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Microsoft nabs another McAfee virus expert

September 19, 2006 Jimmy Kuo, a former McAfee fellow, will join the security industry newcomer as senior security researcher. TAGS: McAfee Inc., researcher, security, Microsoft Corp., virus, Microsoft Windows

McAfee: Watch out for 'island-hopping' spam

November 1, 2006 Small, tropical islands are becoming a favored home for junk e-mailers, the security company's researchers have found. TAGS: junk e-mail, McAfee Inc., domain, spammer, trend, security company, researcher, spam, security

Microsoft's own antivirus fails to secure Vista

February 6, 2007 Test of 15 antivirus packages shows failures in four. Microsoft pledges improvements; McAfee says its updates weren't included. TAGS: McAfee Inc., antivirus, antivirus software, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows Vista, researcher, security, virus, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Chills at Microsoft's security huddle

July 24, 2006 Microsoft has quietly held meetings with top antivirus researchers for almost 10 years, but there's some unease now that Redmond is a rival. TAGS: attendee, meeting, researcher, software company, McAfee Inc., security company, Redmond, event, security, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Cracking open the cybercrime economy

December 14, 2007 Hacking for fun has evolved into hacking for profit, and created a business model nearly as sophisticated as that of legal software. TAGS: hacking, McAfee Inc., malware, malicious code, denial of service, bot, researcher, trojan horse, security, server

Office zero-day bugs spoil Patch Tuesday

April 10, 2007 Report of three flaws in Microsoft Office comes as software maker releases April security updates; McAfee investigating whether flaws are new. TAGS: flaw, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Office, vulnerability, blog, software company, security, researcher, bug, Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo hires economics, sociology researchers

May 10, 2007 Yahoo looks for growth opportunities as it hires two scientists to head up its research in online markets and social networks. TAGS: sociology, economics, Yahoo! Inc., social media, social networking, researcher, computer science, degree, research, McAfee Inc., scientist, professor

Standoff over PC-to-mobile jumping code

March 6, 2006 Virus code isn't shared between some researchers and antivirus companies, amid allegations of "bullying." TAGS: antivirus company, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, researcher, agreement, antivirus, McAfee Inc., code, ethics, malware, security, virus, Microsoft Windows

IBM: Public vulnerabilities are tip of the iceberg

June 1, 2007 But security experts point out that nondisclosure of flaws doesn't necessarily increase security risk. TAGS: vulnerability, IBM Corp., researcher, security, organization, McAfee Inc.

Microsoft to expand security research teams

February 7, 2007 Over the next six months, the software maker plans to establish security research and response teams in Europe and Asia. TAGS: Asia, RSA Security Inc., Europe, security, antivirus, Microsoft Windows Live, researcher, Microsoft Corp., McAfee Inc., virus, Microsoft Windows
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