- Fri Nov 20 11:41 AM PST 2009 Week in review: Browser breakthroughs
From Azure to Windows 7 to Firefox, operating systems and browsers grabbed headlines this week as Google proved, with its unveiling of Chrome OS, how interrelated they are.
- Tue Nov 17 4:00 AM PST 2009 FAQ: Recognizing phishing e-mails
Phishing attacks have spiked this year, recent reports show. Here's a primer on what phishing is and how to avoid it.
- Tue Nov 10 5:44 PM PST 2009 Will Craigslist drive scalpers out of business?
If I want good seats to a sold-out show, I wait until the last minute and buy via the Internet. How long before everybody else figures this out?
- Wed Nov 4 11:30 AM PST 2009 Congress may require ISPs to block fraud sites
The Internet industry is alarmed by a proposal to block access to scam sites or face fines, regardless of whether that's technically possible.
- Tue Nov 3 5:19 PM PST 2009 Corporate bank accounts targeted in online fraud
Small and medium-size businesses, governments, and school districts are targets of online bank fraud involving malicious e-mails, key loggers, and money mules, FBI says.
- Mon Nov 2 6:00 AM PST 2009 Phishing, worms spike this year, say Microsoft and McAfee
Top attacks on computers come from phishing and worms, separate reports from Microsoft and McAfee show.
- Fri Oct 23 12:33 PM PDT 2009 BOL 1091: The French disconnection
So the French have passed a three strikes law that will disconnect your Internet if accused three times of piracy. At least there's some judicial review. Also John McCain moves against Net Neutrality and Windows 7 seems to truly be good news for Microsof
- Wed Oct 7 5:35 PM PDT 2009 Podcast: Symantec exec on how to avoid being a phishing victim
Symantec Internet safety adviser Marian Merritt talks with Larry Magid about how to avoid being a phishing victim.
- Wed Oct 7 4:07 PM PDT 2009 Wife bans FBI head from online banking
FBI Director Robert Mueller discusses arrests made in a huge international phishing case and the phishing attempt that prompted his wife to ban him from banking online.
- Tue Oct 6 3:15 PM PDT 2009 Avoid being a victim of an e-mail phishing scam
Thousands of usernames and passwords of Hotmail, Gmail, and possibly other services have been posted online as a result of a phishing attack. Here's how to protect yourself.
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