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• EU clears Intel's purchase of McAfee

  The European Union's competition authorities have cleared Intel's proposed acquisition of McAfee subject to certain conditions.

• Facebook phishing email hits Australia

  Security experts have warned of a convincing Facebook phishing scam doing the rounds in Australia.

• SAP, patent firm Intellectual Ventures reach license pact

  SAP has signed a long-term licensing deal with Intellectual Ventures that will grant it access to IV's patent portfolio, the companies announced Thursday.

• Apple No Longer Flying under the Security Radar

  Apple fans have enjoyed a false sense of security, but Apple platforms and devices are increasingly a ripe target for attack.

• Report: EU may delay Intel's McAfee acquisition

  European regulators are looking closely at Intel's planned McAfee acquisition and may hold up the deal with an investigation, according to a report published Friday.

• Former Microsoft CTO's firm files patent lawsuits

  Intellectual Ventures, a patent portfolio developer and broker started by former Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold, has filed patent lawsuits against nine tech companies, including Symantec, McAfee and Hynix Semiconductor.

• Companies slow to adopt NAC technology

  Companies are showing little interest in expanding their interest in network access control even though many are interested in such technology.

• 2010's biggest security SNAFUs

  That old phrase SNAFU ("Situation Normal, All F---ked Up!") certainly describes our choices for 2010's top 10 security screw-ups.

• McAfee reports malware at all-time high

  McAfee today revealed its McAfee Threat Report for the third quarter of 2010. Information like that provided by McAfee in these quarterly reports is valuable for IT admins -- enabling them to keep a finger on the pulse of malware, and to stay in touch with emerging attack techniques and trends.

• Update: Antivirus software didn't help in zero-day malware attack on power plant

  When the zero-day attack known as the "Here You Have" virus not long ago hit about 500 PCs at the Salt River Project, a large public power utility and water supplier for Arizona, it turned out that the antivirus software in use provided no defense.

• Focus on ZeuS malware clears the way for other threats

  The ZeuS "crimeware toolkit" has made recent headlines lately by garnering attention of the FBI, and for the new components that allow hackers to break into BlackBerry and Symbian phones.

• AVG Launches New Security Tools for SMBs

  AVG may not have the brand recognition of McAfee or Symantec, but with two decades of experience and over 110 million customers it's no slouch in security either.

• McAfee introduces antivirus product for virtual environments

  McAfee has developed an antivirus product or virtulised environments. The company has partnered with Citrix to provide a means of protecting virtual machines in the same way that it can handle physical ones.

• Intel will not position the Atom for server markets

  Intel will not position its Atom processor for the server market, even as some vendors are building servers around collections of hundreds of low-power Atom processors, a company executive said.

• IT industry may be damaged by vendor buyout trend

  IT managers have been warned to closely assess their vendor relationships as a wave of buy outs and acquisitions sweep the globe, leaving the market dominated by a few key players.