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White knight rescues Kerio's free firewall

White knight rescues Kerio's free firewallAs far as I know ...From what I've heard, the overall quality of this firewall dropped off the map after v2 was released. Is this firewall still relavent, even with Sygate no longer in the union? (To those that don't know, Sygate was slurped by...

Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, firewall, Kerio, Sygate, SPF

Discussion threads 2005-12-01

Symantec scraps Sygate consumer firewall

Symantec scraps Sygate consumer firewallThis is a sad daySygate Personal Firewall was the best in terms of speed and controllability. Yes, the configurations are intimidating for novice, but once the user masters the options, he'll find it hard to replace SPF with any other firewalls out there.All should go and...

Tags: SECURITY, Symantec Corp., Sygate, SPF

Discussion threads 2005-11-28

Additional Resources

Ultimate Security Toolbox 6.0.6 (Windows)

Ultimate Security Toolbox is a very powerful security and computer health tool that allows you to protect against and repair ANY computer issue. Comprised of Advanced System Care, CCleaner, Spybot and Sygate, Ultimate Security Toolbox is the most comprehensive security and computer health suite available today. The first line of...

Tags: Health Care, Microsoft Windows, SpyBot, Computer, TestPortal, Productivity, Firewalls, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Internet, Vertical Industries, Security, Network Security, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-01-03

Streamlining Backup Time and Upgrading Endpoint Protection With Symantec Solutions

Rapid expansion - plus technical cooperation with German, French and American manufacturers - inspired state-owned China Northern Locomotive and Rolling Stock Industry Group to upgrade its backup and security systems. Veritas NetBackup dramatically cut the time and effort required for backup, so that each business unit now needs only one...

Tags: Symantec Corp., Backups, Security

Case studies 2007-11-19

Securing a Major German Insurer Using a Personal Firewall in the Endpoint Security Solution From Symantec

Forewarned is forearmed. That could be the motto by which HUK-COBURG protects its business network and mobile terminals from Internet viruses. Only clients found to be clean in a virus protection test will in future be allowed to log in to the major German insurer, and it's made possible by...

Tags: Firewall, Symantec Corp., Personal Firewall, Security

Case studies 2007-10-04

Blocklist Manager 2.7.7 (Windows)

The Blocklist Manager is an application that downloads blacklists from various sources and exports them to applications such as: Protowall PeerGuardian ZoneAlarm Sygate Blockpost Kazaa Lite K++ eMule And many other popular P2P apps & firewalls It is quickly becoming a Swiss army knife in network security with all the...

Tags: IP, Microsoft Windows, Manager, B.I.S.S., Blocklist Manager, Network Technology, Networking

Software downloads 2007-07-30

Getting started (Images: How to run Internet Explorer securely)

Getting started (Images: How to run Internet Explorer securely)How to run Internet Explorer securely...How to run Internet Explorer securely: 1: Un-install it the uninstaller only has a few known security holes2: Optionally, install FireFox - or better yet, install a real OS...What a strange game...It is not possible to run...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2007-06-12

Yes to "Download signed ActiveX controls" (Installing Web plug-ins as a Vista non-administrative user)

Yes to "Download signed ActiveX controls" (Installing Web plug-ins as a Vista non-administrative user)Screenshot 9 description errorScreenshot 9 (Security Settings - Internet Zone) has an error in its description regarding "Download signed ActiveX controls." Your description says "It was disabled by default." This is false. The IE...

Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows Vista, Authenticode, Authenticode dialog, UAC, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2007-02-21

Sygate Personal Firewall 5.6.2808 (Windows)

Sygate Personal Firewall provides best of breed security in a user friendly interface, protecting your PC from hackers, trojans and DoS attacks. New features include full-ICS support, protocol driver level protection, enhanced logging, and more. Sygate Personal Firewall is a personal firewall to offer protection from malicious code intrusions, keeping...

Tags: Malicious Code, Sygate Technologies, Microsoft Windows, Sygate Personal Firewall, Security, Viruses And Worms

Software downloads 2007-02-08

Symantec goes for more share of wallet

Symantec plans to acquire Altiris for $830 million ($33 per share) in cash. Altiris brings IT asset management into the Symantec portfolio as the company continues to reach out beyond its security roots. Symantec has grown through billions of dollars in acquisitions over the last ten years--Relicore, IMlogic, Bindview, Sygate,...

Tags: SECURITY, Symantec Corp.

