- AP - A jury on Friday acquitted the former top lawyer at computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. of illegally tampering with his stock option grants to boost his pay package. - PC Magazine - In a September study of spam by Secure Computing, Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Barack Obama top their rivals in the number of spam email messages making reference to them. - CNET - On Thursday, Panda Security released its report for the third quarter stating that adware is responsible for one third of all new malicious software. In particular, the security company cited increased use of fake antivirus scanners. - InfoWorld - The Internet is a scary place. Criminal malware lurks on legitimate and illegitimate Web sites alike, looking to steal your money one way or the other. - InfoWorld - Many sandbox security vendors claim that their products stop all known and unknown attacks. Even assuming the ability to curtail all known attacks could be proven, it's simply impossible to believe that any piece of software could halt all unknown attacks. Of course, that doesn't prevent the vendors from making empty promises or the malware authors from proving them wrong. - CNET - Nokia, the No. 1 cell phone maker in the world, is close to selling its computer security hardware unit, according to a Wall Street Journal report. - PC Magazine - Russian security giant Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday released its mid-year report on current trends in malware along with a report on spam trends. The upshot? Trojans continue to dominate the threat radar, and mobile-phone viruses are now a valid concern. - 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). - 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. - Reuters - Dell hopes its new retail drive to sell in stores rather than just online will help it sell to consumers in emerging markets buying their first computer, Chief Executive Michael Dell said on Tuesday. - 
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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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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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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AFP - Hackers broke into the email account of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the John McCain campaign said.
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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.
