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Dell announced the appointment of three members to its SMB and channel divisions in ANZ, including a new Channel Manager for New Zealand.

Fake virus warnings are duping users into downloading scareware that installs malware and steals personal data, Symantec warns.

Symantec observed a 17% increase from the previous month in all phishing attacks, and 30% of phishing URLs were generated using phishing toolkits.

Scammers exploit Google Wave's popularity, using fake invite generators to distribute malware via forums and Twitter, warns Symantec Security Response.

Symantec to enhance its SMB and Endpoint Management Specialisations program in Asia Pacific and Japan, offering partners rebates, support, and training.

As mobile phones become more like computers, they also face an increase in security risks, says journalist Chris Leggett.

As Halloween nears, Symantec warns spammers are exploiting the holiday, phishing for personal info via free gift cards and health product offers.

Symantec today announced that David Dzienciol will be taking on an expanded role to lead Symantec channels and SMB business across Asia Pacific and Japan.

The tsunami warnings issued following the recent Indonesian earthquake are being exploited by malware developers.

Symantec released last month the results of its second annual State of the Data Centre report conducted by Applied Research.

Last year Symantec identified 750,000 different types of malicious code – more than the amount of legitimate code that was written.

Anti-virus experts from around the world will converge on Auckland next month for the annual AVAR (Association of Anti Virus Asia Researchers) conference.