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    If Kaspersky were God... 31/12/2008 09:00:00

    Eugene Kaspersky talks about the evolution of malware, the future of cybersecurity, the problems with the Internet, and more.
    We recently got the opportunity to interview Eugene Kaspersky, the man behind Kaspersky Anti Virus. Here's what he had to say about the evolution of malware, the future of cybersecurity, the problems with the Internet, and more.
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    Chinese Internet censorship: An inside look 13/05/2008 10:32:56

    Cisco, VPNs and other topics related to Internet access in China
    James Fallows, national correspondent for US publication The Atlantic Monthly, has experienced "The Great Firewall of China" firsthand, an experience people from around the world will share this summer when the Olympics comes to that country. Based in Beijing, Fallows has researched the underlying technology that the Chinese use for Internet censorship, and he explained it in a recent article titled "The Connection Has Been Reset." We e-mailed Fallows questions about how the Chinese government controls Internet content available to its citizens, and here's what he had to say (Check out our slideshow on the 10 ways the Chinese Internet is different from yours).
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    A Google 'stalker' deconstructs the secrets to its success 08/04/2008 10:39:38

    A self-described 'Google stalker' examines the secrets to its success and explains how you can emulate it
    Educators used to follow the auto industry because that's where all the lessons came from, says Bala Iyer. Then it was Microsoft. Now it's Google. In this month's Harvard Business Review, Iyer, an associate professor of technology operations and information management at Babson College, looked deep into Google's DNA to discern what makes it an innovation machine. Iyer talked with Kathleen Melymuka about what he and co-author Thomas H. Davenport discovered.
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    Facebook privacy chief: Data portability dangers overlooked 11/02/2008 07:41:48

    Facebook's chief privacy officer acknowledges that there's more work to be done regarding the site's privacy concerns
    The launch of Facebook's Beacon advertising system in November put the social networking site in the middle of a controversy over privacy, as Beacon was criticized for being too aggressive and stealthy in collecting and broadcasting information about users' activities online. For that reason, few people right now would probably envy the job of Chris Kelly, Facebook's chief privacy officer and the person most responsible for explaining the site's policies to the public.
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    Mozilla security chief on protecting Firefox users 05/02/2008 08:06:05

    Window Snyder says browser vendors must work together -- and not blame users
    Window Snyder has the somewhat offbeat title of "chief security something-or-other" at Mozilla, where she is responsible for overseeing efforts to boost the security of the company's open-source offerings, including the Firefox browser.
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    EBay's PayPal uses authentication to combat fraud 05/02/2008 08:11:50

    Mike Vergara, senior director of accounts protection at PayPal, discusses eBay's antifraud strategy
    It's the front lines in the online fraud war: eBay and its PayPal subsidiary are the most-spoofed brands by fraudsters engineering phishing scams, according to research firm Gartner.
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    Bruce Almighty: Schneier preaches security to Linux faithful 27/12/2007 07:56:29

    Schneier is one of three keynote speakers at Linux.conf.au 2008 and speaks with Dahna McConnachie about his presentation, books and thoughts.
    Internationally renowned security guru, Bruce Schneier, will be encouraging technologists at linux.conf.au to take a lesson from Luke Skywalker, and "feel the force" a little more when it comes to security.
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    Samy worm creator hopes to be online again 20/11/2007 09:31:48

    Samy Kamkar may be allowed to visit MySpace again, but for the time being, he's not even allowed to touch a computer
    If Samy Kamkar plays his cards right, he may be allowed to visit MySpace again in just a few months. For the time being, however, he's not even allowed to touch a computer, following a January 2007 guilty plea for creating what many consider to be the first Web 2.0 worm: the Samy worm.
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    Advice on protecting kids from online predators 05/11/2007 11:41:40

    Computerworld talks to Gregory Smith, CIO at the World Wildlife Fund and author of 'How to Protect Your Children on the Internet'
    The numbers are downright frightening: One in five U.S. teenagers who regularly log onto the Internet say they have received unwanted sexual solicitations via the Web, according to the U.S. Crimes Against Children Research Center. And, the center says, 25 percent of children have been exposed to pornographic material online.
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    Q&A: Fraudster Frank Abagnale offers IT security advice 19/10/2007 11:22:46

    Nobody cares about ethics, says the Catch Me If You Can man
    At Computerworld's Storage Networking World conference in the US, Frank Abagnale gave a keynote presentation on his life as an imposter and fraudster, a story that was told in the book and subsequent Steven Spielberg movie, Catch Me If You Can. Prior to his presentation, Abagnale spoke with Computerworld about ethics, computer crime and security risks faced by IT professionals.
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