BitDefender Total Security 2010 provides comprehensive proactive protection against Internet security threats, along with system maintenance and backup. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has announced that its free antivirus application, Security Essentials, will be made available for public download today. FULL STORY >

Phoenix Software announced today that it will make AVG Internet Security locally available from 1 October 2009. FULL STORY >

Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 is a very solid security suite with a robust set of security tools. With an innovative firewall, clever antispam feature and a new virtual environment in which to test suspect apps, 2010 is worth the purchase. FULL STORY >

A Swiss programmer has released source code for a trojan that records Skype calls. FULL STORY >

Twitter went down for a number of hours yesterday as a result of what it calls, ÔÇ£a single, massively coordinated attack.ÔÇØ FULL STORY >

The Commercial Crime Police arrested two suspected members of an alleged SMS banking fraud syndicate in Johannesburg late last week, reports the Citizen. FULL STORY >

Microsoft issued a security advisory late yesterday alerting users to a flaw in IE software that could allow hackers to hijack their PCs. FULL STORY >

Security Monitoring- Managing Risks, written by network security experts from Cisco Systems, is a must read of anyone managing a business network. FULL STORY >

SMS phishing, or ÔÇ£smishingÔÇØ, occurs mainly when customers receive an SMS from what seems to be a reputable financial institution prompting them to call a telephone number due to a possible fraudulent transaction on their account. FULL STORY >

Victor Dronov is the Product Manager for Kaspersky LabÔÇÖs Mobile Solutions Unit. We chatted to him about the mobile threats users face and the launch of KasperskyÔÇÖs Mobile Security 8.0. FULL STORY >

Secuvoice micro-SD card encrypts your voice communications, preventing snoops from listening in on your calls. FULL STORY >

Mobile Security 8.0 is designed to protect smartphones from malware and theft. It offers a total mobile security solution. FULL STORY >

Kaspersky Lab launched its latest version of Mobile Security, version 8.0, at ITWeb`s IT Security Summit today, held at Vodaworld, Midrand. FULL STORY >

Panda Security has announced the global beta release of Panda Cloud Antivirus, the industryÔÇÖs first and only free cloud-based antivirus. FULL STORY >