Computer security software maker Symantec Corp. has posted a disappointing 58 percent drop in profits from a year ago in its fiscal first-quarter report, blaming the situation on the softening of demand on the part of corporate customers. In response to the company’s report, shares slid more than 7 percent to $15.90 in late trading.
 
Symantec took in $1.43 billion in revenue this quarter, down from $1.65 billion, and posted earnings of 34 cents per share, excluding special items. Analyst expectations had the software company doing somewhat better, predicting $1.49 billion in revenue and 35 cents per share. Symantec CFO James …read more

Tax Day is coming up this week on Wednesday, April 15th. With all the stress and anguish that comes with preparing your taxes, here at Bizzia we thought we’d give our readers a reward. Each day this week, we are starting a special reader giveaway, where you will have the chance to win some fabulous prizes.
We kick off our Tax Week contests today by giving away three copies of the F-Secure Internet Security 2009 software. This software offers protection against online threats, particularly phishing scams and malicious software that could threaten personal information and data through online banking and shopping. …read more

How many of you have a pasword on your laptop?
I’m betting most of you do. Is it a strong password?
Now if you’re using a Mac I think all this doesn’t really apply to you, I think you might have better security than I do on Vista.
So today a friend called me. She had forgotten her password to her laptop. She had been proud of the uber cool, super strong pasword she figured out.
Well now she had a boat anchor. Well so she thought or feared.
Armed with google I found several options for, essentially, breaking in and resetting …read more