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Article | 5/08/2010 A Defcon badge unlike anything you have ever seen

It's unlike any conference badge you've seen before. Sleek, stylish, programmable, and made out of metal. It's the Defcon 18 conference badge. Unveile...

Article | 29/07/2010 Wi-Fi WPA2 vulnerability FAQ

So this guy at AirTight Networks says Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 has a "hard shell on the outside, but a soft underbelly inside"due to an overlooked vul...

Article | 29/06/2010 The pros and cons of Windows 7 security

Businesses are eyeing a transition to Microsoft Windows 7, and with a wealth of security features that are part of it, it's worth figuring out the goo...

Article | 22/06/2010 Biggest tech industry apologies of 2010 - so far

While apologies from BP to the world regarding its environmental disaster and even from a U.S. Congressman to BP have stolen headlines of late, the te...

Article | 18/06/2010 Cross-site scripting: An old problem returns

In May, Web security consultant George Deglin discovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) exploit that involved Facebook's controversial Instant Personali...

Article | 2/06/2010 Windows, Mac or Linux: It's not the OS, it's the user

Who's got the safest operating system? Apple, Google, Microsoft? According to one security expert, what really matters is who's using the OS.

Article | 2/06/2010 Can Facebook privacy be simple?

Facebook, according to its CEO, is built around the simple idea that people want to share things with "their friends and the people around them."

Article | 29/05/2010 Google Wi-Fi snooping should serve as security wakeup call

The continuing saga of Google's wireless snooping and the maelstrom it's generated won't end anytime soon.

Article | 27/05/2010 Facebook's privacy fixes can't cure stupid

Facebook deserves plenty of blame for messing too much with its privacy settings, but no amount of fixing will stop people from embarrassing themselve...

Article | 25/05/2010 Is Facebook truly sorry for its privacy sins?

Want an expert lesson in how to respond without actually responding and how to apologize without saying you're sorry? Then you need to read Facebook C...

Article | 24/05/2010 Good-bye to privacy?

New Yorker Barry Hoggard draws a line in the sand when it comes to online privacy. In May he said farewell to 1251 Facebook friends by deleting his ac...

Article | 22/05/2010 60 percent would quit Facebook? Yeah, right

Facebook's privacy problems reportedly have the social network rethinking its approach, and a new poll suggests that the threat of user decline is rea...

Article | 21/05/2010 AVG puts spotlight on Facebook

Just how much personal information are you releasing when you use Facebook? Facebook may be giving third-party advertisers your personal information w...

Article | 15/05/2010 Facebook's Battering: Good for Competition?

As complaints about Facebook continue to pile up to epic proportions, its competitors are receiving glittering press, financial support, and spikes in...

Article | 4/05/2010 Open letter to Facebook on privacy

Facebook appears to be working diligently at establishing itself as the site that people love to hate. Don't get me wrong, passionate views are a mark...

Article | 29/04/2010 Bugs and fixes: Security fixes for all major browsers

Whatever you use to surf the Web needs a fix. Developers of all five major browsers--Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Opera--recently r...

Article | 29/04/2010 Terry Childs juror explains why he voted to convict

Terry Childs' guilty conviction struck a nerve with IT staffers this week.

Article | 28/04/2010 Social networking exposes business networks to risk

Once upon a time, instant messaging was a consumer technology. That consumer toy worked its way into the corporate network and was eventually not just...

Article | 28/04/2010 McAfee debacle shows why malware defense must evolve

Last week a flawed DAT file from McAfee led to false positives crashing Windows XP systems and leading to a massive cleanup effort. It would be very e...

Article | 27/04/2010 Google's privacy afterthought

A few days ago, 10 privacy commissioners from Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Israel, Ireland, The Netherlands and New Zeal...