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Storm’s Demise Gives Way to New Trends in Spam and Malware; Botnets Extend Their Reach

CUPERTINO, Calif. – December 4, 2008– Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced the launch of its MessageLabs Intelligence 2008 Security Report. The annual report details how 2008 was a pivotal year for the cyber security landscape as revolutionary advances in malware and spam techniques made their mark on the underground “shadow” economy.

Total spam levels peaked at 82.7 percent...

London, 10th November 2008. Supported247.com (IT Support for London and Kent - Supported247), a leading provider of IT Solutions in London & Kent today announced the launch of Version 5.5 of their Online Backup Service Backedup247 (Online backup services - Backedup247.com | Home). This new version includes:

- Continuous Data Protection
Backup your data automatically as your data changes

- Redesigned, streamlined interface
The new interface has a clean,...

London – 5th November 2008 – Attenda Limited, the Always On Managed Services company has today announced an enhanced set of service offerings, rich partnerships and ecosystems to reinforce its position as a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) Provider for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).

- SaaS Provider for ISVs – a set of standardised infrastructures designed for ISVs adopting the SaaS delivery model from entry level, low cost test & development platforms to highly available,...

New Products and Architecture Provide Complete Coverage from Web-Based Malware, Phishing, Illegal and Inappropriate Content, E-Mail Spam, and DNS Attacks

October 15, 2008 — Nominum, the leading provider of network naming and addressing technologies, today announced enhancements to its Vantio caching DNS platform, two new products, and the new Trusted Response and Universal Enforcement (TRUETM) architecture that leverage the ubiquity, scale and performance of Nominum’s technology that...

380,000 new webpages infected since the start of September

IT security and control firm Sophos today announced the availability of a new service, Sophos WebAlert, providing website administrators with notification if their site is hosting malicious code. Experts at the firm have produced a video demonstrating how the service works in simple terms using children's toys.

KEY FACTS:
- Sophos threat experts on average detect one new infected webpage every five seconds,...