McAfee Inc.
The patch cycle is the most important few days for IT administrators each month. Microsoft's Patch Tuesday leads a cycle that is often followed by other big league tech vendors.
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Mitja Kolsek argues that there's a hidden danger in focusing on limiting exploitability instead of exterminating vulnerabilities.
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Mozilla rates this a "critical" vulnerability that can be used to run attacker code and install software, requiring no user interaction beyond normal browsing.
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Fixes coming for dangerous security holes in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, the Internet Explorer browser and .NET/Silverlight.
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M86Security's newly released report "Security Labs Report - July – December 2011 Recap", details some of the most commonly observed Web exploits currently in the wild.
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Security researchers from TrendMicro have spotted a fake version of popular game Temple Run, currently available at Android's Market.
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McAfee upgrades mobile security software with SMS, call blocking
IT departments are wary of personal devices being used for work purposes out of fear of information getting lost or stolen, but could mobile security software ease their worries?
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Most cyber security experts believe cyber arms race is on
More than half of of global security experts believe that an arms race is already taking place in cyber space, according to McAfee.
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McAfee to plug spam hole this week
McAfee will release a fix this week for a bug in its software that scammers were using to distribute spam.
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McAfee software allows spam for hijacked PCs
McAfee is looking into a problem with a service in its SaaS Endpoint Protection software that appears to be allowing computers to serve as open proxies for sending spam.
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McAfee predicts more high-profile, targeted attacks in 2012
Other major threat predictions include new hacktivist groups, spam exploiting virtual currency and digital wallets, the circulation of fake rogue certificates, and the potential for a growing...
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McAfee beefs up portfolio with NitroSecurity acquisition
McAfee is stepping up its information management and enterprise security offerings with a completed acquisition.
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McAfee threats report: Android is in the crosshairs
Yet another report proves that Android is the biggest target for mobile malware.
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Staples, McAfee offer online security tips for Cyber Monday
McAfee asserts that employees will put their companies at risk -- more than ever -- on Cyber Monday.
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McAfee proposes five tips to avoiding bad apps
McAfee has drafted five easy steps that computer and mobile users can take to secure their own devices.
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McAfee's updated cloud security platform focuses on preventing data loss
McAfee steps up its cloud computing security platform to ease the worries of businesses afraid of moving to the cloud.
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Does information technology create or destroy jobs? Or is this even the right question?
The 2000s decade was a time of accelerating technology, accompanied by stagnant employment growth. This is no coincidence, MIT researchers argue. But how much technology is going to waste anyway?
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Mozilla blocks McAfee Firefox extension, citing "explosive crashes"
Mozilla's new rapid-release schedule for Firefox is playing havoc with security software companies. A McAfee add-on has been blocked because of crashes with recent Firefox releases, and Norton has...
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McAfee: Malware surging on mobile platforms, especially Android
Malware is becoming a very dangerous problem for mobile operating systems, and Android is becoming the top target.
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Shady RAT not so sophisticated: Symantec
Symantec has conducted its own investigation into the global hacking operation that McAfee has dubbed Operation Shady RAT, and called into question whether the attacks were really all that...
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Operation Shady RAT: Five things to know
McAfee unearthed a massive, global cyberattack campaign named "Operation Shady RAT" that compromised more than 70 major organizations. Here's what you need to know.
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Has the United States already suffered its cyberwar Pearl Harbor?
McAfee claims to have uncovered a long-term cyber-espionage campaign against the U.S. and almost 80 other countries and major companies.
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Major cyber-espionage operation exposed
"Operation Shady Rat" stole government secrets, sensitive corporate documents, and other intellectual property for five years from more than 70 public and private organizations in 14 countries.
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Why McAfee is still at the top of my Not Recommended list
Over the years, when I’ve had to deal with McAfee products, I have been known to unleash torrents of invective that would make a pirate blush.Over the past month I tried the latest McAfee...
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Android security becomes opportunity for McAfee
McAfee will extend its wares into smartphones and tablets as mobile security moves to the forefront. Android tablets and smartphones apparently are the next growth market for anti-virus protection.
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McAfee to acquire database security vendor Sentrigo
McAfee said today that it would acquire Sentrigo, which builds database access and monitoring software, a move that allows McAfee to extend its branded security veil to the enterprise database....
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