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    10 future shocks for the next 10 years (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - The past 30 years of InfoWorld's existence have seen a series of future shocks, from the ascent of the personal computer to horrifying strains of malware to the sizzling sex appeal of the iPhone. In honor of InfoWorld's 30th anniversary, we've decided to take a playful look ahead at the future shocks that could occur in the next 10 years (30 years seemed a little too sci-fi). -- read full article
    Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    McAfee to pay $465 million for Secure Computing (Reuters)

    McAfee's Total Protection for Enterprise product is seen in this undated handout photo. (McAfee Inc./Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Computer security company McAfee Inc plans to buy Secure Computing Corp for $465 million, adding specialized equipment that keeps hackers from breaking into computer networks.


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    Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:18:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    US-TECH Summary (Reuters)
    Reuters - Microsoft Corp has cut the selling price in China of one of its software products by over 70 percent to counter rampant piracy. It is the first special offer since Microsoft entered the Chinese market in 1992, the company said. -- read full article
    Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:50:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Facing down our newest cyber threat. Really? (CNET)
    CNET - What really drives me crazy about our government--and it applies to Republicans and Democrats alike--is the blithe insouciance of empowered apparatchiks who run their respective fiefdoms as if they have all the time in the world to get things done. -- read full article
    Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    McAfee to pay $465 million for Secure Computing (Reuters)

    Dave DeWalt, Chief Executive Officer and President of McAfee, Inc., speaks during the Reuters Global Technology, Media and Telecom Summit in New York May 21, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)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 $465 million in cash.


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    Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:30:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Cyber attack launched on Shiite websites: Iran report (AFP)

    Iraqis surf the web at an internet cafe in Baghdad in 2007. 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.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)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.


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    Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:03:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    New AMD Overclocking Utility May Be Risky (PC Magazine)

    AMD's new 'Fusion' ad is seen in an undated handout image. (AMD/Handout/Reuters)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 software without notifying the user.


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    Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:33:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    New AMD Overclocking Utility May Be Risky (PC Magazine)
    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 software without notifying the user. -- read full article
    Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:38:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Searching for Brad Pitt Can Lure Surfers To Malware (NewsFactor)

    Brad Pitt attends the 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 wallpaper, ring tones, photos and screensavers are the main targets.


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    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:44:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    WITNESS: Playing hardball at the Republican convention (Reuters)

    As 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 piece, he describes playing baseball with lawmakers and lobbyists at the Republican National Convention. (Handout/Reuters)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 lawmakers and lobbyists at the Republican event.


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    Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:12:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Hackers infiltrate Palin's email account (AFP)

    Hackers broke into the email account of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the John McCain campaign said.(AFP/Getty Images/Bill Pugliano)AFP - Hackers broke into the email account of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the John McCain campaign said.


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    Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:00:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Cybercriminals use celebrity names to lure victims (Reuters)

    Beyonce performs during the 2008 Fashion Rocks concert to begin the 2009 Spring/Summer Fashion Week in New York September 5, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Looking for information about Brad Pitt or Beyonce on the Web? It could be risky.


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    Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:29:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Yahoo opens its doors to hackers (AFP)

    A Yahoo sign in Times Square, New York. 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(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)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.


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    Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:09:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Spammer Freed by Virginia Supreme Court Ruling (NewsFactor)
    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. -- read full article
    Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:23:53 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
    Yahoo opens its doors to hackers (AFP)

    A Yahoo sign in Times Square, New York. 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(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Hondros)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.


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    Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:31:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Security News
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