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  • Privacy policies tighten up

    Viewing pending privacy regulations as a potential competitive advantage rather than an unnecessary hurdle, health care education site WellMed opted to get a jump on compliance -- and it's paying off.

  • Pop goes your privacy

    Thanks to hidden tracking devices, software that takes over your PC and adware that pops up when it feels like it, consumers are losing control online. Do these marketing tools really work?

  • Don't let the Web bugs byte

    A handful of companies are arming Web surfers with tools for finding and repelling so-called Web bugs - invisible pieces of code that can be used for everything from secretly tracking people's Web travels to pilfering entire computer files.

  • Privacy in the Digital Age

    At no time in history have people been so closely monitored. And we're all cooperating, whether we know it or not.

  • Data leakage prevention still 'too immature'

    With major changes to the Privacy Act set to occur next year, many organisations are exploring data leakage prevention (DLP) technologies.

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  • The weakest security link? It's you

    Despite their role as the last gatekeeper of IT security, many employees lack training and understanding. Additional reading: Shed light on shadow IT groups

  • Caught in a phishing trap?

    The rise in online identity fraud has companies on the hook: Either educate customers or lose them.

  • How to stop SPIM abuse

    Abuse of IM can cripple workforce productivity, and even more serious is SPIM -- spam sent through instant messaging -- which is growing like a virus.

  • Richard Clarke: Straight talking on terror

    Counter-terrorism adviser to four US presidents Richard Clarke discusses whether cyberterrorism is a misnomer or a real threat.

  • The future is...Linux televisions

    Opera board member John Patrick explains why Microsoft's domination of the browser market won't last forever and how Linux will continue to evolve.

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