CNET News - Security

Microsoft warns of IE exploit code in the wild

Elinor Mills — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:40:16 PST

Company says it is investigating a publicly published exploit code that allegedly could lead to computers running versions 6 or 7 of the browser getting compromised.

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

Chrome OS security: 'Sandboxing' and auto updates

Elinor Mills — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:29:00 PST

Google operating system will feature many of the same security features as the Chrome browser, including "sandboxing" of applications, auto updating, and antiphishing.

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

E-tailers snagged in marketing 'scam' blame customers

Greg Sandoval — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST

Priceline, Classmates.com, and Orbitz say customers should read the fine print before complaining about being charged recurring monthly fees to join loyalty programs they didn't want.

McAfee warns about '12 Scams of Christmas'

Larry Magid — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:04:00 PST

Shoppers and retailers aren't the only ones gearing up for the holidays. Criminals are out in full force with plenty of scams to separate you and your money.

Originally posted at Safe and Secure

Cisco launches iPhone security app

Elinor Mills — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:01:00 PST

Cisco Systems' new App Store entry, featuring customized alerts and threat information delivered to the handheld device, targets security professionals.

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

Town to photograph every car that enters and leaves

Chris Matyszczyk — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:13:00 PST

The California town of Tiburon votes to set up permanent cameras to record the license plate of every car on its roads. Is this one more step toward a surveillance state?

Originally posted at Technically Incorrect

New Firefox 3.6 beta aims to cut crashes

Stephen Shankland — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:41:00 PST

The third beta imposes a new restriction on how third-party software can interact with it. And a feature called Resource Package could speed up Firefox 3.7.

Originally posted at Deep Tech

Facebook adopts new privacy policy

Steven Musil — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:05:00 PST

The social-networking site hopes that policy revision will make the policy more accessible and easier to understand.

Originally posted at News - Digital Media

T-Mobile UK says workers sold customer data

Elinor Mills — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:24:00 PST

British consumer privacy commissioner says he will prosecute over sale of customer data by T-Mobile UK employees.

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

FAQ: Recognizing phishing e-mails

Elinor Mills — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST

Phishing attacks have spiked this year, recent reports show. Here's a primer on what phishing is and how to avoid it.

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex