http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:12:12 GMT 2009-11-24T15:12:12Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/508742/Facebook_Worm_Spreads_with_a_Lurid_Lure?source=rss_security Some Facebook users have been infected with a worm after clicking on an image of a scantily clad woman, which then redirects the victims to a pornography site, according to security researchers. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jeremy Kirk <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508742/Facebook_Worm_Spreads_with_a_Lurid_Lure?source=rss_security 2009-11-24T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508715/Hacks_of_Chinese_Temple_Were_Online_Kung_Fu_Abbot_Says?source=rss_security A hacker who posted a fake message on the Web site of China's famous Shaolin Temple repenting for its commercial activities was just making a mean joke, the temple's abbot was cited as saying by Chinese state media Monday. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Owen Fletcher <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508715/Hacks_of_Chinese_Temple_Were_Online_Kung_Fu_Abbot_Says?source=rss_security 2009-11-24T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508731/Pros_and_Cons_of_Windows_7_Security?source=rss_security The recently released Microsoft Security Intelligence Report highlights the vast improvements in security from Windows XP to Windows 7. Even so, no operating system is perfect. I asked security experts what they think about Windows 7 security and came up with a list of what Microsoft got right and where Microsoft is still missing the mark. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Tony Bradley <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508731/Pros_and_Cons_of_Windows_7_Security?source=rss_security 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508621/New_IPhone_Worm_Steals_Online_Banking_Codes_Builds_Botnet?source=rss_security Hackers have borrowed a tactic from the world's first iPhone worm to build a botnet that steals data, including online banking credentials, from jailbroken Apple smartphones. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508621/New_IPhone_Worm_Steals_Online_Banking_Codes_Builds_Botnet?source=rss_security 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508619/Microsoft_Confirms_IE6_IE7_Zero_Day_Bug?source=rss_security Microsoft today confirmed that exploit code published last week can compromise PCs running older versions of Internet Explorer, but said its security team has not yet seen any in-the-wild attacks. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508619/Microsoft_Confirms_IE6_IE7_Zero_Day_Bug?source=rss_security 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508616/4_Cheap_Options_to_Monitor_Networks_for_Evidence?source=rss_security Investigations manager Brandon Gregg explains how to collect evidence for network investigations on the cheap without damaging the mission at hand. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Brandon Gregg <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508616/4_Cheap_Options_to_Monitor_Networks_for_Evidence?source=rss_security 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508615/11_Security_Tips_for_Black_Friday_Cyber_Monday?source=rss_security This holiday shopping season, IT and physical security practitioners have the tough task of protecting customer data and preventing shoplifting. Here are 11 tips to bring sanity to the process. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Bill Brenner <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508615/11_Security_Tips_for_Black_Friday_Cyber_Monday?source=rss_security 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508589/Information_Security_and_Business_Strategy_Part_1?source=rss_security I've known David Greer for over 25 years and have always enjoyed his intelligence, good humor and creativity. And Stephen Northcutt is so widely published, cited and respected in our field that I had trouble deciding which of his many Web sites to cite. It is a great pleasure to publish Greer's interview of Nortcutt in two parts. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT M. E. Kabay <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508589/Information_Security_and_Business_Strategy_Part_1?source=rss_security 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508575/Innovation_How_Boston_Scientific_Shares_Data_Securely_to_Foster_Product_Development?source=rss_security Medical device maker is encouraging innovation through software that breaks down information siloes while protecting data. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Kim S. Nash <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508575/Innovation_How_Boston_Scientific_Shares_Data_Securely_to_Foster_Product_Development?source=rss_security 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508516/Five_Ways_to_Lose_Your_Identity_and_Wallet_This_Holiday_Season?source=rss_security Computerworld offers tips to holiday shoppers looking to expose their personal data to online thieves. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jaikumar Vijayan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508516/Five_Ways_to_Lose_Your_Identity_and_Wallet_This_Holiday_Season?source=rss_security 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508520/Listen_Up_Rock_and_Roll_Artifacts_Under_Surveillance?source=rss_security IP-based video surveillance technology keeps a digital eye on gear from the likes of John Lennon and Mick Jagger that's on display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York City. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Ellen Messmer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508520/Listen_Up_Rock_and_Roll_Artifacts_Under_Surveillance?source=rss_security 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508448/Global_Warming_Research_Exposed_After_Hack?source=rss_security An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who see it as an urgent problem. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Robert McMillan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508448/Global_Warming_Research_Exposed_After_Hack?source=rss_security 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508447/Chrome_Shines_Gore_Opines_Staffs_Decline?source=rss_security Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions about whether it will be any good. Microsoft, predictably, doesn't think so. Otherwise, Al Gore offered his opinion on the role supercomputers can play to quell climate change, and for the first time we can recollect there were not one, but two, cat-related IT stories that caught our attention. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Nancy Weil <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508447/Chrome_Shines_Gore_Opines_Staffs_Decline?source=rss_security 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508445/Two_Approaches_to_NFC_Battle_for_French_Hearts_and_Mobiles?source=rss_security Two competing approaches to equipping mobile phones with contactless communications capabilities vied for supporters at the Cartes exhibition in Paris this week. Either approach could turn phones into self-service electronic tour guides, travel tickets or secure payment terminals. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Peter Sayer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508445/Two_Approaches_to_NFC_Battle_for_French_Hearts_and_Mobiles?source=rss_security 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508437/FCC_Internet_Program_for_Deaf_Cheated_Out_of_Millions?source=rss_security In court the Federal Communications Commission has charged 26 people with defrauding the agency of &#8220;tens of millions of dollars&#8221; from its program that lets people with hearing disabilities to communicate with hearing individuals through the use of interpreters and Web cameras. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Michael Cooney <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508437/FCC_Internet_Program_for_Deaf_Cheated_Out_of_Millions?source=rss_security 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z