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As smartphones and tablets are gaining momentum cyber criminals shift their focus to mobile devices to infiltrate malware. A new report from McAfee titled McAfee Threats Report for Q4 2010 reveals that new mobile malware threats in 2010 increased by 46 percent over the previous year.

According to the latest report, authored by faculty affiliated with the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) at Purdue University, that was released by McAfee, business leaders worldwide see the value of Web 2.0 in supporting productivity and driving new revenue, but remain deeply concerned about security threats.

Intel has purchased the information security company McAfee for $7.68bn. The chip maker has offered $48 a share in cash for the anti-virus firm, a 62 per cent premium of McAfee's Wednesday closing price of $29.93 a share.

Boards of directors of both companies have approved the deal, which is still subject to McAfee shareholder approval and regulatory approval.

Intel said the deal signalled its decision to put security on par with energy-efficient performance and internet connectivity as a strategic focus area.

This year Cameron Diaz took the first place in the list of most dangerous search clues to be typed in the search engine query according to an annual McAfee report. Last year the top of the list was occupied by Jessica Biel.

If you look for any of the celebrities in the McAfee's annual list of the most dangerous stars to search for on the Web you risk to have a virus installed on your PC after you press some links in the search results.

McAfee, Inc. has announced the launch of its McAfee(R) Identity Protection, one of the most comprehensive and easy to use identity protection services on the market which was co-developed with Experian's ProtectMyID.com(TM). According to McAfee the product features proactive identity surveillance which keeps consumers' identities safe by providing multiple layers of protection, including monitoring the major credit reporting agencies and public records as well as Internet scanning for indicators of identity theft. 

McAfee Identity Protection key benefits: 

According to the Financial Times Tuesday report, Google is halting internal use of rival Windows operating system because of security concerns following a Chinese January hacking incident.

As it was reported, the decision to move from Microsoft Corp's Windows to other operating systems including Apple Inc's Mac OS and open-source Linux began in earnest.

The mostly costly scam in 2010 according to McAfee report will be fake antivirus applications that prompt Internet subscribers to download malicious software under guise of anti-virus protection and pay their own money for such bogus products.

The report reveals that cyber crooks earn more than $300 million from luring unwitting users into downloading scareware. Over the past two years scareware grew by 660% while during the past 12 months it increased by 400%.

According to a survey by security software firm McAfee every second largest infrastructure supplier has been hit by a cyberattack.

While many attacks on business users prove successful security experts note that very few of the companies hit by hackers make the information public for fear of spoilt reputation.

In the research for the McAfee the Center of Strategic and International Studies polled about the Center of Strategic and International Studies

On 14 December ClickandBuy, one of the leading online payment systems, recorded more than 200,000 transactions within 24 hours for the first time. With precisely 211 481 transactions the ClickandBuy payment system, which has been certified by McAfee, achieved a new record for online payments.

 According to the latest report of McAfee Cameroon (.cm) web domains were found to be the largest suppliers of malware having replaced Hong Kong. According to the research over 36.7% of domains registered in the West African country hosted viruses or malicious code.

McAfee explains the trend as a result of a misspelling. The security research group says that the .cm used by Cameroon is a common typo for .com and this fact was exploited by cybercriminals to set up fake typo-squatting sites that lead to malicious downloads or spyware under the country's domain.

 McAfee, Inc. today released research finding that midsize organizations are cutting their security budgets at the same time that cyberthreats are escalating, according to McAfee’s report The Security Paradox. The study found that more than half of midsize companies surveyed globally have seen more security incidents in the past year, and a single midsized company lost $43K on average to security incidents. Meanwhile, the majority of these same companies reported spending freezes on their IT security budgets. 

 Monday, McAfee and Adobe Systems announced they set a global alliance partnership in a move to jointly deliver new solutions providing with more comprehensive security to both companies’ customers.

McAfee and Adobe alliance will deliver an integrated Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Enterprise Digital Rights Management (DRM) solution to develop the reach of data protection beyond the enterprise boundaries. 

The economic downturn has not affected the way consumers shop online, according to a study released today by McAfee, Inc., the world’s largest dedicated security company, and conducted by Harris Interactive®. 72% of consumers said the economy has not changed the way they shop online. Instead, fears about online security and personal information are the biggest drivers behind terminated online sales.