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To Combat Identity Theft, Protect Computer

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Having a triple-threat combination of protective software on your computer greatly reduces your chances of identity theft, according to a study led by a Michigan State University criminologist.

In a survey of more than 600 people, the researchers found that computer users who were running antivirus, anti-adware and anti-spyware software were 50 percent less likely to have their credit card information stolen.

The study appears in the research journal Deviant Behavior. (more…)

Russia’s Kaspersky Antivirus Company to Conquer US Market

By PravdaJanuary 22, 2011Technologyamerican market, anti intrusion, anti spam, anti spyware, anti-virus, antivirus vendor, avz antiviral toolkit, computer, computer security company, eugene kaspersky, Europe, ga, general atlantic, kaspersky anti virus, kaspersky internet security, kaspersky lab, kaspersky mobile security, kaspersky pure, kav, kis, mobile device, natalia kaspersky, private equity firm, russia

Russia’s computer security company Kaspersky Lab, the fourth-largest global antivirus vendor, sold a large shareholding to US-based private equity firm General Atlantic. GA will become the second-largest shareholder of the Russian company, giving Kaspersky Lab an opportunity to improve its positions on the US market. The financial details of the deal have not been exposed yet, although it reportedly goes about 15-17 percent of the shares of the Russian company evaluated at $200 million. (more…)

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To Combat Identity Theft, Protect Computer

Russia’s Kaspersky Antivirus Company to Conquer US Market