Blog posts 2007-01-30

Symantec stumbles amid customer deferrals, ERP installation

Symantec stumbles amid customer deferrals, ERP installationSymantec is failing in every way....I deal with thousands of computers a year, most of which have Symantec products pre-installed. The average home user knows they need antivirus software, so they stick with Norton when there sunscription runs out, unaware of free programs that...

Tags: SECURITY, ERP, Symantec Corp., VERITAS Software Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-16

ZoneAlarm glitches hit Eudora, McAfee users

ZoneAlarm glitches hit Eudora, McAfee usersZone AlarmInteresting. I removed Zone Alarm as it was interfering with Incredimail as well. MY opinion, for what's it worth, is that the last Sygate version (5.5) before being absorbed by Symantec, is about the best and never caused any problemsZoneAlarm does get paranoid...

Tags: Firewalls, Viruses and worms, Comodo Firewall, ZoneAlarm, firewall, McAfee Inc., SPF, Eudora

Discussion threads 2006-06-21

30 screen shots of the new Vista Beta

Fellow ZDNet blogger Ed Bott has posted 30 screen shots from the new beta version of Windows Vista that Microsoft released yesterday. I've gone through all thirty screen shots and have found a few items worth pointing out. In his screenshot of the personal firewall that's included with...

Tags: software

Blog posts 2006-05-24

Trouble ahead for security industry as Microsoft gets security right

Whether you choose to believe it or not, Microsoft appears to finally be getting its security house in order. No, frequent patches, like yesterday's corrections to critical flaws, are not evidence that secure computing for Microsoft is an impossible task. On the contrary. Microsoft, probably more than any...

Tags: vulnerability, security

Blog posts 2006-05-10

Take one tablet to improve mobility

Take one tablet to improve mobilityThinkPadsI am a Personal Care Provider. I oversee 15 homes with Developmentally Delayed and Disabled. There are 115 people total. I have a staff of 30 per shift making it a total fo 60 full time and 10 part time and on call. Getting to...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, IBM Corp., Lenovo Group Ltd., tablet, laptop computer, mobility

Discussion threads 2006-04-28

Symantec hit with $900 million tax bill

Symantec hit with $900 million tax billSorry, Symantec......guilty until proven innocent.(Are your "campaign contributions" all paid up?)... Babby, um sing'n----- the IRS blues --- oh yeah!Nothing worse than having these bloodsuckers on your tail!Message has been deleted.Looks like a new company to support the Fair Taxhttp://www.fairtax.orgServes them rightI'm not a...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Norton Security, tax, Symantec Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-04-17

Katana Configuration & Policy Editor 2.1.16 (Windows)

First and only product with top-notch firewall security and VPN remote connectivity for your PCs. Katana is an integrated personal firewall (like ZoneAlarm, Sygate, etc.) and VPN that interoperates with most other 3rd-party VPN gateways (CISCO, NetScreen, Sonicwall). Katana offers enterprise class security and remote access to small business and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Anti-spyware, Trlokom, Katana, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, VPNs, Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Telecommunications, Viruses And Worms, Networking

Software downloads 2006-01-31

Most spam still coming from the U.S.

Most spam still coming from the U.S.Probably botnets.I doubt that there is a lot of US ISPs that will tolerate spamming, but there are more than enough dimwits who are on broadband and are clueless about net security basics (most of which boils down to not using Insecure Exposer or...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Web browsers, E-mail clients, Groupware, Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Mozilla Thunderbird, Microsoft Outlook, computer, Vacation Response, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2006-01-24

Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered

Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discoveredQuestion about this "vulnerability"[i]You could just as easily connect to an unsecured evil twin network.[/i]If you specified a WEP or WPA key on your client along with the SSID, would that protect you from connecting to an "evil twin network" or an unexpected peer computer? I would...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Network security, Microsoft Corp., Wi-Fi, network, SSID, WPA, WEP, Microsoft Windows, security

Discussion threads 2006-01-16

IDC Insight: Symantec Continues Acquisition Spree; Buys Sygate Technologies to Secure Endpoint Market

Read this white paper to learn why the analysts at IDC are saying that through its acquisition of Sygate, Symantec has added a robust endpoint security solution to its product portfolio. As one of the pioneers in this market, Sygate brings expertise, revenue, customers, and centralized management technology to Symantec's...

Tags: Acquisition, Symantec Corp., Sygate Technologies, International Data Corp., Security

White papers 2005-09-01