Posted in Network World on January 25th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
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Teleconferencing vendors say they're trying to strike the right balance between security and usability after security researchers found they could dial in to the conference lines of major companies and manipulate video cameras to spy on boardrooms.
Posted in Network World on January 25th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
Though wariness about the perceived lack of security in cloud-based services is often voiced, there are some situations where the opposite is the case. Some businesses mindful of security say the cloud services that are important to them have done a lot of work to meet their expectations about security.
Posted in Network World on January 25th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
All companies storing personal data on Massachusetts residents have until March 1 to ensure that their contractors, suppliers, technology providers and other third parties comply with a new provision of the state's data breach law.
Posted in Network World on January 25th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
Data protection and online privacy rules proposed for the European Union could hinder the development of new Web-based business models and bog down companies with regulations, some U.S. critics said Wednesday.
Posted in Network World on January 24th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
Google will be able to combine data from several Google services when a Google Accounts user is signed in, as part of a rewritten set of privacy policies that the company announced on Tuesday.
Posted in Network World on January 24th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
This Saturday, Jan. 28, is Data Privacy Day. DPD, as it's known, is a day to "increase awareness of privacy and data protection issues among consumers, organizations and government officials and help industry, academia, and advocates to highlight consumer privacy efforts."
Posted in Network World on January 24th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
Google on Monday patched four vulnerabilities in Chrome, and disclosed that it had patched a fifth two weeks ago.
Posted in Network World on January 24th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
Want to hack someone's bank account? You might think it takes a sophisticated knowledge of computer security or maybe a tie with the Russian computer mafia. It doesn't.
Posted in Network World on January 24th, 2012 by NetworkWorld
A Russian man who was accused Monday by Microsoft of creating the Kelihos botnet worked for a pair of security-related firms from 2005 to 2011, according to evidence on the Web.
Posted in Network World on January 23rd, 2012 by NetworkWorld
In the wake of InfoWorld's exclusive story on a flaw in Oracle's flagship database product, Oracle weighs in and new developments emerge