- Fri Oct 30 2:44 PM PDT 2009 File sharing's mysteries again stump Uncle Sam
A security breach that stemmed from the use of peer-to-peer file sharing by a junior congressional staffer is said to be an isolated incident. Not exactly.
- Wed Oct 28 7:59 AM PDT 2009 More security breaches hit midsize companies
Though spending less on IT, they're getting hit by more security breaches, with more than half of those surveyed by McAfee reporting an increase in attacks.
- Tue Oct 27 3:07 PM PDT 2009 LA approves $7.2 million Google Apps deal
The city's contract for Google Apps requires that integration provider Computer Sciences Corp. promise to pay a penalty if there is a security breach.
- Tue Oct 20 5:01 PM PDT 2009 ChoicePoint to pay $275,000 in latest data breach
Data broker failed to notice that a key monitoring tool was turned off for four months, allowing unauthorized access and exposing data of 13,750 people, the FTC says.
- Mon Oct 12 7:22 AM PDT 2009 IBM privacy chief: Asia need not mimic Europe
Harriet Pearson discusses data protection legislation, the need for a balanced view regarding data breach notification, and why Asian regulators should not "photocopy" European law books.
- Sat Oct 10 1:54 PM PDT 2009 Hacked Web mail accounts used to send spam
While Websense has seen a rise in spam following the compromise of thousands of Web mail accounts, security experts are split over how the accounts were breached.
- Thu Oct 8 4:21 PM PDT 2009 Hands on: Lexar total security thumbdrive
Lexar's new thumbdrive can keep your data safe, even when you lose it.
- Thu Oct 8 7:37 AM PDT 2009 Verizon, McAfee team up on security products
Two companies form joint venture to offer cloud-based security products and consulting services to enterprise customers.
- 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.
- Mon Oct 5 9:02 AM PDT 2009 Hotmail passwords leaked online
Thousands of Microsoft Live Hotmail passwords have been leaked to the Web. Microsoft has released a statement confirming the leak.




