- Mon Nov 16 5:45 AM PST 2009 VeriSign expects major security update by 2011
New protocol will guarantee the origin and integrity of Domain Name System data for .com and .net, company says.
- Fri Aug 28 12:34 AM PDT 2009 Bill would give president emergency control of Internet
Critics question revised proposal from Sen. Jay Rockefeller to let the White House do what it deems necessary to respond to a "cybersecurity emergency."
- Thu Jul 30 1:14 AM PDT 2009 Researchers exploit flaws in SSL, domain authentication system
Dan Kaminsky and Moxie Marlinspike explain how flaws in the way domain names are verified on the Internet could allow attackers to impersonate a site and steal information from unsuspecting Web surfers.
- Fri Jul 24 11:00 AM PDT 2009 RSA releases SecurID Software Token for iPhone and iPod Touch
RSA has released an iPhone app that can be used to provide SecurID access via a software token on the iPhone and iPod Touch replacing the traditional SecurID key fob token.
- Mon Jul 13 6:11 PM PDT 2009 AP, AHN Media settle intellectual property lawsuit
All Headline News admits to improperly using AP content in settlement of intellectual property lawsuit involving "hot news."
- Thu Jul 9 11:49 AM PDT 2009 MacFixIt Answers
MacFixIt Answers is a feature from MacFixIt where our editors answer questions e-mailed to us by our readers. Beyond the many inquiries we have had regarding the recent OS X system update, this week we have an inquiry about the use of SSL in e-mail.
- Tue Jun 16 7:00 AM PDT 2009 Dasient helps Web sites avoid blacklists, malware
Start-up launched by ex-Googlers is offering a free alert service for when sites are blacklisted for hosting malware, as well as a fee-based malware-monitoring service.
- Wed Apr 15 5:00 PM PDT 2009 Tax-free Internet shopping may be at an end
An influential alliance of state tax collectors and large retailers are hoping to end what they view as a loophole allowing tax-free Internet and mail-order purchases.
- Tue Apr 7 12:54 PM PDT 2009 VeriSign VIP Access for Mobile authentication tokens for iPhone (review)
VeriSign has released its free VIP Access for Mobile application bringing VeriSign Identity Protection to the iPhone.
- Thu Feb 12 3:49 PM PST 2009 A promising new key management standards effort
Industry leaders announce a new standard called the Key Management Interoperability Protocol, one of few positive data security/privacy developments of late.




