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Art Wittmann

Can IT Be Trusted With Personal Devices?

May 15, 2012

Mobile device management as a path to security is a fundamentally flawed strategy. You must manage the data.

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Mathew J. Schwartz

Has Anonymous Ruined Online Anonymity?

May 04, 2012

Anonymous, the hacktivist collective, has given anonymity a bad name. Yes, anonymous online services may be used to send bomb threats or abusive...

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Mathew J. Schwartz

Google Wardriving: How Engineering Trumped Privacy

May 01, 2012

Blame the Street View data collection practices on a "more is more" engineering mindset. And rethink your notions about privacy for unencrypted...

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Jonathan Feldman

After Flashback, Apple Walled Gardens Won't Help

April 27, 2012

Apple and other vendors will use the Flashback botnet as reason to move forward with desktop walled garden restrictions. Here's why that approach...

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Mathew J. Schwartz

Mac Trojan Fallout: Apple Security Glory Days Gone?

April 19, 2012

Apple's reputation as an unattractive target for malware writers changed when the Flashback trojan hit more than 600,000 Macs. But Windows...

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Mathew J. Schwartz

Anonymous Vs. DNS System: Lessons For Enterprise IT

April 04, 2012

A rumored attack on the world's DNS servers by Anonymous failed to materialize. But the many enterprises still ignoring persistent weaknesses...

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Thomas Claburn

Girls Around Me App: Not Today's Creepiest Stalker

April 04, 2012

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...

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Jim Ditmore

Security Practices From The Front Lines

April 02, 2012

In the age of LulzSec, industrial espionage, and everyday breaches, it's more important than ever to be proactive about security. These security...

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Thomas Claburn

Google Big Tent: Regulation Vs. Personal Responsibility

March 30, 2012

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...

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Debra Donston-Miller

Facebook Password Debate Stirs Deep Social Fears

March 27, 2012

Recent controversy over prospective employers requesting Facebook credentials has dredged up some big social questions.

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