Stories about: Grisoft

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CEO of antivirus vendor AVG to step down 17 July, 2009 13:16

After two years at the job, the CEO of Dutch antivirus seller AVG Technologies is stepping down.
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AVG notes rise in number of malicious Web sites 28 January, 2009 08:32

Web sites rigged with malicious code are becoming more numerous by the day, but the time those sites are online is declining, according to new research from security vendor AVG Technologies.
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Seven Lessons That SMBs Can Learn from Big IT 14 November, 2008 10:26

Just because you don't have a large enterprise doesn't mean you can't run your IT operation like the big guys. Here are seven ways to help your SMB--a small or medium-size business--implement some of the lessons big IT operations have learned over the years. Using these tips, you should be able to improve productivity, cut costs, and keep your business running smoothly.
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Vendors, analysts to work on antivirus testing standards 29 October, 2008 10:44

Software vendors are meeting later this week to discuss how to improve antivirus product tests, now often regarded as flawed or incomplete.
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Free Windows XP tuneup: Put new life into an old workhorse 08 August, 2008 09:18

Microsoft may have given up on Windows XP, but that doesn't mean you have to.
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Bogus security promises and how to detect them 14 March, 2008 10:13

What is true enterprise security and how do you get it? Bogus promises by vendors are all too common. In this interview, outspoken security analyst Nick Selby humorously tackles the truth about data leakage products, smartphone protection, hotspot threats and the word "solution." Nick Selby leads The 451 Group's Enterprise Security Practice. Selby also serves as The 451 Group's Director of Research Operations and is on the faculty of the Institute for Applied Network Security.
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Google finds evil all over the Web 18 February, 2008 08:26

The Web is scarier than most people realize, according to research published recently by Google.
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Grisoft changes name to AVG Technologies 08 February, 2008 09:33

Grisoft Wednesday said it has changed the name of its parent company to AVG Technologies N.V. AVG is its brand of antivirus software, said to be used by 66 million people around the world. The U.S.-based company that's part of AVG will now be known as AVG Technologies USA, with the Cyprus and British companies also reflecting the AVG name change.
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Hackers gone wild 24 January, 2008 12:16

It's a truism that sites get hacked every, and some may even deserve it. But we're no longer talking about individual hacks by disgruntled geeks. We're looking at massive, well-organized plans to take over vast portions of the Net. Case in point: The SQL Injection exploit that infected more 70,000 sites -- including some parts of CA's site -- according to researchers at Grisoft.
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Flash attack could take over your router 16 January, 2008 08:06

Security researchers have released code showing how a pair of widely used technologies could be misused to take control of a victim's Web browsing experience.
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Old exploit keeps on tickin' for hackers 14 January, 2008 12:46

In the last two weeks, hackers have exploited an 18-month-old vulnerability in Microsoft Windows in three high-profile attack campaigns to infect PCs with advanced rootkits and launch infections from thousands of compromised Web sites.