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April 2012
04.13.2012 PCWorld | Would You Rather Share Your Password or Drive Without a Seatbelt?
"Unless you're some sort of adrenaline junky like Jeb Corliss, you know better than to engage in certain risky behaviors like BASE jumping from the Empire State Building. According to a new survey from Webroot, though, a majority of people now consider online activity to be a greater risk than real-world activities."
04.13.2012 U.S. News and World Report | Widespread Android Virus Could Hide in Popular App Updates
'"In the next couple months, I'd expect a big Android attack that's going to be very widespread," says Jacques Erasmus, chief information security officer with Webroot, a cybersecurity company. "It's going to be Android, because it's an open platform—there's much less regulation in terms of the app store that makes it much easier for criminals to target. Obviously, the Apple user base is massive, but I think that attack is going to come later."'
04.10.2012 PC Mag | Flashback Ends Mac's No-Virus Reputation, Experts Say
'Joe Jaroch, VP Endpoint Solutions Engineering for Webroot, "it is tantamount to security suicide to run without a fully featured security product on a Mac operating system, especially within a corporation." Because Mac users assume that their hardware is impervious to any threat, "Mac threats have been a silent killer for the last several years."'
04.04.2012 SecurityWeek | Attackers Use US Airways Brand in Combined Spam and Malware Attack
"A spam campaign leveraging the US Airways brand in order to get attention is offering something far more sinister than reservation details and travel information. According to researchers at Webroot, the crooks behind the junk email campaign are using the Blackhole Exploit Kit in an effort to deliver various malicious payloads."
March 2012
03.29.2012 Input Output | Malware is Changing. Fortunately, So Are Security Vendors' Approaches
"Other niche security vendors have begun to branch out to cover different infection avenues. For example, one of the leading browser scanning tools for many years has been Webroot. This month, they have come out with an enterprise version of SecureAnywhere."
03.26.2012 Virus Bulletin | AV-Test issues latest results summary
"Also putting in good performances were AVG's Internet Security (the paid-for version) and Symantec's Norton, both with 15 points, and Norman's Security Suite, Panda's Cloud Antivirus and Internet Security products, and Webroot's SecureAnywhere, all scoring 14.5."
03.02.2012 PCWorld | 6 Security Trends to Watch For
"These new forms of malware can identify when you've visited sites protected with SSL--the encryption technology used to keep data safe from prying eyes as it travels across the Internet--and it can grab your username and password before the encryption kicks in. In addition, these sorts of attacks, according to security software maker Webroot, will ignore all Web traffic except encrypted sites to filter out information that it isn't interested in."
February 2012
02.26.2012 Network World | What's hot at RSA 2012
"Key features: Webroot SecureAnywhere Business – Endpoint Protection is a new cloud-based protection that takes the misery out of security by delivering the fastest, lightest, easiest to manage, and most effective endpoint protection available."
02.21.2012 SC Magazine UK | Webroot delivers business edition of SecureAnywhere
"Following the launch of the consumer edition in October 2011, the company said that SecureAnywhere Business – Endpoint Protection includes behaviour-based threat analysis to eliminate the need for signatures, as well as offline protection for machines inside or outside the corporate firewall."
2.20.2012 ZDNet Australia | Virtual malware labs are 'broken': Webroot
"In an interview with ZDNet Australia, Crispin Kerr said that the traditional method of analysing malware simply doesn't work anymore, and that greater emphasis needs to be placed on providing forensic analysis of unknown or suspicious-looking applications."
02.08.2012 Business World | US firm Webroot sets up Dublin HQ
"US-based Internet security as a service firm Webroot, has opened its new international headquarters in Dublin's George's Quay Plaza."
January 2012
01.30.2012 Security Watch, PC Mag | Super Bowl XLVI: 6 Ways to Avoid an Online Scam
"One of the easiest things you can do is innoculate your PC with an anti-virus program. PCMag recommends Webroot SecureAnywhere Antivirus (4.5 stars, Editors' Choice, $39.95 direct), which has extras to help fight ID theft."
01.27.2012 CBS, Money Watch | Protect your Android phone from pickpockets
"These days, practically your whole life -- professional and personal -- may be stored on your phone. That's convenient, but it's also dangerous. If your phone of choice is Android, you can take some precautions with Secure Anywhere Mobile. This Android app from software maker Webroot is designed to protect your identity if your phone is lost or stolen. It also can help you track it down."
01.17.2012 Laptop Magazine | Five Signs your PC is Infected
"To help spend less time fretting and more time deciding what your next steps should be, we enlisted the expertise of Jacques Erasmus, chief information security officer for Webroot, and Catalin Cosoi, global research director for BitDefender, both leading antivirus companies."
01.01.2012 Fox 8 | Webroot makes a comeback with SecureAnywhere Complete
"Webroot SecureAnywhere Complete enables you to manage security for all your PCs, tablets, and mobile devices from a single web portal -- via a single license. If you serve as "tech support" for your family, you can monitor and administer the software over the Internet, so you know their devices are protected."
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