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Article | 14/07/2009 New zero-day attack doubles concern for IE users
Microsoft today warned of a serious security vulnerability in a Spreadsheet ActiveX control that could allow for a drive-by-download attack against vu...
Article | 11/07/2009 Private P2P networks add trust to file sharing
Stephane Herry says that he founded his private file-sharing network GigaTribe out of frustration at not being able to share files with his friends on...
Article | 11/07/2009 Does Google know too much about you?
Do you trust Google? If you use its multitude of online services on a daily basis you might, but is that assumption wise? For some, Google is a wonde...
Article | 7/07/2009 Viruses and cyber crime: we talk to security expert Eugene Kaspersky
In 1989, Eugene Kaspersky ran afoul of the Cascade virus while working for the Ministry of Defence in the heart of the Soviet Union. He defeated it wi...
Article | 3/07/2009 Has China's Green Dam burst?
China did a sudden about-face late yesterday and decided to delay its controversial requirement that all computers sold after July 1 must come with We...
Article | 2/07/2009 Open source vs closed source: opinions from a virus analyst
Open source security is a hot topic in the IT world. Some people believe that open source solutions are a potential playground for mischief-makers and...
Article | 2/07/2009 Small-business network security 101
Today more than ever, good network security is vital to businesses of all sizes. Cybercriminals, equipped with sophisticated software that automates t...
Article | 2/07/2009 Pirate Bay sale signals the death of an era
With all the outrage over The Pirate Bay going legit, I think it's time to reconsider the merits of illegally media sharing. The world has changed sin...
Article | 1/07/2009 Will a legal Pirate Bay thrive? (Hint: no)
The Pirate Bay, a torrent site that has attracted millions of users by offering a wealth of (often illegal) content, is now at a turning point. With a...
Article | 1/07/2009 5 traps the (new) Pirate Bay must avoid
Ah, the Internet cafe, home to yuppies, flavored lattes, and The Pirate Bay? If you haven't heard, Swedish Internet cafe operator, Global Gaming Fact...
Article | 30/06/2009 Twitter gains upper hand on latest scam
Sometimes, it seems scams are becoming almost as common as social media experts on Twitter. The latest one, unleashed Monday morning and initially not...
Article | 29/06/2009 Kaspersky Lab sets crosshairs on new breed of cyber criminals
Forget spam and phishing as you once knew it: the new breed of cyber criminals are shifting their operations to fertile new fields, including mobile p...
Article | 27/06/2009 Pirate Party finds France fertile territory
Sweden's Pirate Party won 7.13 percent of the vote in elections earlier this month. Its campaign for the respect of privacy, the reform of copyright l...
Article | 27/06/2009 China remains spam haven due to 'bulletproof' hosting
An overwhelming majority of Web sites promoted through spam are hosted in China at service providers that many times choose to ignore complaints and a...
Article | 25/06/2009 Phoenix Freeze auto-locks laptops via smartphone
A new product from Phoenix Technologies, <a href="http://www.phoenixfreeze.com/">called Freeze</a>, lets you use BlackBerry or iPhone Bluetooth to tel...
Article | 23/06/2009 McAfee expands in China for expected security boom
McAfee is expanding its staff in China amid a boom in the country's security market fueled by the launch of next-generation mobile networks.
Article | 24/06/2009 Cloudmark security suite addresses growing SMS spam
As mobile users are more frequently pestered by SMS spam, one security vendor is applying its experience in stopping e-mail spam for mobile networks.
Article | 24/06/2009 High profile Twitter hack spreads porn Trojan
Former Apple Macintosh evangelist Guy Kawasaki posts Twitter messages about a lot of different things, but the message he put up on Tuesday afternoon ...
Article | 24/06/2009 Can Facebook be private?
Given the slew of embarrassing stories you've no doubt seen about users accidentally sharing too-personal information, the idea of preserving privacy...
Article | 23/06/2009 We've been blind to attacks on our Web sites
Our Web sites are under attack! And my company's firewall and intrusion-detection systems seem to have been giving a lot of people around here a false...

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