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• Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion

  Intel says it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy all of McAfee's common stock at $48 per share in cash.

  August 19, 2010, 5:59 am| Read full article | More articles from updates.zdnet.com

• Intel Acquires McAfee For $7.68 Billion

  

  Intel has agreed to acquire McAfee Inc. for approximately $7.68 billion ($48 per share in cash), the company announced today. The boards of directors of both companies have approved the deal, which is expected to close following shareholder approval and regulatory clearances.It’s a huge deal for Intel, primarily a hardware...

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  August 19, 2010, 5:53 am| Read full article | More articles from mashable.com

• Etc: Intel has purchased security software maker McAfee Inc. for $7.68 billion.

  <!--body--> Intel has purchased security software maker McAfee Inc. for $7.68 billion. Read More: Wall Street Journal Read the comments on this post

  August 19, 2010, 5:43 am| Read full article | More articles from arstechnica.com

• Q. & A.: Facebook Is a Phonebook

  How to hide your phone number on Facebook.

  August 19, 2010, 5:39 am| Read full article | More articles from nytimes.com

• Adobe to patch critical hole in Reader

  Adobe will release a patch on Thursday for a critical hole in Reader that was disclosed at the Black Hat conference late last month.

  August 19, 2010, 4:52 am| Read full article | More articles from updates.zdnet.com

• Owning Virtual Worlds For Fun and Profit

  Trailrunner7 writes "Threatpost has a guest column by security researcher Charlie Miller on the ways in which attackers can easily take advantage of vulnerabilities in virtual worlds and perhaps online games to get control of other players' characters and avatars and even cash out their real-world bank accounts. From the...

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  August 18, 2010, 4:24 pm| Read full article | More articles from slashdot.org

• 1978 Cryptosystem Resists Quantum Attack

  KentuckyFC writes "In 1978, the CalTech mathematician Robert McEliece developed a cryptosystem based on the (then) new idea of using asymmetric mathematical functions to create different keys for encrypting and decrypting information. The security of these systems relies on mathematical steps that are easy to make in one direction but...

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  August 18, 2010, 1:50 pm| Read full article | More articles from slashdot.org

• Newly detected SQL injection attack snags Apple in wide net

  

  <!--body--> A new series of mass SQL injection attacks has planted links to malware sites and hidden iframes in over a million webpages, including parts of Apple's website. The technique is similar to a standard SQL injection attack, but uses obfuscation to disguise the data in hopes of routing around...

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  August 18, 2010, 10:00 am| Read full article | More articles from arstechnica.com

• Employees Would Steal Data When Leaving a Job

  An anonymous reader writes "Employees openly admit they would take company data, including customer data and product plans, when leaving a job. In response to a recent survey, 49% of US workers and 52% of British workers admitted they would take some form of company property with them when leaving...

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  August 18, 2010, 7:32 am| Read full article | More articles from slashdot.org

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