Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 1 at 3:22 pm PT
How scary was the Internet in 2011? It depends on what you consider scary. News of attacks, some silly, some downright chilling, created uneasiness all year.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on September 12, 2011 at 12:01 am PT
Hewlett-Packard announced a broad IT security strategy that seems a harbinger of the new enterprise-y HP that CEO Léo Apotheker has in mind.
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Ina Fried in Mobile on August 14, 2011 at 9:12 pm PT
Intel’s McAfee unit said on Sunday night that it will start selling a $20 app to help consumers make sure their iPhones are secure.
The WaveSecure software offers the ability to remotely back up contacts, photos and other data, with such options as device tracking and remote-wipe capability.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on August 3, 2011 at 7:15 am PT
The biggest network intrusion ever has been carried out since 2006 against organizations in 72 countries. You get three guesses who the attacker is thought to be, but you probably only need one. Need a hint? It wasn’t LulzSec.
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Arik Hesseldahl in News on July 28, 2011 at 8:29 am PT
Software giant Oracle announced that it has
agreed to acquire InQuira, a privately held software company based in San Bruno, Calif., that specializes in the field of knowledge management. Financial terms are not being disclosed. InQuira’s software is aimed at helping customers find relevant answers to questions either online or from customer via service agents. Its customers include Yahoo, McAfee, the security software unit of Intel, 3M and Sprint.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on July 12, 2011 at 7:59 am PT
Intel has named two new co-presidents at its newly acquired McAfee security software subsidiary. The bigger news is that president Dave DeWalt is leaving.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on June 22, 2011 at 10:50 am PT
Founded by two Xensource veterans, security start-up Bromium aims to protect all those smartphones and tablets that people buy and expect to be able to use at the office. Investments from Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners and Lightspeed Ventures suggest it may be on to something.
Ina Fried in Mobile on April 11, 2011 at 11:50 am PT
Like a kid with a fever, Apple’s iPhone has its own way of telling you when it doesn’t feel well enough to operate normally.
Ina Fried in Mobile on April 5, 2011 at 5:00 am PT
With mobile attacks in the headlines and smartphone sales on the rise, those that sell security software see new opportunities to sell their wares. Webroot is the latest to add an Android product to their lineup.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on March 30, 2011 at 7:10 am PT
Looking more like a public company every day, the social enterprise software company has added executives from McAfee, Facebook and Google to its board of directors.
