Massachusetts officials extended the deadline for complying with new data-security regulations and softened a controversial provision. But the rules are still seen as the most stringent enacted in the U.S. thus far.
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Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz may be ready announce a major reorganization of the company’s executive ranks next week, according to a news report.
European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit is looking at how to intercept calls made over Internet telephony services, at the urging of Italy’s anti-Mafia directorate.
Laws against cell phone jammers in the U.S. apply to everyone except federal government officials. Which raises the question: Is that right?
Fourth generation of the mega-hit franchise launches on March 3, with Microsoft hoping to repeat the success of its predecessors.
Software maker issues warning for Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9, as well as earlier versions of the PDF software. Attackers reportedly have been exploiting the flaw.
At the moment, the only really safe way to view e-mail is plain text. What if someone actually went to the trouble of creating a safe rich content rendering mode for an e-mail client?
In A practical example of why HTML email is a bad idea, I provided a very simple example of the kind [...]
Dan Kaminsky, the security researcher who discovered a major flaw in the DNS protocol last year, said this week that broad adoption of DNS Security Extensions technology may be needed to protect systems, despite its complexity.
A good detective understands the criminal mind, techniques, and tools of the trade. To protect your database and prevent it from becoming a crime scene, it is crucial to understand the common methods of attack, data theft, and cover up techniques. The suspect line-up can come from outside hackers and from within the ranks of [...]
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