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.
Oversupply of drugs in the Chinese market the likely culprit, however, Chinese spam responsible for up to 65 per cent of global email volumes
Increases in spam which offers cheap Chinese medicine need not necessarily be a cause for alarm, according to a new report from McAfee.
McAfee's Total Protection Service 5.0 is available in 18 languages
McAfee's latest version of its managed security service includes new features that let companies scan their Web sites for vulnerabilities as well as check for compliance with payment-card industry standards for handling financial data.
McAfee hopes 3G will boost the security market in China
McAfee is expanding its staff in China amid a boom in the country's security market fueled by the launch of next-generation mobile networks.
'Just another day at the office' for spammers, says one researcher
Spammers have seized on the growing interest in news of a possible swine flu epidemic to hawk fake pharmaceuticals, security experts warned Monday.
Total Protection for Compliance provides centralized reporting for audit and compliance purposes.
McAfee has taken steps to integrate its vulnerability assessment and policy management products in a single suite to make it easier for enterprises to stay on top of compliance initiatives.
A McAfee survey finds that laid-off employees are the biggest security threat created by the economic downturn.
Is the worsening economic situation going to turn some employees into data thieves?
Signature-based virus scanning losing prominence as use of behavior-based detection and reputation analysis grows
Step 1: Identify a computer virus specimen. Step 2: Create a "signature" to detect and eradicate the virus, and push the signature file out to a computer. Step 3: Repeat steps 1 and 2 again and again for new viruses and their variants.
Cybercriminals exploiting the recession, banking crisis to prey upon jittery consumers
Cybercriminals operating worldwide are benefitting from ineffective law enforcement and a growing economic recession that could make jittery people more susceptible to cybercrime scams.
Deal expected to be completed by year-end.
McAfee on Monday announced an agreement to acquire Secure Computing in a transaction valued at US$465 million that is expected to be completed by year-end.
