Scanners were introduced at airports to combat hijacking in the 1970s - Getty Images The conveyor-belt security scanners at airports are always a source of irritation. You were gliding through, ...

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Security Scanner 2008 is a program that at first glance looks like a legitimate anti-malware scanner. It scans your computer, alerts you when an infection is found, and prompts you to remove them. In ...

Expert Consumers has recognized Webroot as the leading tool for real-time malware defense in its 2025 malware scanner evaluation. The recognition comes as cybersecurity threats continue to escalate in ...

Google today released a tool to make scanning for vulnerabilities on its cloud platform more effective, an aptly named Google Cloud Security Scanner. Although several security scanners already exist ...

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration, part of the Department of Homeland Security, has spent more than a billion dollars on full-body scanners designed to strengthen airport security. It ...

Software that analyzes a network to determine its exposure to unwanted intruders. Also called a "vulnerability scanner," such products check client PCs, servers, routers, firewalls, network appliances ...

Google today launched the beta of a new security tool for developers on its App Engine platform-as-a-service offering. The Google Cloud Security Scanner allows developers to regularly scan their ...

Since my start in 2008, I've covered a wide variety of topics from space missions to fax service reviews. At PCMag, much of my work focused on security and privacy services, as well as a video game or ...