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Advanced Persistent Threats Get More Respect
When it comes to combating APTs, the odds are against your organization's security team, say security experts such as Bruce Schneier. This type of...
Want IT Flexibility? Demand Jailbreaking Be Legal
Why should CIOs care about the DMCA's jailbreaking rules? Despite Pollyanna assurances that locking down a box will make everybody more secure,...
Google Study: Social Media Enhances Privacy
Sharing can shape your reputation, thereby building trust and privacy, Google research says. "Clean coal," meet "privacy-aware sharing." Let the...
9 Ways To Minimize Data Breach Fallout
Symantec just revealed that attackers stole source code to its flagship Norton software in 2006, highlighting today's array of sharply different...
SOPA: Stop Grandstanding, Start Crafting An Alternative
If Congress is so clueless about Internet dynamics, it's up to SOPA opponents to create a workable alternative for stopping online content piracy.
Wireless Spectrum Doomsday Looms
For now, tiered plans are keeping carrier networks from melting down. But demand for mobile broadband means the current system is unsustainable.
Will Biometrics Go Mainstream In 2012?
IBM thinks so, and the US-VISIT program may give a glimpse into the future. But what about data theft?
Microsoft's Droidrage WP7 Giveaway Heats Up
Malware-infected Android owners offered chance to win a free Windows Phone 7; more than 3,200 entered.
Carrier IQ: What Carriers, Device Makers Must Do Next
Let smartphone users opt into how their devices and related data get tracked, preferably from handsets. Otherwise, carriers and manufacturers will...
RIM's PlayBook Security Patch Doesn't Last Long
Research In Motion hoped to close a security breach with a software update to its PlayBook tablet, but coders cracked the patch in only a few hours.
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Advanced Persistent Threats Get More Respect
February 09, 2012When it comes to combating APTs, the odds are against your organization's security team, say security experts such as Bruce Schneier. This type of...
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Want IT Flexibility? Demand Jailbreaking Be Legal
February 09, 2012Why should CIOs care about the DMCA's jailbreaking rules? Despite Pollyanna assurances that locking down a box will make everybody more secure,...
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DDoS Tools Flourish, Give Attackers Many Options
February 09, 2012More than 55 DDoS tools and services on the market offer hacktivists, increasingly driven by ideological or political goals, a wide range of...
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Have Your Users' Passwords Already Been Hacked?
February 08, 2012If employees use their same password at work and in their personal lives, another company's breach may weaken your security. Five steps to...
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10 Strategies To Fight Anonymous DDoS Attacks
February 08, 2012Preventing distributed denial of service attacks may be impossible. But with advance planning, they can be mitigated and stopped. Learn where to...
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VeriSign Breach May Reaffirm Certificate Authority Security Model
February 07, 2012Alternative Internet security proposals simply just transfer trust to entities equally vulnerable to attack, experts say.
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Who Is Anonymous: 10 Key Facts
February 07, 2012Anonymous 'hacktivists' aim to expose what they call government and establishment hypocrisy. Take a closer look at the group, its offshoots, and...
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Interpol Preps Gobal Cybercrime Center
February 06, 2012Singapore-based center, set to open in 2014, aims to strengthen international cybercrime investigations.
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9 Security Technologies For Super Bowl And Beyond
February 03, 2012From the Super Bowl to the World Cup, sports fans are being watched in new ways. Consider these technologies changing sports security.
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Symantec Patches PCAnywhere, But Should You Delete?
February 01, 2012Symantec says hotfix 'eliminates known vulnerabilities,' but hackers could use source code to exploit unknown holes. Some users will want to...
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