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Intel Corporation CEO Brian Krzanich announced on Monday that the McAfee brand name will be phased out as the security division of the company is branded Intel Security. 

For a few days, Yahoo.com served up more than just search results. For its European customers, it also served up malicious ads. Unfortunately for the infected, malvertising continues to pose a problem to websites of all sizes, and policing the ecosystem of online advertising remains a serious challenge.

Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry announced on Monday that it plans to open a security innovation center in the Washington, D.C. area. “Building on BlackBerry’s technical experience and leadership in mobile security, the new Center will serve as a hub for collaboration with key government customers and other expert partners,” the company said in an announcement.

Palo Alto Networks announced on Monday that it has acquired Morta Security, a Silicon Valley-based cybersecurity company operating in stealth mode since 2012.

WASHINGTON - Cyberattacks are the most serious threat facing the United States, even more so than terrorism, according to American defense experts. Almost half of the US national security leaders, or 45.1 percent, who responded to a newly released poll by Defense News -- a specialist publication -- identified cyberwarfare as the principal danger to the country.

Well-known privacy and security expert Bruce Schneier has joined Cambridge, Mass.-based Co3 Systems as Chief Technology Officer (CTO), the company announced Monday.

The sudden death of prominent hacker Barnaby Jack was due to an accidental overdose of heroin, cocaine and other drugs, a coroner's report said.

WASHINGTON - The US government said Friday it is appealing a judge's ruling that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records is unconstitutional and "almost Orwellian." The Justice Department filed a notice of appeal with the court following last month's ruling by Judge Richard Leon.

WASHINGTON - More than 250 academics from around the world signed an online petition this week calling for an end to "blanket mass surveillance" by intelligence agencies.

WASHINGTON - Snapchat said Thursday it would be releasing an updated version of its hit app after hackers accessed the phone numbers and usernames of 4.6 million accounts.

WASHINGTON - The US National Security Agency is making strides toward building a "quantum computer" that could break nearly any kind of encryption, The Washington Post reported Thursday.

While 2013 is now behind us, the threat of security breaches is certainly not. 

Skybox Security, a provider of IT security risk analytics, announced on Thursday that it has raised $6 million in a funding round led by Susquehanna Investment Group and other investors.

Snapchat is having a rough start to 2014. Roughly a week after security researchers disclosed details of exploits against the popular photo messaging service, a group of hackers published the user names and associated phone numbers of 4.6 million Snapchat users.

WASHINGTON - The New York Times and Guardian newspapers called Thursday for US leaker Edward Snowden to be granted clemency for his revelations on US government spying.