European Commission Approves Intel Acquisition of McAfee

The European Commission on Wednesday approved Intel’s $7.68 billion acquisition of security-software company McAfee. Regulators had been concerned that the deal would exclude competing software from working with Intel processor…

Pirates Target Mac App Store Just One Day After Launch

Just one day after Apple (AAPL) launched its new Mac App Store, pirates say they have found security flaws in the system.

The new download service, launched on Thursday, allows users to download software that has been scrutinized and approved by Appl…

Microsoft Releases Biggest-Ever Security Fix

Microsoft (MSFT) instigated its biggest-ever security fix, releasing software to address problems including a flaw in its Windows operating system and Internet browser that could let hackers take control of a personal computer.

The new software, rele…