Security | News, how-tos, features, reviews, and videos
Q&A: Ethan Beard talks about Facebook controls, user desires, and CEO Zuckerberg's reported privacy beliefs
Microsoft acknowledges fixing three internally found flaws without disclosing the details in security advisories
Hackers targeted known bugs, including flaws in Adobe's Reader, to redirect visitors to a Web site in the Ukraine associated with similar attacks in the past
Consumer Reports survey also notes that social network use in the U.S. has doubled over the past year
As IT focuses on refined encryption and identity management systems, it may be missing a big vulnerability: users
A Gripe Line reader smells a bait and switch when the price for his security software mysteriously jumps at checkout
New products include a range of encryption and security management tools and have all undergone FIPS validation for regulatory compliance
A built-in viewer from Microsoft or or a stripped-down viewer from Adobe would protect users from some PDF exploits, F-Secure researcher says
It may be possible to view users' personal details when running a proxy service widely used to skirt network admin bans on access to sites like Facebook
Security experts worry that hackers could exploit the flaw to steal sensitive corporate information used by SharePoint customers