Asserting its continued leadership, Trend Micro beats out four other Web gateway security solutions in independent tests conducted by Cascadia Labs. Trend Micro's URL filtering and Web security technologies defeated other market-leading products tested by independent tester Cascadia Labs. Again, Trend Micro proves that the cloud-client infrastructure of the Trend Micro(TM) Smart Protection Network(TM) is the best way to block out Web threats.

IBM today released results from its X-Force 2009 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report. The report's findings show an unprecedented state of Web insecurity as Web client, server, and content threats converge to create an untenable risk landscape.Report finds more than 500 percent increase in malicious Web links and increased sophistication in vulnerability exploitation.

A pioneering new feature on the iBoss Enterprise Web Filter now makes the industry-leading web-filtering device the only one on the market to offer the ability to record, monitor and control user desktops. The patent-pending Desktop Monitor Control and Record (DMCR) function not only takes the guesswork out of confronting Internet-use policy violators at large companies and educational institutions, but potentially reduces overhead by providing more efficient remote desktop control.

Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, and Against Intuition, the developer of the leading website rating service Web of Trust (WOT), today announced a partnership to deliver a safer Web search experience through their new co-branded version of WOT.

PandaLabs, Panda Security's malware analysis and detection laboratory has detected over one hundred Web pages, mainly hosted in China, modified to infect users by exploiting an unpatched Microsoft vulnerability. Users of Panda Security are protected against this threat thanks to TruPrevent proactive Technologies.

Panda Security and tyBit Unified Search Join Forces Worldwide to Combat Cybercrime and the Spread of Malicious Malware. By placing Panda Security's incomparable Internet protection software directly inside the tyBit Unified Search toolbar, the two companies have created an unheard of level of security for a Web browser toolbar that already provided users with unprecedented search capabilities.

Leading search engine Ask.com, an operating business of IAC  with 76 million monthly unique users, and Symantec Corp., whose Norton brand is the world's security market share leader for consumer software and services, today announced a multi-year, strategic partnership to deliver the best answers and even safer search results on the Web.

Software Security Solutions, Inc. (SSS), a technology firm specializing in security solutions for home users and small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), is offering the latest in web surfing protection for both families and companies. CyberPatrol blocks access to harmful web sites and URLs. Unfortunately, there are now millions of inappropriate and malicious sites on the worldwide web that can disrupt business operations or be harmful to children and families.

Optenet, a global IT security company and provider of high-performance content filtering solutions, today announced the immediate availability of a new cost-effective and easy-to-deploy appliance that enables service providers to block access to known illegal and illicit Web sites. WOLF can be quickly and easily added to a provider's network, serving as an important initial step toward full-featured Web security.

With the vast advances of internet technology your computer's susceptibility to malicious viruses, spyware, malware and other threats have been increasing. Surfing today's web can be a stressful pastime as many harmful links can even through the links which may appear to be safe but indirectly find their way into your system, putting your computer's data at the risk of being unethically violated. Online Link Scan is a brand new service that hopes to alleviate some of these fears and risks for web surfers and make their experience on the internet a safer and more enjoyable one.