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• Murder suspect and fugitive John McAfee defends himself via blog

  John McAfee, the security software pioneer who is wanted in connection with a murder in Belize, has launched a blog to defend himself while on the lam.

• Anti-virus pioneer John McAfee reportedly wanted for murder in Belize

  Anti-virus pioneer John McAfee is reportedly wanted for murder in Belize after allegedly gunning down a U.S. citizen in San Pedro Town on Sunday.

• McAfee: Web users should watch out for holiday scams

  Web users and people shopping online during the upcoming holiday season should watch out for a new crop of scams, some of them targeting users of mobile devices, cybersecurity vendor McAfee warned.

• Cloud security vendor Crossbeam bought by private equity firm

  Crossbeam has been bought by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, opening up the door for the security company to expand its product line both in-house and via acquisitions.

• Antivirus software sales expected to show strong growth in 2012

  The prevalence with which hackers are handing out headaches to IT security pros will have a big upside for vendors in the coming year, according to new figures from Canalys.

• Debate erupts over Android malware dangers

  Reports of an explosion in <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/110910-google-android-useful-resources-smartphones.html">Android</a> malware have sparked a debate over whether malware on mobile devices is actually a big deal for most users.

• Google, Microsoft, Intel, Verizon among new cloud-security registry members

  Google, Verizon, Intel, McAfee, <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/microsoft/">Microsoft</a> and Savvis are joining a <a href="https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/research/initiatives/security-guidance/">voluntary program set up by the Cloud Security Alliance</a> that provides public information about whether contributors comply with CSA-recommended cloud-security practices.

• Looking for work? Here's a job fair touting tech openings in India

  U.S. companies have been hiring workers from India for years, especially graduates of U.S. universities.

• Robots are taking mid-level jobs, changing the economy

  Cambridge, Massachusetts: Computers and robots will replace humans in enough jobs that they will dramatically change the economy, said industry watchers and MIT economists at a robotics symposium Monday. And, they said, the transition has already started.

• Security roundup for Oct. 21: Duqu for you; Google Apps in LA; researching smartphones

  <a href="http://www.symantec.com/connect/w32_duqu_precursor_next_stuxnet">Symantec</a> last week was the first to get the word out about <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/101911-symantec-mcafee-differ-on-duqu-252194.html">Duqu</a>, the newly discovered network espionage malware designed to go after industrial control systems. It was quickly dubbed "Son of Stuxnet" by the media, and Symantec said 50% of the code base seems to be the same used in Stuxnet.

• Focus11: Technology exploits to become easier by 2016

  Copying all the data from an intercepted 16GB iPhone could be done in as little as 11 minutes by the year 2016, according to forecasts by security vendor, McAfee.

• FAQ on son of Stuxnet

  What is Duqu?

• Focus11: Intel announces collaboration program with McAfee

  McAfee's parent company, Intel, is set to work on five areas of collaboration with the security vendor over the next five years, including securing mobile devices and improved Cloud security.

• In pictures: The first 24 hours of Focus11

  After a day of keynotes including insights from Virgin founder, Sir Richard Branson, and break out sessions with McAfee staff, delegates were keen to let their hair down in sunny Las Vegas.

  With music and humour from a Rat Pack tribute act (Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Junior and Dean Martin), and the lure of the tables at the Palazzo hotel/ casino, there was plenty to keep staff and customers entertained well into the night.

• Symantec, McAfee differ on Duqu threat

  Two top security vendors appear to have come to slightly different conclusions about the specific dangers posed by a newly discovered <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220969/Duqu_Trojan_a_precursor_to_next_Stuxnet_Symantec_warns">Trojan program called Duqu</a> .