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Do you feel safe using an online data storage service? Would you upload your passwords and credit card information? How about uploading naked photos of yourself? You can now.

A new service pack for AVG's consumer security products adds and active Do Not Track feature, along with warnings when connecting to Wi-Fi access points for the first time.

Do Macs need security software? It's a good question if you want to start a fight at a Mac user group. Although in-the-wild virus attacks aren't a reality for Mac users, playing safe in our connected world is important. That's where Norton Internet Security for Mac steps in.

There's an online store in Australia selling an HDMI cable "with anti-virus protection."  What will they think of next?

Released late this evening, Webroot's new personal security product claims to be the fastest available.

Symantec's latest January 2012 report shows that spammers are being as deceptively clever as ever, 'using holidays and major events to make their mail more appealing', with 1 in every 327.9 Australian emails containing malware.

One of Russia's most famous digital exports in recent years has been Kaspersky Lab, an Internet security company that has gone from strength to strength, now winning AV-Comparatives' 'Product of the Year'.

In its eagerness to put a computer running its software on every desk, Microsoft has spawned a number of ancillary industries, the most pernicious of which is the anti-virus group. McAfee is a major force in this industry.

As part of a typical sales engagement, Palo Alto Networks will place one of their next-generation firewalls onto a potential customer's network to determine 'what's going on.'  Turns out, rather a lot.

In March this year, RSA was the victim of a relatively stealthy attack which appeared to have breached its proprietary secure token systems - the so-called key-fobs.  Unfortunately, they were not the only ones hit by the same attackers.

For around 20 minutes on Sunday, the Sesame Street YouTube channel was showing a little more than usual.

According to Intel's IT security subsidiary, McAfee, the average consumer - worldwide - has digital assets across multiple digital devices valued at $US37k, but more than a third lack protection across all of those devices. In the US, the average value was $US55k, and in Australia just $US21k.

Intel's network and device security software subsidiary, McAfee, has unveiled its strategy - comprised of current and new products - to address the burgeoning demand for securing and managing mobile devices - especially employee-owned devices being brought into the corporate environment.

Intel's network and device security software subsidiary, McAfee, has unveiled its strategy - comprised of current and new products - to address the burgeoning demand for securing and managing mobile devices - especially employee-owned devices being brought into the corporate environment.

Results of a survey of online and mobile consumer behaviour across Australia ranked Perth the most at-risk city for stolen identities, digital fraud and data loss.

Launched on September 1st, AVG 2012 continues the tradition of incremental improvement and unexpected new features in equal measure.  This edition has plenty of both.

A recent Analyst Insight from Ovum casts a somewhat jaundiced eye over the current state of web security with a look at the roles of social media, corporate security policies and the motivations of web developers.  Hint, what you smell isn't roses.

COMMENT With big-name websites being broken into over the last few months, and the mainstream tech media having a field day over "hacking", the time is ripe for the snake oil salesmen to appear. It is a good time for anti-virus vendors to plug their wares.

AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd, the distributor of the award-winning AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security software in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, has announced the release of AVG Technologies' "AVG Community Powered Threat Report - Q1 2011" which provides invaluable insight and background on the trends and developments in the world of online threats.