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5y agoT INTC MFE MS+3Starboard Puts Forth Box Board Slate Claiming Promises UnkeptBloomberg
5y agoMFENBA’s Houston Rockets Face Cyber-Attack by Ransomware GroupBloomberg
6y agoINTC MFE TSLAElectrical Tape on Sign Tricked a Tesla Into Speeding in a TestBloombergResearchers were able to trick a Tesla Inc. vehicle into speeding by putting a strip of electrical tape over a speed limit sign, spotlighting the kinds of potential vulnerabilities facing automated driving systems.
6y agoAAPL DDOG INTC NKE+14Casper’s Shrunken IPO Will Test Markets’ Appetite for Unprofitable StartupsBloombergThe year’s first fallen unicorn is about to test public markets’ appetite for unprofitable startups, and so far it’s not looking like a positive bellwether for the class of 2020.
6y agoBAC MFE REYN BABA+5IPO Bankers Face Headwinds From Silicon Valley to Saudi ArabiaBloombergFrom Silicon Valley to Saudi Arabia, it’s been a tough year for IPO bankers.
8y agoMFE CSCOHackers Have Walked Off With About 14% of Big Digital CurrenciesBloombergDigital currencies and the software developed to track them have become attractive targets for cybercriminals while also creating a lucrative new market for computer-security firms.
9y agoMFE DIS NFLXHackers Are Threatening the Way That Hollywood Does BusinessBloomberg“Once the content is out of your hands, it’s truly out of your hands.”
9y agoMFE VZCyberattacks Involving Extortion Are on the Up, Verizon SaysBloombergCyberattacks involving ransomware -- in which criminals use malicious software to encrypt a users’ data and then extort money to unencrypt it -- increased 50 percent in 2016, according to a report from Verizon Communications Inc.
9y agoMFERussian Hackers May Be Behind Virus Attacking U.S. Police, Acronis SaysBloombergRussian-speaking hackers may be behind the latest version of file-encrypting malware that attacked a Texas police department and can spread via cloud services, according to data-protection firm Acronis International GmbH.
13y agoRDWR GOOGL AAPL VZ+3Military Bid for Next Stuxnet Confronts Hacker ResistanceBloombergU.S. military and intelligence officials make a pilgrimage each year to Las Vegas, where the annual Black Hat conference showcases how hacking has gone mainstream, creating a virtual digital-arms supermarket.
13y agoXOM BIDU AONE MFE+2Singapore Joins Hunt for New Zuckerberg With Stanford-Style DormBloombergAs National University of Singapore students drifted to the college bar for Wednesday’s “Ladies Night,” Ishan Agrawal sat in his dorm’s common room, working out how to harness the Internet to fight corruption in India.
14y agoMFESoftware Mogul Challenges S. Korean Politics as Vote LoomsBloombergAfter trailing in polls for months, South Korea’s opposition is being tempted by popular support for a political neophyte as a decision looms on its candidate for president in December elections. The maverick’s attraction as an outsider may also be his biggest vulnerability.
14y agoAONE MFE DD FEYE+2Hackers Linked to China’s Army Seen From EU to D.C.BloombergThe hackers clocked in at precisely 9:23 a.m. Brussels time on July 18 last year, and set to their task. In just 14 minutes of quick keyboard work, they scooped up the e-mails of the president of the European Union Council, Herman Van Rompuy, Europe’s point man for shepherding the delicate politics of the bailout for Greece, according to a computer record of the hackers’ activity.
14y agoINTC F GM MFEAuto Hacking Seen as Growing Risk With Electronics Frenzy: CarsBloombergDrivers can talk with each other via Bluetooth phone connections, ask their cars for directions and dial up satellite radio. The same cars use electronic components to signal the gas pedal to accelerate and control stability.
15y agoNOC JNPR LMT JNJ+8Human Errors Fuel Hacking as Test Shows Nothing Stops IdiocyBloombergThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security ran a test this year to see how hard it was for hackers to corrupt workers and gain access to computer systems. Not very, it turned out.
15y agoMFE PETC GOOGL CSCO+2Proofpoint, Security Software Maker, Is Said to Be Nearing IPOBloombergProofpoint Inc., a provider of security and compliance software, is in talks with bankers about selling shares in an initial public offering, according to three people with knowledge of the company’s plans.
15y agoMS MRO COP XOM+8Hacking of DuPont, J&J, GE Were Undisclosed Google-Type AttacksBloombergDuPont Co., Johnson & Johnson and General Electric Co. are among more than a dozen previously unidentified companies whose networks were broken into in the past two years by hackers intent on stealing some of their most valuable assets, confidential e-mails show.
15y agoMFEMcAfee Reports 41 Percent of Organizations Are Not Protected Against or Aware of Security RisksBusiness WireSANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE), today announced new research which found that 41 percent of organizations are not well aware of or protected against IT security risks. Another 40 percent are not completely confident they can accurately deploy countermeasure products thus leaving them at risk. The report Risk and Compliance Outlook: 2011, commissioned by McAfee and co ...
15y agoMFEEnhanced Mobile Portfolio from McAfee, Inc. Helps Secure Devices for Work, Personal Life and CommerceBusiness WireSANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) today announced that it is furthering its commitment to securing devices for work, personal life and commerce with enhanced mobile device offerings. These new consumer to business-ready solutions, which are part of the McAfee mobile security portfolio, make it easier for device manufacturers and service providers to differentiate their ...
