http://securityinnovator.com/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:01:31 -0400 editor@technologyinnovator.com http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15756&sectionID=29 A congressionally appointed commission is calling on the President-elect and the next Congress to immediately initiate several concrete actions, unilaterally and with the international community, to address the proliferation of... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:05:12 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15755&sectionID=27 As the story of the carnage in Mumbai unfolds, it is tempting to dismiss it as merely another sorry episode in India's flailing effort to combat terrorism. . . .... Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:03:47 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15715&sectionID=27 If the Nov. 26 attacks in Mumbai were carried out by Islamist militants as it appears, the Indian government will have little choice, politically speaking, but to blame them on... Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:13:39 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15720&sectionID=27 A massive and well-organized attack by militants in Mumbai, India, has left nearly 100 people dead so far, promises to cut deeply into India’s foreign investment prospects and threatens to... Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:23:58 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15721&sectionID=25 Did you hear the story out of Sweden last week that a teenager collapsed after playing World of Warcraft for 24 hours straight? He apparently suffered an epileptic seizure after... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:28:24 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15717&sectionID=27 As the global financial crisis grinds on, it is doing more than generating foreclosures, bankruptcies and losses in the financial markets: It also means people are losing their jobs as... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:18:25 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15709&sectionID=27 Directed Energy Weapons, particularly those powered by lasers, have long been the stuff of science fiction. Due to recent innovations in commercial solid-state lasers and their adaptation to military uses,... Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:55:16 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15719&sectionID=43 Three weeks after the U.S. presidential election, we are getting the first signs of how President-elect Barack Obama will govern. That now goes well beyond the question of what is... Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:22:31 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15710&sectionID=27 Recent headlines have been dominated by the exploits of pirates operating in the Cape of Aden's global shipping lanes. By seizing cargo ships and oil tankers, these modern pirates have... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:57:10 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15711&sectionID=29 The day after Barack Obama won the 2008 U.S. presidential election, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced the first real test for the U.S. President-elect. In his State of the Federation... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:59:42 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15716&sectionID=27 On Nov. 3, a U.S. District Court in El Paso, Texas, began hearing a case concerning members of a criminal enterprise that calls itself Barrio Azteca (BA). The group members... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:17:00 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15728&sectionID=25 In the 80s when viruses first started to raise their ugly little heads Microsoft made an unfortunate and, in hind sight, foolish decision. They decided to let third parties deal... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:41:32 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15724&sectionID=25 The Internet got a little safer last week because Internet access providers pulled the plug, literally, on a company called McColo.  This is a moment in the fight against cybercrime... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:32:16 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15723&sectionID=25 For the past few weeks, I have been saying that you should talk to your kids and teach them to be safe while online. Over the next several weeks, I... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:31:16 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15722&sectionID=25 The last couple of months have seen a flurry of announcements and updates to the Payment Card Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). So, what is the impact of these changes... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:30:09 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15718&sectionID=43 The G-20 met last Saturday. Afterward, the group issued a meaningless statement and decided to meet again in March 2009, or perhaps later. Clearly, the urgency of October is gone.... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:20:52 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15659&sectionID=25 I just received my latest installment of the SANS NewsBites and noticed two articles that referenced data breaches based upon lost memory sticks. Not to pick on the UK and... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:42:59 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15660&sectionID=25 I used to have a poster on my office wall of a Chinese proverb; if you chase two rabbits, both will escape.  That poster was important to me because it... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:45:12 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15725&sectionID=25 I used to have a poster on my office wall of a Chinese proverb; if you chase two rabbits, both will escape.  That poster was important to me because it... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:34:30 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15713&sectionID=43 What I wanted to speak about today was, of course, Iraq and then perhaps the future and the daunting responsibilities in the Central Command area, which is quite a vast... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:02:57 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15680&sectionID=31 Last week, the Mexican government carried out a number of operations in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, aimed at Jaime “El Hummer” Gonzalez Duran, one of the original members of the brutal cartel... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:48:01 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15661&sectionID=25 Recently, a “Wells Fargo” email arrived in my junk inbox. Though legitimate email sometimes is misdirected into my junk file, I knew for sure it was a phishing email because... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:46:25 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15679&sectionID=43 After a three-month hiatus, Iran seems set to re-emerge near the top of the U.S. agenda. Last week, the Iranian government congratulated U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on his Nov. 4... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:29:05 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15662&sectionID=25 Social networking sites…Facebook, Myspace, Friendster, Twitter, DeviantArt and many more…set off an interesting conversation for most moms. I have heard everything from “Oh, that site is only for kids” to... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:47:46 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15712&sectionID=27 In June 2008, The Heritage Foundation invited energy scholars and policy experts to participate in a computer simulation and gaming exercise assessing the economic effects of a global petroleum energy... