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Online security questions are too easy to answer
Security questions that allow web users to access their online accounts if they forget their passwords, can easily be answered by hackers, says researchers at the University of Cambridge. read more »
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Google sheds light on Chrome OS Netbook security
Google's Chrome OS Netbook will feature a host of built-in security technologies designed to protect users from malware and other threats, a Google engineer said at the RSA Conference Thursday. read more »
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CISOs rain on cloud-computing parade at RSA
Economic pressures are driving more businesses and governments to nervously eye cloud computing, despite myriad unanswered questions that swirl around a single central concern: security. This was backdrop for a panel discussion between CISOs at this week's RSA Conference. read more »
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Researchers find huge weakness in European payment cards
Hundreds of millions of payment cards throughout Europe have a flaw that could allow criminals with a stolen card to enter any random PIN to complete a transaction, according to researchers from the University of Cambridge. read more »
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Microsoft stops serving Window patch blamed for blue screens
Microsoft has stopped distributing a Windows patch thought to cause a Blue Screen of Death on XP machines, and said it is investigating the problem. read more »
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Adobe to rush out another critical Reader patch
Just weeks after patching a critical flaw, Adobe Systems is rushing out another patch for its Reader and Acrobat software. The company also patched a critical issue in Flash Player Thursday. read more »
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Nigeria cybercrime ranking stirs fears about investments
A new report by the Internet Crime Complaint Center has named Nigeria, Africa's largest telecom market by investment and subscription, as number three in the world and the top African nation in the U.S. agency's cybercrime rankings. read more »
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U.S. Internet security plan revamped
The U.S. government is shifting its strategy for defending federal networks against a rising tide of hacking attacks launched by foreign governments and criminals. read more »
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European Parliament blocks bank data transfer deal with U.S.
The European Parliament Thursday voted to block an agreement reached by the 27 E.U. national governments and the U.S. last month to allow European citizens' personal financial data to be analyzed by American authorities investigating the financing of terrorism. read more »
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Credit card data security: Who's responsible?
About a year ago security at Heartland Payment Systems Inc. was breached and information affecting over 100 million credit cards stolen. Was it Heartland’s fault, or should the credit card companies shoulder more of the responsibility? read more »
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