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The downturn might be increasing the uptake of hosted services. But do money saving motives outweigh fears over hosted security? Which headache is worse; the worry of offloading security work, or the bother of carrying it out in-house? Julian Pletts finds out if security as a service is really a viable option.

Symantec survey shows that companies in the UAE and Saudi Arabia improving disaster recovery processes

Symantec security researchers warn of mass mailer worm disguised as Twitter invite

The EMEA region is still the leading source of all zombie IP addresses, hosting 45% of all active zombie computers in the world

Ethical hacker uses SQL vulnerability to gain access to company database through EMEA site

Users warned to avoid downloading file disguised as trial version of Apple’s office productivity software

A rundown of the latest spam trends, news and activities

With a number of high-profile data breaches in the news, companies are increasingly looking to shore up their shakey IT policies with solid examples of best practice. Imthishan Giado asks security experts for their advice.

Security vendor to promote safe surfing for children at the Dubai Family Forum.

Leadership, and the value it brings, is a undervalued and often misunderstood commodity in the Middle East. Sean Robson wants people to start taking heed

Veritas Cluster Server One aimed at next generation datacentres

Symantec CEO John Thompson discusses future trends and company focus at Symantec Vision EMEA, reports Sean Robson from The Hague, Netherlands

Spam levels stayed level in May, and so did the spammers, who continue to push out scams that attempt to prey on concerns surrounding the worsening world economic climate

Symantec is in discussions with distributors and telecom companies as they look to form a partnership in the region for the new product, Norton Smartphone Security

Mindware scoops Symantec's 'Total Solutions Distributor 200' award

Once again, we see what the internet’s biggest inconvenience can teach us

Saudi Arabia ranked worst in region as target and source for cybercrime activities

UAE's Computer Emergency Response Team launches next stage of awareness campaign focused on online threats

Operations audit conducted to check channel procedures and partners

We show you how to keep your digital data out of harm's way...

Symantec has released a patch for a recently discovered ActiveX vulnerability, which allowed hackers to execute malicious code on a user's PC.

It is about time that the Middle East industry made some time for open and honest discussion, in the interests of learning about each other and eventually, improving products and solutions.

Why are so many of the region’s financial institutions still leaving parts of their networks open to attack?

Mobile malware’s mythical status is coming to an end and organisations now need to take this attack vector seriously. NME looks at the latest in the world of smartphone security.

Internet security firm Websense is aiming to take on bigger rivals with last week's US$400m capture of SurfControl.

Protecting multiple applications is becoming more and more difficult.

Pro Technology has been named as Symantec's ‘Best Solutions Partner' for the Middle East and North Africa region following the software vendor's recent MENA partner summit in Dubai.

Storage and security vendor Symantec has snapped up US start-up 4FrontSecurity, a company that provides threat assessment technology for businesses.

Symantec is planning to cut its payroll costs by 5% in a bid to reduce expenses after a disappointing 2007 third fiscal quarter, it said last week.

Vendor will incorporate technology into Netbackup products

Symantec is driving home the compliance message to Middle East customers, explaining why it is such an important topic for organisations to consider.

Norton Confidential guards customers against phishing, company claims

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Thompson says woes of one company do not reflect state of the market; that network security industry is sound.

The first known virus for the Palm handheld device was discovered late last week. The Trojan horse, named the Liberty Crack program has the ability to delete applications and databases from the Palm.