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:01:20 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15663&sectionID=25 Tim Greene at Network World just issued a nice story in support of the notion that NAC can be a sort of ‘backstop’ to security tools. NAC is supposed to... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:48:47 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15681&sectionID=31 The U.S. presidential campaign trail presents a host of challenges for the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) protective detail assigned to cover the presidential candidates, something we’ve discussed previously. Major presidential... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:48:48 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15678&sectionID=43 Barack Obama has been elected president of the United States by a large majority in the Electoral College. The Democrats have dramatically increased their control of Congress, increasing the number... Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:27:32 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15664&sectionID=25 This week, I would like to discuss an item that was brought up in a comment on my first blog by Parry Aftab, McAfee’s Family Internet Safety Advisor. She told... Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:50:04 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15667&sectionID=25 I read the New York Times article today titled “On Security, Microsoft Reports Progress and Alarm” and was quite intrigued by the closing paragraph that talked about malware infection rates... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:52:54 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15666&sectionID=25 OK, you have spent a lot to secure your endpoints, but is your investment going to waste? IT organizations large and small have invested heavily in endpoint security to address... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:52:09 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15665&sectionID=25 As most of you now know, on 10/23, Microsoft announced a critical out-of-cycle patch (MS08-067) to fix a flaw being exploited by cybercrooks. The vulnerability affects all major versions of... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:51:08 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15620&sectionID=27 As Americans headed to the polls in record numbers on November 4, one reason for the historic turnout was public concern with America’s open-ended and budget-straining military commitments in Iraq... Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:07:54 -0500 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15669&sectionID=25 Yesterday we announced our financial results for Q3 08.  We are pleased to report that despite the current economic environment, our customers continue to view our technology as a “must-have.” ... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:55:07 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15668&sectionID=25 My first week as McAfee’s Chief Cyber Security Mom was exciting and busy. I started the week being interviewed by the Chicago Sun Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. I... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:54:13 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15485&sectionID=25 Recently, McAfee released the results of a survey of moms and teens on cybersafety. I found it very interesting that the moms reported being as worried about their teens’ cybersafety... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:55:44 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15714&sectionID=31 The Arctic is quickly reemerging as a strategic area where vital U.S. interests are at stake. The geo­political and geo-economic importance of the Arctic region is rising rapidly, and its... Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:09:13 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15486&sectionID=25 Last week, as many of you may know, was the inaugural McAfee user conference, snappily titled “Focus 2008.” At Focus, I had the honor of participating on one of the... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:57:16 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15488&sectionID=25 On Wednesday, October 14, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission reported that it shut down and froze the assets of a huge international spam gang called the “HerbalKing” group “that peddled... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:59:45 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15487&sectionID=25 According to Raghu Raghuram of VMware, 20-25% of users access enterprise services through private computers today. This proportion is growing quickly with mobile access, new service delivery strategies, and a... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:58:52 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15600&sectionID=43 In 1989, the global system pivoted when the Soviet Union retreated from Eastern Europe and began the process of disintegration that culminated in its collapse. In 2001, the system pivoted... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:34:29 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15489&sectionID=25 We just posted a new feature article on the McAfee Security Advice Center called: Tips for Safeguarding Your Mobile Phone from Malware. Check it out and you’ll find 8 tips... Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:00:58 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15490&sectionID=25 Hi, I am Tracy Mooney, McAfee’s Chief Cyber Security Mom, and I would like to share some recent statistics with you that I think all parents need to know about.... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:01:58 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15683&sectionID=27 On the morning of Oct. 20, as humanitarian aid worker Gayle Williams walked to work in Kabul, Afghanistan, two men on a motorcycle approached and shot her multiple times before... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:52:10 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15491&sectionID=25 Today McAfee unveiled a major initiative that you will hear a lot about in the coming months- our multi-point plan to fight cybercrime. Why is McAfee doing this?  We’re doing... Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:03:50 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15492&sectionID=25 McAfee hosted its first Security Innovation Alliance (SIA) Developer Conference today at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, in conjunction with FOCUS 08, to help expand our partners understanding of... Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:04:47 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15601&sectionID=43 French President Nicolas Sarkozy and U.S. President George W. Bush met Oct. 18 to discuss the possibility of a global financial summit. The meeting ended with an American offer to... Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:36:27 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15493&sectionID=25 This was a great week. We launched our 2009 consumer security software products with industry leading features and technology. The products were designed and built as a response to what... Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:05:53 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15494&sectionID=25 BBC News recently reported that the world’s first robust network based on Quantum cryptography has gone live in Vienna. Comprising 7 locations and 200km of optical fiber, and hosted by Siemens,... Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:07:01 -0400 http://securityinnovator.com/index.php?articleID=15495&sectionID=25 Parents have enough to do without needing to learn all about every new technology, as well as how to avoid its particular risks. They have to balance real life obligations... Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:08:21 -0400