Security

Tue, May 01, 2007 - Unlike Microsoft Corp. executives who have predicted that Windows Vista will be hit by far fewer vulnerabilities than its predecessor, the developers who crafted Office 2007 -- while confident that the suite will be tougher to attack -- won't set a security target.

Fri, April 27, 2007 - Anyone who has participated in the blogosphere in the past two months knows the troubling story of Kathy Sierra, a prominent blogger who was the victim of online threats so violent she canceled an upcoming speaking engagement and took a hiatus from blogging.

Tue, April 24, 2007 - You never can defend yourself too much while online.

Thu, April 12, 2007 - Want to know just how much a data breach is likely to end up costing your company?

Tue, March 27, 2007 - PayPal is trying to persuade e-mail providers to block messages without a digital signature, a recently implemented security feature, a company attorney said.

Mon, March 26, 2007 - Microsoft is warning of an attack that could be used to divert someone’s Web traffic through a malicious proxy server.Applications such as Internet Explorer use the Web Proxy Automatic Discovery (WPAD) protocol to find a file that enables a browser to configure its proxy settings. However, it’s possible to plant a configuration file that would route traffic through a malicious ...

Sun, March 25, 2007 - Florida law enforcement officials have arrested six individuals suspected of a fraud scheme built around the misuse of credit card data stolen from retailer TJX Companies. Officials said they have taken six of 10 suspects into custody for allegedly using the TJX customer data to purchase large quantities of gift cards from discount chains Wal-Mart and Sams Club.

Sat, March 24, 2007 - Identity thieves are offering a person's credit-card number, date of birth and other sensitive information for as little as US$14 over the Internet, said a new report on online threats.

Tue, March 20, 2007 - IBM and Cisco Systems on Tuesday announced a new one-stop service designed to help businesses and government agencies respond to and recover from disasters.

Thu, March 15, 2007 - Stanford University is working with the National Science Foundation to build a nationwide programmable platform for research in network architectures, and to develop new Internet architectures.