Adobe has announced new executive appointments
Adobe has this week announced new executive appointments that aim to strength the company’s customer segments. David Wadhwani, previous vice president and general manager of Adobe’s Platform Business Unit since 2008, has been promoted to senior vice president and general manager of the Creative and Interactive Solutions business unit (CISBU). Senior Vice President John Loiacono, [...]
Adobe acquires Day Software for $240 million
Switzerland-based software company Day Software has just been bought by Adobe for around $240 million (approx £154m). The deal looks set to strengthen the Adobe enterprise and add new content management software to its portfolio of software. It is said that Day CEO, Erik Hansen will join Adobe and that Day will function Adobe’s Digital [...]
Adobe PDF security increased with sandboxing
Adobe Systems Inc. has announced that it will further secure its popular PDF Reader from attacks by adding “sandboxing” technology. The sandboxing process is well known for its use in Google’s Chrome browser. It isolates processes from one another and the rest of the machine, stopping malicious code from escaping an application and infecting the [...]
Adobe looks to Microsoft for protection
Adobe has just announced that it is to sign up to the Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) after attracting increasing attention from hackers of late. As a result of this, Adobe will share its software vulnerability information with the 65 members of the organisation worldwide and with extend the benefits of MAPP to its users. [...]
Iran was main target of recent SCADA worm
A dangerous computer worm, designed to steal information from industrial control systems has hit computer in the Iran the hardest. According to Symantec Corp, nearly 60 per cent of all worm-infected systems were located in Iran. Other countries affected by the malicious software, named Struxnet, include Indonesia and India. Elias Levy, senior technical director with [...]
Most spam industry sectors in the UK revealed by Symantec
In its latest report the security firm revealed the most spammed business sectors in the United Kingdom. The highest spammed sectors of the United Kingdom are telecoms, accommodation & catering and the education industry while automotive, recreation and estate agents sectors have the lowest spam levels. Image by: Tim Morgan
Symantec reveals Warwickshire as UK’s most spammed county
Symantec MessageLabs has revealed in its latest report that the UK’s most spammed county, with a level of 93.7 per cent. According to Symantec other high level counties included Merseyside (92.2%), Herefordshire (91.9%), Antrim (91.6%), Ayrshire (89.9%), Bedfordshire (89.7%), Surrey (89.6%) North Yorkshire (89.1%), Highland (88.9%) and Angus (88.7%). The counties with the lowest spam [...]
Shortened URLs lead to rise in spam
In Symantec’s July 2010 MessageLabs Intelligence Report it was revealed that spam attacks via short URLs have dramatically increased. Paul Wood, MessageLabs Intelligence Senior Analyst at Symantec Hosted Services, said: “When spammers include a shortened URL in spam messages, these shortened hyperlinks contain reputable and legitimate domains, making it harder for traditional anti-spam filters to [...]
Apple reveals stunning new eco-friendly 27-inch LED cinematic display
Rosie Khdir takes a look at the latest release from Apple, a beautiful LED backlit cinema display which boasts a 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution and an ambient light sensor - its eco-friendly too!
McAfee extends its protection for Macs with new products
McAfee has now extended its industry-leading security to millions of Mac owners with its two new products, McAfee® Internet Security and McAfee® Family Protection for Mac. McAfee Internet Security is said to be the strongest protection for Macs users and includes McAfee® SiteAdvisor® technology, Secure Search, two-way firewall protection and advanced malware scanning. McAfee Family [...]
