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Browser secrets of secure connections

Ranking Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari on cipher support

Feb 3, 2009 5 mins

Phishing Small and Medium Business Social Engineering

Test Center guide to browser security

Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Safari have different security advantages and shortcomings. More important than the browser you choose, however, is how you maintain and use it.

Feb 3, 2009 15 mins

Browsers Endpoint Protection Technology Industry

McAfee builds SaaS arm

Security vendor establishes a business unit to house hosted offerings

Feb 2, 2009 1 min

Malware Phishing Social Engineering

Microsoft denies Windows 7 UAC vulnerability

A blogger claims to have found a vulnerability in Window 7's UAC, but Microsoft says the feature cannot be exploited unless there is already malicious code running on the machine

Feb 2, 2009 3 mins

Malware Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Data losses proving costlier for businesses

Consumers shun those that have lost information, according to a new study

Feb 2, 2009 3 mins

Data and Information Security Databases Security

Obama still won’t say whether he’s using a BlackBerry

Mystery continues to surround exactly what handheld device the president is using

Feb 2, 2009 2 mins

Data and Information Security Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Update: Microsoft charges ex-employee with spying

Company accuses former employee of downloading confidential documents unrelated to his job about technology that Microsoft offers to computer makers

Jan 30, 2009 4 mins

Intellectual Property Security Technology Industry

Top 10: Singing the financial blues, again

This week's roundup of the top tech news stories includes more financial woes for the tech sector, Google taking Gmail offline, click fraud picking up, and more

Jan 30, 2009 5 mins

Data and Information Security Small and Medium Business Technology Industry