked for SYMC - products inadequately testedWe rearchitected stuff as it was going out the door. That experience was one more reason I eventually switched to Mac.Working for SYMCYou should have stuck around...Then you could have said to have been part of improving of the process . Just compare Norton...

Tags: SECURITY, Norton 2010, McAfee Inc., Norton Co., Symantec Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Microsoft's Windows 7 challenge: Selling Live services (without being sued)

What competitors?Other than iLife, who is competing with Live Essentials?These seem like little trivial programs to be fighting over. Besides the people complaining about bloat (Even though these programs don't take up much space), I don't think anyone would complain even if they were included in Windows to begin with.The...

Tags: Operating systems, Patches, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Ballmer questions open-source code security

Steve Ballmer talks smackWell, at this point Ballmer sounds like a politician, painting Open Source developers as "hackers in China or other foreign countries" vs. Microsoft's "controlled" environment. He doesn't "buy that". He never had to. Open Source is free.Unlike Microsoft's mega-crap that uses all resources as possible until you...

Tags: Unlike Microsoft, ZDNetter, security, Steve Ballmer, open source, Ubuntu

Discussion threads 2009-10-06