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	McAfee apologizes for PC anti-virus snafu McAfee has apologized for its anti-virus update that took down Windows XP computers around the world, but says it affected a small percentage of its customers. Read More WHITE PAPER: ArcSight Building a Successful Security Operations Center This paper outlines industry best practices for building and maturing a security operations center (SOC). For those organizations planning to build a SOC or those organizations hoping to improve their existing SOC this paper will outline the typical mission parameters, the business case, people considerations, processes and procedures, as well as, the technology involved. 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Learn More CenturyTel to buy Qwest for $10.6B Telecommunications carrier CenturyTel has agreed to buy Qwest Communications International for around US$10.6 billion in stock. The merged company will operate around 17 million phone lines and serve 5 million broadband customers across 37 U.S. states. Read More Five iPhone apps for managing your money Read on to see how your iPhone, iPad or iPod can help you and your finances. Read More Few answers after McAfee antivirus update hits Intel, others After distributing a buggy antivirus update that apparently disabled hundreds of thousands of computers on Wednesday, McAfee is still at a loss to explain exactly what happened. Read More McAfee flub sets off Twitter storm After dealing with McAfee's most recent fix that sabotaged Windows XP PC clients worldwide, users of the anti-virus software to Twitter to vent their rage, creating a public-relations and legal nightmare that will likely continue long after the last machine is patched. 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