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McAfee today announced that Mike Fey has been appointed as Worldwide Chief Technology Officer.

TOKYO - (AFP) - Asian mobile carriers look set to cash in on the iPhone 5 and its superfast speeds, but the model is not the game-changer that Apple needs if it is to remain top of the heap, analysts said Thursday. The phone's use of Long-Term Evolution (LTE) wireless technology will allow carriers to increase their charges and boost profits as existing users download more content and smartphone non-converts are tempted to take the plunge.

Perimeter E-Security, a provider of cloud and messaging security services, today launched a Mac OS X version of their SaaS Web Security solution. The solution allows organizations to enforce acceptable use policies, reduce security risks and curb abuse of network bandwidth for users of Mac OS X systems, giving employees the same levels of protection whether they are operating a Mac or PC.

With the Obama administration reportedly circulating a draft of an executive order on cyber-security, former U.S. Secretary Robert Gates said in a keynote that nation-states are far from the only players on the cyber-battlefield.

Networking giant Cisco Systems today introduced a set of security solutions designed to protect data centers that are shifting to virtualized environments.

The Disttrack/Shamoon malware, while destructive, appears to be the work of amateurs and not elite and sophisticated developers, according to the latest analysis.

What differentiates security and privacy? What unites them? Are they mutually exclusive or highly compatible? Does your organization’s policy on privacy trump its security policy? Are there policies in place for one or the other or both? Have you revisited them lately? If not -- as the saying goes -- there is no time like the present.

Microsoft has reversed its earlier stance and promised an update to Flash for Windows 8 users "shortly."

Messaging security firm Cloudmark today announced Cloudmark Mobile Platform 3.0, the latest edition of its messaging security solution for mobile network operators.Cloudmark Mobile Platform 3.0 provides real-time visibility and control of mobile messaging threats originating from internal or external networks and delivers the policy controls and scalability to help operators stop threats before they impact mobile networks and subscribers, the company said.

Wave Systems' new endpoint security product relies on a chip on the computer's motherboard to detect malware infections.

Splunk has added a reporting module for PCI compliance requirements to its real-time big data analysis tool.

Microsoft and Adobe Systems pushed out security updates today to address vulnerabilities in their products.

Verizon Wireless launched a new security app to protect Android devices from attacks, loss, and thefts on Tuesday.

Defense contractor General Dynamics announced this week that it has acquired Open Kernel Labs, Inc. (OK Labs), a provider of software used to secure wireless communications, applications and content for mobile devices and automotive in-vehicle infotainment systems.

An outage affecting Web hosting firm GoDaddy, which manages millions of websites around the world, was caused by internal problems and not an outside hack, the company said Tuesday.GoDaddy said the outage affected "many of our customers" for several hours on Monday and that service was fully restored by late in the day.

The HoneyNet Project has released a new version of the Glastopf Web application honeypot software, which can now replicate SQL Injection attacks. The additional function was created as part of a research program funded by DARPA called Cyber Fast Track.

According to the latest figures from Cloudmark, a firm that specializes in messaging security, there has been a massive uptick in the volume of SMS Phishing attacks this month. Since September 4, Cloudmark says that there has been an increase of more than 900-percent in the overall total of attacks normally observed on a month-to-month basis.

The anti-Virus firm that discovered the Flashback Trojan, Dr. Web, has discovered another family of Mac-based malware that targets passwords. In addition to Mac OS X, this malware also targets Linux installations.

Part One of Three In a Series On Protecting Virtualized Data Centers

Mobile security vendor Lookout, in their latest State of Mobile Security Report, said that mobile malware is a sustainable profit center for criminals. After that, the report highlights the point that privacy on mobile devices is on of the biggest issues of the year.