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Mathew J. Schwartz
Microsoft Bloatware Cleaning Offer Treats You Like Dirt
May 23, 2012 10:57 AM
For just $99, Microsoft will eliminate the junk added to its Windows 7 PCs by OEM manufacturers. Steve Jobs would have enjoyed this development.
Art Wittmann
Can IT Be Trusted With Personal Devices?
May 15, 2012 11:57 AM
Mobile device management as a path to security is a fundamentally flawed strategy. You must manage the data.
Mathew J. Schwartz
Has Anonymous Ruined Online Anonymity?
May 04, 2012 09:45 AM
Anonymous, the hacktivist collective, has given anonymity a bad name. Yes, anonymous online services may be used to send bomb threats or abusive messages, but anonymity also does some good online.
Mathew J. Schwartz
Google Wardriving: How Engineering Trumped Privacy
May 01, 2012 10:50 AM
Blame the Street View data collection practices on a "more is more" engineering mindset. And rethink your notions about privacy for unencrypted Wi-Fi data.
Jonathan Feldman
After Flashback, Apple Walled Gardens Won't Help
April 27, 2012 11:00 AM
Apple and other vendors will use the Flashback botnet as reason to move forward with desktop walled garden restrictions. Here's why that approach won't cut malware.
Mathew J. Schwartz
Mac Trojan Fallout: Apple Security Glory Days Gone?
April 19, 2012 09:00 AM
Apple's reputation as an unattractive target for malware writers changed when the Flashback trojan hit more than 600,000 Macs. But Windows security still looks worse.
Mathew J. Schwartz
Anonymous Vs. DNS System: Lessons For Enterprise IT
April 04, 2012 11:30 AM
A rumored attack on the world's DNS servers by Anonymous failed to materialize. But the many enterprises still ignoring persistent weaknesses could learn from the defensive strategy.
Thomas Claburn
Girls Around Me App: Not Today's Creepiest Stalker
April 04, 2012 08:45 AM
Was the Girls Around Me app tasteless and juvenile? Of course. But we should be far more concerned about being stalked by law enforcement agencies and our cell phone companies.
Jim Ditmore
Security Practices From The Front Lines
April 02, 2012 02:51 PM
In the age of LulzSec, industrial espionage, and everyday breaches, it's more important than ever to be proactive about security. These security measures and best practices will help keep your information safe.
Thomas Claburn
Google Big Tent: Regulation Vs. Personal Responsibility
March 30, 2012 09:50 AM
Society should embrace the touch-the-stove approach when it comes to online common sense, explains 14-year-old Adora Svitak, author of no less than three books and advocate of techno-youth empowerment, at Google event on Web regulation.
Debra Donston-Miller
Facebook Password Debate Stirs Deep Social Fears
March 27, 2012 11:35 AM
Recent controversy over prospective employers requesting Facebook credentials has dredged up some big social questions.
Thomas Claburn
Dear FTC: Privacy Power Trumps Privacy Rules
March 27, 2012 10:40 AM
As it tackles consumer data privacy, the FTC needs to think less about limiting what companies can do, and more about empowering consumers themselves.
David F. Carr
Social Phishing Spikes As Spam Declines, IBM Finds
March 26, 2012 10:34 AM
Improved Web application security leads attackers to be creative, reports IBM's X-Force Internet security team.
Jonathan Feldman
How To Make Information Security Everyone's Problem
March 26, 2012 09:05 AM
Use self-interest and propaganda to change employees' attitudes about endpoint security.
Thomas Claburn
Facebook's Privacy Two-Step On Passwords, Employers
March 23, 2012 03:30 PM
Facebook says sharing your password with a potential employer violates its rules. But will Facebook enforce this rule, when it still doesn't confirm user ages?
Eric Zeman
Most Smartphones Lost At Night
March 23, 2012 09:30 AM
LookOut Mobile says two-thirds of lost devices vanish from pubs and bars at night.
Thomas Claburn
Data Protection Officer Drought Predicted
March 13, 2012 09:05 AM
Google's global privacy counsel doubts there are enough data defenders to help companies comply with EU data rules.
Jonathan Feldman
Want Your Personal Device Controlled By IT?
March 09, 2012 11:15 AM
Your lips say "no" but your behavior says "yes". In the end, most employees will give up some privacy in return for convenience if their employers level with them.
Mathew J. Schwartz
Anonymous Hackers' Helper: IT Security Neglect
March 08, 2012 10:15 AM
Despite successful FBI arrests of members of LulzSec and Anonymous, hacktivist attacks will continue so long as easy-to-exploit weaknesses persist. How much are our security practices to blame?
Ben DuPont
Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Makes Metro Real
March 05, 2012 03:58 PM
VS 11 is a live beta, meaning it just got a little less risky to build production Metro apps.
Thomas Claburn
8 Privacy Threats Worse Than Google
March 03, 2012 09:10 AM
Google's privacy policy tweaks this week caused a fresh flurry of outrage. But Google should not be your top privacy worry.
Eric Lundquist
10 Lessons From RSA Security Conference
March 01, 2012 02:11 PM
Mobile, social, and cloud computing have changed the security equation.
Fritz Nelson
Carrier IQ Fights Back With Consumer Dashboard
March 01, 2012 11:04 AM
Carrier IQ, attacked last year for monitoring cell phone user data, says it can help consumers gauge wireless phone performance--if carriers implement the app.
Paul Cerrato
Why BYOD Doesn't Always Work In Healthcare
February 28, 2012 04:39 PM
Security and screen layout problems make it difficult to let clinicians bring their own tablets and smartphones to work.
Eric Lundquist
Security In The Borderless Enterprise
February 24, 2012 04:52 PM
Mobile, cloud, and social technologies have blurred enterprise security borders. Look for a thorough examination of that reality at the RSA conference.