security: Attacks/breaches
Can IT Be Trusted With Personal Devices?
Mobile device management as a path to security is a fundamentally flawed strategy. You must manage the data.
Has Anonymous Ruined Online Anonymity?
Anonymous, the hacktivist collective, has given anonymity a bad name. Yes, anonymous online services may be used to send bomb threats or abusive...
Google Wardriving: How Engineering Trumped Privacy
Blame the Street View data collection practices on a "more is more" engineering mindset. And rethink your notions about privacy for unencrypted...
After Flashback, Apple Walled Gardens Won't Help
Apple and other vendors will use the Flashback botnet as reason to move forward with desktop walled garden restrictions. Here's why that approach...
Mac Trojan Fallout: Apple Security Glory Days Gone?
Apple's reputation as an unattractive target for malware writers changed when the Flashback trojan hit more than 600,000 Macs. But Windows...
Anonymous Vs. DNS System: Lessons For Enterprise IT
A rumored attack on the world's DNS servers by Anonymous failed to materialize. But the many enterprises still ignoring persistent weaknesses...
Girls Around Me App: Not Today's Creepiest Stalker
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...
Security Practices From The Front Lines
In the age of LulzSec, industrial espionage, and everyday breaches, it's more important than ever to be proactive about security. These security...
Google Big Tent: Regulation Vs. Personal Responsibility
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...
Facebook Password Debate Stirs Deep Social Fears
Recent controversy over prospective employers requesting Facebook credentials has dredged up some big social questions.
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New FBI Surveillance Backdoors? 6 Key Points
May 18, 2012Will Congress require social networks, VoIP, and Webmail providers build in backdoors that FBI could tap for electronic surveillance purposes?...
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Fake Google Chrome Installer Steals Banking Details
May 17, 2012New polymorphic Android malware, meanwhile, disguises itself as a free virus scanner.
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5 Ways To Lose A Malicious Insider Lawsuit
May 16, 2012Making the case against an insider takes preparation and proactive work with HR and legal. Consider this expert advice to make sure you're ready.
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Apple Inoculates OS X Leopard Against Flashback
May 15, 2012Apple security update for older OS 10.5 Leopard nukes Flashback variants and disables outdated Java and Flash functionality.
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Accused LulzSec Member Pleads Not Guilty
May 15, 2012Alleged LulzSec lieutenant accused of masterminding Stratfor hack, along with numerous other charges. Jeremy Hammond, a.k.a. Anarchaos, served...
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ID Theft, Online Fraud Rose Slightly In 2011
May 14, 2012Internet crime reports increased 3.4% in 2011 as compared to 2010, finds Internet Crime Complaint Center. Some old scams remain popular.
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Amnesty International Hackers Learned From Flashback
May 14, 2012Attackers used the same Java vulnerability employed by the Apple Flashback malware to try to infect site visitors with remote administration tools.
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TeamPoison Hacker Suspect Has Anonymous Ties
May 11, 2012British police arrest alleged spokesman of hacktivist group that gained notoriety for exposing Tony Blair's address book and working with...
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Anonymous Targets Russian Sites For Putin Protest
May 10, 2012Kremlin's public-facing website knocked offline; In separate series of attacks, Anonymous Norway dismisses claims it helped Norwegian police.
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Twitter Downplays Breach That Exposed Passwords
May 09, 2012Nearly 60,000 Twitter usernames and passwords released via Pastebin, but social networking service says half are for blocked spam accounts or...
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