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Features: 2009: The year your data died
For a while there it looked like 2009 would be remembered as the Year of the Dead Celebrity. But Michael, Farrah, Walter, Ed, and all the rest may have to move over. This is rapidly becoming the Year the Data Died.
Robert X. Cringely 02/11/2009 10:21:00
Features: Lost: A $49,000 laptop computer
About fifteen years ago, my husband and his colleague had their laptop computers stolen out of a car. They were fearful of reporting the incident to their boss, largely because the laptops had cost the company about US$7,000 each. A $14,000 hit to the departmental budget was a serious blow. And back in those days, no one gave much thought to exposure of the data on the stolen devices.
Linda Musthaler 31/10/2009 08:30:00
Features: Trend Micro CEO: hackers hitting AV infrastructure
It's become an all-too-common scam: A legitimate Web site pops up a window that looks just like a real security warning. It says there's something wrong with the computer, and click here to fix it. A few clicks later, the victim is paying out US$40 for some bogus software, called rogue antivirus.
Robert McMillan 26/10/2009 08:28:00
Features: Why Security Matters Now
Social networking and cloud computing threats abound, our annual Global Information Security Survey finds, making information security important once again to business leaders.
Bill Brenner 16/10/2009 05:06:00
Features: Researchers advise cyber self defense in the cloud
Security researchers are warning that Web-based applications are increasing the risk of identity theft or losing personal data more than ever before.
Dan Nystedt 12/10/2009 21:16:00
Features: Citing cybercrime, FBI director doesn't bank online
The head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has stopped banking online after nearly falling for a phishing attempt.
Robert McMillan 08/10/2009 06:15:00
Features: Careless downloading makes BlackBerry users spy targets
IPhone lovers and other smartphone users should take heed: A security researcher showed ways to spy on a BlackBerry user during a presentation Wednesday, including listening to phone conversations, stealing contact lists, reading text messages, taking and viewing photos and figuring out the handset's location via GPS.
Dan Nystedt 08/10/2009 01:15:00
Features: Windows attack code out, but not being used
It has been a week since hackers released software that could be used to attack a flaw in Windows Vista and Server 2008, but Microsoft and security companies say that criminals haven't done much with the attack.
Robert McMillan 07/10/2009 07:21:00
Features: Twitter is dead
It is my sad news this morning to report the demise of the world's most famous microblog. Twitter, we hardly knew ye.
Robert X. Cringely 26/09/2009 04:57:00
Features: Facebook, Twitter provide sensitive info for criminals
Social networking services like Facebook and Twitter foster a false sense of security and lead users to share information which can be used by cybercriminals and social engineers. The very concept of social networking is based on connecting and sharing, but with who?
Tony Bradley 28/08/2009 06:48:00
 
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