The messages try to get users to dowload a malicious attachment
Facebook's 400 million users have been targeted by a spam run that could infect their computers with malicious software designed to steals passwords and other data, according to security researchers at McAfee.
Company's software and distribution publishing business reports a $480,000 loss due its partnership switch
Manaccom’s software and publishing distribution business has suffered a loss in the first half of the financial year.
The Kneber botnet is a relatively small threat as botnets go, and could be guarded against using simple security fundamentals
A report from security research firm NetWitness about a malicious botnet dubbed Kneber has been the focus of a fair amount of media attention, but mostly sensationalism that misses the real point.
New tweaks to vendor's partner program include givin Secure Computing partners the full benefits McAfee's channel offerings
McAfee has launched into 2010 with a revamped channel partner program that promises a raft of new benefits.
McAfee blames unpatched IE bug; Microsoft to release security advisory later today
Hackers exploited an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) browser to break into some of the firms targeted in a widespread attack that compromised Google's and Adobe's corporate networks last year and earlier this month, McAfee said today.
Security giants lose out in global contract
McAfee has beat off rivals in a deal with Facebook which will allow it to promote its security suite to the website’s 350 million users and make it mandatory for victims of compromised accounts to use its online scanning tool.
McAfee VirusScan Plus has some good features and a decent interface, but it has too many performance problems
McAfee VirusScan Plus does well with traditional, signature-based malware detection, but it delivered a large number of false positives and fumbled on essentials like proactive protection and scan speed. Overall, it ranked tenth out of the 11 products in our roundup of stand-alone antivirus programs.
Air Force places US$9.7M order; U.S. military is McAfee's largest customer
The U.S. Defense Department is expanding its exclusive arrangement with McAfee, whose security software is at the heart of the military's cybersecurity efforts.
McAfee security report examines cyberattacks that seem concentrated on a specific country
Nations that want to disrupt their enemies' banking, media and government resources don't need their own technical skills; they can simply order botnet attack services from cybercriminals.
McAfee's whitelisting protection for Windows, Linux, and Solaris is short on shortcomings
McAfee Application Control 5.0 (due out Dec. 15) is the result of McAfee's acquisition of Solidcore and the integration of Solidcore S3 Control with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO). McAfee Application Control rivals SignaCert for the broadest client support among all the products in InfoWorld's review. It also boasts write protection and ownership protection of whitelisted files, good reporting and alerting, and no significant cons.
Hackers swamping site with malware
The number of peer-to-peer (p2p) websites that allow users to share copyrighted materials has increased, says McAfee.
Eric Krieger takes 20 years worth of IT experience to help NZ-based distributor's Australian channel push
The former country manager for Secure Computing has now set his sights on building up security distributor, Duo International.
Value enhancements to be made to encourage partners to greater engagement
Security vendor, McAfee, has identified a consistent approach to its channel as a key global mandate for 2010.
Upcoming product aims to help companies better manage and protect important data
Adobe Systems and McAfee will jointly develop a product that combines digital rights management capabilities with technology designed to prevent data from leaking outside corporate networks, the companies said Monday.
Interview with McAfee Asia-Pacific director for channels and operations, Gavin Struthers.
McAfee Asia-Pacific director for channels and operations, Gavin Struthers, first learnt leadership skills as a military officer in charge of a South African platoon. He talks to DAVID RAMLI about his love of the bush, his drive for success and his interest in building up a regional channel base.
