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Twitter Has Security Meltdown

The microblogging site recommends users reset their passwords and verify their e-mail addresses because of a phishing campaign directed at its users and the hacking of its support software.

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When It Comes To Development, Doesn't Anyone Learn From History?
From the successful microblogging site Twitter to a Web site toll-payment system in New Zealand for a motorway that runs from Orewa to Puhoi, security still remains an afterthought.

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Security Spending May Increase In 2009
Research firm Forrester predicts security spending, as a percentage of overall IT budgets, is set to rise this year.

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The Twitter Hack: One Thing You Need To Do
As many of you know, the week has been off to a bad start for the Twitter microblogging site. While there's no absolute way to protect yourself when a vendor's security system fails, there is one crucial step you can take to limit your exposure.

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DLP Market Continues Its Consolidation
CA's data loss prevention (DLP) vendor acquisition today clinches it: DLP vendors must either forge partnerships or be acquired to survive.

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Washington State representative wants products that contain the chips clearly marked.

Twitter Hack Made Possible By Weak Password

Some 33 high-profile accounts have been compromised, including Fox News, The Huffington Post, Barack Obama, Britney Spears, and CNN's Rick Sanchez.

LinkedIn Profiles Link To Malware

Scammers use celebrity names and provocative content to entice LinkedIn users to click on malicious URLs.

Accounting Scandal Rocks Indian Outsourcer Satyam

Founder and chairman B. Ramalinga Ramu's quick departure sends customers scrambling to evaluate how the company's financial fraud will impact their own IT operations.

Google Ranked Third Worst Spam Provider

The problem Google, along with every other online service provider, faces is that online services that can be abused will be abused.

Data Breaches Booming

The Identity Theft Resource Center says reported data breaches increased by 47% from 2007 to 2008.

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ITRC: Data Breaches Up Sharply In 2008
Insider theft accounts for significant portion of increase, study says

Report: Phishing A Low-Paying, Low-Skills Job
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