Security

Internet security is the prevention of unauthorized access and/or damage to computer systems via internet access. Most security measures involve data encryption and passwords. Data encryption is the translation of data into a form that is unintelligible without a deciphering mechanism. A password is a secret word or phrase that gives a user access to a particular program or system. 

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Antivirus software powerless to stop data breach attacks, study finds - Large numbers of data breaches are being initiated by targeted malware that antivirus software simply can’t detect, an analysis of 300 real-world incidents from 2011 has suggested.
Hacker releases Symantec source code - (Reuters) - A hacker released the source code for antivirus firm Symantec's pcAnywhere utility on Tuesday, raising fears that others could find security holes in the product and attempt takeovers of customer computers. The release followed failed email negotiations over a $50,000 payout to the hacker calling himself YamaTough to destroy the code. The email thread was published on Monday, but the ...
Symantec Says Hackers Tried Extortion - Hackers made good on a threat to post the source code for Symantec's popular PCAnywhere antivirus product and threatened to post the remainder of the source code in their possession. Symantec said the hackers offered to stop releasing the company's code if they were given money.
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