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The internet is becoming increasingly popular with both state and non-state actors as a launchpad for attacks against critical  infrastructure belonging to their enemies. A new McAfee report gives a measure of the preparedness and vulnerability of key infrastructure enterprises. According to a survey conducted by McAfee, more than half of the world’s key infrastructure organizations have been at the receiving end of cyber attacks. Attackers usually trigger outages or try and pilfer precious data.

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Security provider McAfee announced a new agreement to provide its subscription-based Total Protection Service pre-installed on HP’s StorageWorks X500 Data Vault series storage devices. “Customers want to share important documents, photos and media files with the assurance that they are protected from viruses and spy ware,” said Lee Johns, director of marketing, StorageWorks, HP. “When our customers access a file on their HP Data Vault device, McAfee Total Protection Service automatically scans and blocks viruses, spy ware, unwanted programs and other potential Internet threats to ensure greater security.” McAfee says the service is available right away as a 90-day trial subscription.

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It’s the Cold War all over again, only this one’s taking place in cyberspace. According to a report by security firm McAfee, there are a growing number of governments all around the globe preparing for potential cyber conflicts with other countries, DailyTech reports. “There are at least five countries known to be arming themselves for this kind of conflict,” McAfee Europe analyst Greg Day told the BBC.

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