- Wed Nov 21 2001 FBI snoop tool old hat for hackers
"Magic Lantern," a reported method for sneaking surveillance programs onto a suspect's computer, appears to be little more than old hacking technology.
- Mon Aug 16 2004 Officials say Linux not a price ploy in Microsoft deal
Local government in UK says it didn't use the open-source OS as a bargaining chip; Microsoft was simply best option.
- Wed Nov 24 2004 Hidden gold in corporate cleanup
Corporations' rush to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act looks likely to be a boon for security product makers.
- Thu Sep 21 2000 AOL boosts email security after attack
The online giant confirms that hackers have illegally broken into 200 of its member accounts by targeting key company employees with an email virus.
- Fri Oct 27 2000 Microsoft confirms hackers saw code for upcoming software
The company acknowledges that hackers had accessed source code to programs in development, but company representatives say the intruders did not see code for existing products.
- Fri Jun 16 2000 AOL security breach exposes personal info
The online service confirms that hackers have illegally compromised an undisclosed number of its member accounts by targeting key company employees with an email virus.
- Tue Dec 22 1998 TiVo launches "smart TV" trial
The service allows old-fashioned analog TVs to pause, rewind, and play back television programs as well as seek out programs that might be useful to viewers.
- Thu Nov 7 2002 Trust or treachery?
"Trusted computing" may secure the PCs of the masses, but it also threatens to turn people's computers into spies for software makers and Hollywood.
- Thu Apr 24 2003 Linux founder opens door to DRM
Linus Torvalds posts a message saying nothing in the basic rules for the Linux operating system should block developers from using digital rights management technology.
- Thu Nov 18 2004 Cybersecurity and the question of leadership
The success of the cybersecurity czar is more about the exercise of leadership than anything else, CompTIA policy chief Roger Cochetti says.

