Security

Reuters - McAfee Inc , the world's No. 2 security software maker, said on Monday it plans to buy Internet security company Secure Computing Corp for 5 million in cash.

AFP - Sunni Muslim computer hackers have attacked hundreds of Shiite websites including Shia Islam's most popular site linked to the community's leader in Iraq, Iran's Fars news agency reported on Friday.

PC Magazine - On Thursday, Advanced Micro Devices tied a new corporate branding campaign,"Fusion," to a beta utility that is designed to speed up AMD-powered PCs. The company warned, however, that the utility could turn off antivirus or other security ...

AFP - Hackers broke into the email account of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the John McCain campaign said.

NewsFactor - Movie fans who love to search what leading man Brad Pitt is up to need to beware of malware. Pitt's name is being used to lure Web surfers to malware-hosting sites, according to McAfee. Web surfers looking for ...

Reuters - A general news correspondent with Reuters in the United States, Andy Sullivan has covered hurricanes, executions, elections, scandals and computer hackers. He has been with the company since 2000. In the following story, he describes playing baseball with ...

Reuters - Looking for information about Brad Pitt or Beyonce on the Web? It could be risky.

Security NewsNewsFactor - The Supreme Court of the State of Virginia has released a spammer previously sentenced to nine years in prison. Jeremy Jaynes of Raleigh, N.C., was convicted in 2004 of sending tens of thousands of e-mails from his ...

NewsFactor - The Supreme Court of the State of Virginia has released a spammer previously sentenced to nine years in prison. Jeremy Jaynes of Raleigh, N.C., was convicted in 2004 of sending tens of thousands of e-mails from his home.

AFP - Hackers armed with laptop computers, camping tents and dreams of software glory invaded Yahoo during the weekend as the Internet pioneer opened its strategy and its doors to outside developers.