15y agoMFEMcAfee Partners with “SFR Sécurité Mobile” to Safeguard Personal Data for Android, BlackBerry and Symbian OS UsersBusiness WireBARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS - McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) today announced that it will provide a mobile security application for French SFR customers. The service, called “SFR Sécurité Mobile,” offers users the ability to protect their mobile lifestyle in the event their phone is stolen.
15y agoMFEMcAfee Extends Global Security Leadership with Top Device ManufacturersBusiness WireSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RSA Conference:
15y agoMFE INTCMcAfee and Wind River Announce Strategic Agreement for Security Protection beyond the PCBusiness WireSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RSA Conference:
15y agoMFEMcAfee Security Innovation Alliance Partner Program Continues to GrowBusiness WireSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RSA Conference 2011:
15y agoMFEMcAfee, Inc. Reports Record Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010Business WireSANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) today reported record financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010.
15y agoMFEMcAfee Q4 Threat Report Identifies New Attacks on Mobile Devices; Malware Growth at All-Time HighBusiness WireSANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) today released the McAfee Threats Report: Fourth Quarter 2010, revealing a steady growth of threats to mobile platforms. The number of pieces of new mobile malware in 2010 increased by 46 percent compared with 2009. The report also uncovered 20 million new pieces of malware in 2010, equating to nearly 55,000 new malware threats every da ...
15y agoMFEMcAfee, Inc. Announces Update to Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Earnings Results ReportBusiness WireSANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) will be reporting its fourth quarter and year end 2010 earnings results on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 6:00 a.m. Pacific Time.
15y agoMFEMcAfee to Present Keynote at RSA Conference 2011Business WireSANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) Worldwide Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President George Kurtz will present a keynote at the 2011 RSA Conference. Kurtz’s presentation, “Driving Security Down the Stack,” will discuss how the explosive growth of Internet and IP-enabled devices is reshaping communication and requiring a paradigm shift to drive security dow ...
15y agoMFEForty Percent of Parents Using Web Filtering to Block More Than Sexual ContentBusiness WireATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InternetSafety.com, now a part of McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE), today revealed that nearly 40 percent of parents who use Web filtering software to protect their children from sex-related online content also block Web sites dealing with a variety of other topics they consider inappropriate. The findings were compiled from anonymous usage data from McAfee® Safe Eyes® parental co ...
15y agoMFEMcAfee Looks Back on a Decade of CybercrimeBusiness WireSANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For Internet users, it has been a decade of exciting online advances that allow people to communicate, share information and conduct business in ways that were never before possible. However, cybercrime has also flourished over the last decade, growing by double digits year after year, and costing consumers hundreds of millions of dollars every year. The lates ...
15y agoMFEMcAfee Launches Security Certification ProgramBusiness WireSANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) today announced the McAfee Security Certification Program. This global program consists of two “tracks”: The McAfee® Certified Product Specialist track, which supports the McAfee award winning product solutions, and the McAfee® Certified Assessment Specialist track, which has been developed around the McAfee Foundstone Ultimate Hacking ...
15y agoMFEMcAfee Provides Unified End-Point Management with Enterprise Mobility Management 9.5Business WireSANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE), today announced the general availability of the McAfee® Enterprise Mobility Management (McAfee® EMM™) 9.5 software. McAfee EMM software now includes integration with the McAfee® ePolicy Orchestrator® (McAfee ePO™) platform, providing customers with unified management of their endpoint, network and data security products. The end-to-end ...
15y agoCHKAQ SLM BAC MCO+4U.S. Stocks Fluctuate as Technology Shares, Boeing RetreatBloombergU.S. stocks drifted between gains and losses as Boeing Co. tumbled on concern it may delay its 787 Dreamliner again and declines in Intel Corp. dragged on technology shares.
15y agoSHO NTAP SLM IVZ+10American Express, InterMune, Jefferies: U.S. Equity MoversBloombergShares of the following companies are having unusual moves in U.S. trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 9:40 a.m. in New York.
16y agoCSCO MFE GOOGLRussia’s Cybercrime Thrives as Schools Spawn HackersBloombergThe U.S. Department of Justice said it may have been the most sophisticated computer fraud ever. For Viktor Pleshchuk, it was the chance to buy a brand new BMW and an apartment in his hometown of St. Petersburg.
16y agoTXN JPM AAPL MFE+2Intel Buys Infineon Wireless Unit for $1.4 BillionBloombergIntel Corp., the largest chipmaker, agreed to buy the wireless operations of Infineon Technologies AG for about $1.4 billion, gaining a foothold in the mobile-phone business it has struggled to crack for more than a decade.
16y agoFTNT JNPR CSCO CHKP+6Symantec Needs Alliances, Products to Vie With IntelBloombergIntel Corp.’s $7.68 billion purchase of McAfee Inc. may put pressure on security software rival Symantec Corp. to build hacker-thwarting technology inside corporate computers and forge new alliances to stay competitive.
16y agoINTC MFET. Rowe Funds May Make $320 Million on McAfee DealBloombergFunds managed by T. Rowe Price Group Inc. may have gained more than $320 million today from Intel Corp.’s deal to take over security-software maker McAfee Inc.
16y agoSHLDQ SCOO PETM GME+61-800-Flowers, Casual Male, LSI, SWS Group: U.S. Equity MoversBloombergShares of the following companies had unusual moves in U.S. trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of 4 p.m. in New York.
16y agoMS GS MFE INTCIntel to Buy McAfee for $7.68 Billion to Add SoftwareBloombergIntel Corp. agreed to buy McAfee Inc. for $7.68 billion, its largest acquisition, adding security software to its chipmaking arsenal.