security: Privacy
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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iOS Social Apps Leak Contact Data
February 08, 2012Some apps send iPhone address books in unencrypted format to software vendors' servers--a practice that may not be obvious to all users.
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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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Motorola Tablet Goof: 4 Security Lessons For Users
February 04, 2012Motorola accidentally shipped 100 refurbished tablets with old customer data still intact. Here's what you can do to ensure your information isn't...
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Google Rejects EU Request On Privacy Policy Consolidation
February 03, 2012EU regulators want Google to delay its plan to combine privacy policies. But Google doesn't like that idea.
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VeriSign 2010 Hack: DNS Data Theft A Possibility
February 02, 2012SEC data breach disclosure report triggers admission from VeriSign that attackers might have accessed sensitive domain name system data. What...
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Google Calls Microsoft Privacy Claims 'Myth'
February 02, 2012Microsoft attack ad draws quick retort from Google, as controversy over new privacy policies heats up.
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Microsoft Slams Google Privacy Changes
February 01, 2012Microsoft tries to gain from Google's privacy pain; new ad calls Google plan to unite user data across all services a privacy nightmare.
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Google Defends Privacy Policy Consolidation
January 31, 2012Google sends letter to congressional representatives to clarify pending privacy policy revisions.
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EU Data Rules Worse Than SOPA?
January 31, 2012European Union's proposed "right to be forgotten" data privacy rule threatens free speech and online business, critics argue.
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FDA Spied On Employee Personal Emails, Lawsuit Alleges
January 30, 2012Six former employees and contractors of the Food and Drug Administration have filed suit, saying documents show the agency monitored their...
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- How To Regain IT Control In An Increasingly Mobile World - by BlackBerry
- The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet's Good Bones - by BlackBerry
- Red Alert: Why Tablet Security Matters - by BlackBerry
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