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Mathew J. Schwartz

S.C. Security Blunders Show Why States Get Hacked

December 14, 2012

Governor blames data breach on Russian hackers and the IRS, but states' by-the-book IT ethos shows rules and regulations are the real culprit.

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Mathew J. Schwartz

Royal Security Fail: 'May I Speak To Kate?'

December 07, 2012

The oldest -- and most effective -- social engineering trick in the book remains getting on the phone and impersonating an insider. Ask Kate...

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Thomas Claburn

Social Networks Continue Push For Control

December 06, 2012

The Internet was supposed to facilitate direct connections between individuals and disempower gatekeepers. Instead, it has become a massive...

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Mathew J. Schwartz

Should LulzSec Suspect Face Life In Prison?

November 29, 2012

Computer hacking, identity theft, and fraudulent credit card charges could add up to 30 years to life for alleged Stratfor hacker Jeremy Hammond.

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Debra Donston-Miller

Facebook 'Privacy Notice' Has No Legs

November 29, 2012

But Facebook should be looking at why the notice went viral.

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Mathew J. Schwartz

Petraeus Mission Impossible: Cloaking Email, Online Identities

November 15, 2012

So-called security experts making basic information security errors isn't a new occurrence. Arguably, it even led to the rise of the Anonymous...

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Thomas Claburn

The Petraeus Affair: Surveillance State Stopper?

November 14, 2012

Lawmakers, now reminded of their own vulnerability, need to strengthen email privacy protections. Companies need to do more to help customers...

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Eric Lundquist

5 Items Should Top Obama's Technology Agenda

November 07, 2012

From infrastructure to tech education, here's what I want to see on the to-do list for the next four years.

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Eric Lundquist

5 Emerging Enterprise Technologies

October 29, 2012

If you are not watching these developments, your business is missing out. Here's what Gartner's annual top 10 tech trends list missed.

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Mathew J. Schwartz

Frankenstory: Attack Of The Iranian Cyber Warriors

October 26, 2012

Citing no hard evidence, U.S. government officials have been stoking fears that the Iranians are out to get us.

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