Microsoft investigates two-year-old IE bug Microsoft is looking into a long-known vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) that could be used to access users' data and Web-based accounts.
Can a Relative or Roommate Spy on Me? If you're both adults, can someone you're living with spy on your Internet habits? nikkiraz asked the Networking forum.
Police terror trainers lose USB stick in street The curse of the unencrypted memory stick has stuck Manchester Police, which has suffered embarrassment as a drive containing apparently sensitive information was found lying in the street.
Cloud Security Alliance offers certification IT virtual-security experts can now show off their knowledge with a certificate that shows they've mastered the contents of two cloud-security papers.
Consumer Watchdog thinks Google's Schmidt is a data perv Imagine wandering through Times Square and seeing a 60-foot-tall animation depicting you (yes, you) as a creepy child-baiting ice cream truck driver. How would you feel? That's probably the question Google's Eric Schmidt is being asked today.
Google settles Buzz privacy lawsuit Google is spending US$8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed over the rollout of its Google Buzz social-networking service.
Virtualize your browser to prevent drive-by malware attacks Does Web browsing make you fearful of picking up a virus or downloading malware? It won't if you do your browsing in a virtualized environment on your desktop. Invincea Browser Protection uses virtualization technology to separate untrusted content coming from the Web from the rest of your desktop and network.
Ping a Scammers Haven? Security Experts Say Watch Out Apple's music-focused social network, Ping is only a few days old, and already the iTunes-based feature is "drowning in scams and spams," security researchers say. The scams are nothing too advanced at the moment, and there are no reports of clickjacking worms or other forms of aggressive malware, experts say. But if you're looking for links to bogus surveys promising free iPhones, iPads and other assorted iDevices then Ping in iTunes 10 is the social network for you.
