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Intel Announces Plans to Buy McAfee for $7.68 Million
Written on 19 Aug, 2010 at 8:52 in Cyber Policy | viewed 28 views times | 0 Comments
Intel Corp, a chip maker, has announced plans to purchase McAfee Inc. for $7.68 billion at $48 per share. The per share price is a premium of 62% over McAfee’s closing price of $29.93 a share yesterday. Shares shot up by... (Continue reading)
McAfee Labs Calls for Industry to be Proactive in Combating Cyber Threats
Written on 10 Aug, 2010 at 11:29 in Cyber Policy | viewed 47 views times | 0 Comments
A new report by McAfee, Inc. has highlighted the need for industry to be more proactive in fighting cyber crime. The report, titled “Security Takes the Offensive,” serves as a “call to arms” for the security industry and contains strategies... (Continue reading)
McAfee Officials: Government Must Be Careful Not to Stifle Innovation
Written on 21 Jun, 2010 at 9:58 in Cyber Policy | viewed 63 views times | 0 Comments
Last Friday, McAfee officials expressed their praise for the recently proposed cyber bill but voiced reservations over the bill’s possible impact to private sector innovation. The bill, which was introduced by Sens. Joe Lieberman, Susan Collins and Tom Carper, looks to... (Continue reading)
McAfee Joins Acquisition Wave
Written on 26 May, 2010 at 8:25 in Cyber Policy | viewed 115 views times | 0 Comments
In order to build cyber capabilities, companies have one of two options; invest into expanding your own offerings by building the capabilities into your company structure or acquire a company that already has the capabilities you are seeking. Last week,... (Continue reading)
McAfee Honors FBI’s Shawn Henry with Crime Fighter Award
Written on 19 Apr, 2010 at 8:24 in Cyber Policy | viewed 353 views times | 0 Comments
McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) haspresented Shawn Henry, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, with the the McAfee Cybercrime Fighter Award. The award was presented last week during the McAfee Public Sector Summit by McAfee President... (Continue reading)
Volume, Sophictication of Malware are ‘Exponential,’ Says McAfee’s David DeWalt
Written on 16 Apr, 2010 at 9:55 in Featured Stories | viewed 678 views times | 1 Comment
With 34 million samples of malware detected last year, hackers are working overtime with creating nearly 47,000 new malicious code every day, which is causing a “heavy progression of issues” growing at an alarming rate, said David DeWalt, CEO and... (Continue reading)
Beward of Fake Email Facebook Warns
Written on 19 Mar, 2010 at 10:16 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 602 views times | 0 Comments
Social networking giant Facebook has issued a warning to users regarding a new scam that tricks users into downloading a Trojan onto their computers. The Trojan enables the cyber criminal to steal a user’s password for the social networking site. Once... (Continue reading)
Cyber Defenders of the World Unite!
Written on 1 Mar, 2010 at 12:29 in Featured Stories | viewed 1,059 views times | 3 Comments
This week, RSA’s conference in California looks “ to drive the worldwide information security agenda,” says conference general manager Sandra Toms LaPedis. As instances of cyber attacks continue to grow more prevalent, cyber warriors and national security officials are gathering in... (Continue reading)
Most Sectors Not Prepared for Cyber Attack yet the Chinese are Best at Cyber Security?
Written on 28 Jan, 2010 at 17:49 in Featured Stories | viewed 971 views times | 0 Comments
The US is perhaps the most networked nation in the world. We utilize information technology networks to conduct business, bank, shop and even conduct warfare. One of the greatest assets of the US infrastructure is the prevalence of IT networks.... (Continue reading)
‘We Have to Work Together’ to Fight Cyber Crime says McAfee CEO
Written on 27 Jan, 2010 at 13:54 in Cyber Policy | viewed 622 views times | 0 Comments
Dave DeWalt, president and CEO of McAfee, has called for the formation of an international framework to combat the growing threat from cyber crime according to a CRN article. While traveling to the World Economic Forum, where DeWalt will speak... (Continue reading)
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