Michael Horowitz: How useful is antivirus software?

Computerworld Security: June 25, 2012
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Michael Horowitz: How useful is antivirus software?


Does antivirus software catch 10% or 90% of the malware targeted at Windows
users? We may have an answer. And, three Defensive Computing suggestions
slightly off the beaten track.


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IN THIS ISSUE

1. PayPal to pay security researchers for reported vulnerabilities
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8073623/823929835/568274/0/

2. Finalists in Microsoft's $250K contest take on 'most-pressing' exploit tactic
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8073623/823929835/568275/0/

3. Patrick Thibodeau: Symantec revises panicky crash notice
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Is Cloud the Answer to Federal IT Savings?

In this eGuide, Computerworld and its sister publications CIO and Network World
have collected interviews and articles that cover some of the biggest issues
faced by federal agency IT departments today. Read on to learn about the
technology challenges the U.S. government is facing, and how some agencies are
dealing with them.

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PayPal to pay security researchers for reported vulnerabilities

Payment services provider PayPal will reward security researchers who discover
vulnerabilities in its website with money, if they report their findings to the
company in a responsible manner.
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Finalists in Microsoft's $250K contest take on 'most-pressing' exploit tactic

Microsoft yesterday announced that each of the three finalists in the BlueHat
Prize $250,000 security contest came up with ways to detect and stymie one of
the most effective exploit methods now being used by hackers.
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Patrick Thibodeau: Symantec revises panicky crash notice


One customer, one knowledge base article?
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