The computer network used by the World Bank Group has suffered a series of at least six intrusions since mid-2007, according to a report.
A 20-year-old college student suspected of hacking into one of US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email accounts was indicted Tuesday in the US, a district court announced.
Since being released from prison eight years ago, Kevin Mitnick's brushes with the law have consisted of a few parking tickets and a citation for driving without a front license plate - that is, until he returned from a trip to Colombia two weeks ago.
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Does the improved credit card security offered by chip and PIN-embedded credit cards mean a future of greater personal liability?
Is Apple keeping the iPod Touch and iPhone platform closed to third party developers to protect its impressive record on security?
Shortly after joining the social networking site, I received an e-mail telling me a friend had "written on my wall". Within two clicks I was logged-in and had full access to her Facebook account.
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At the Beijing Olympics, cybercriminals will be on the prowl for credit card information to steal, and security forces could well direct snooping efforts at unsuspecting travellers, warns the US government.
Kevin Mitnick has proven that the weakest link in any security system is the person holding the information.
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Out of the box, a Linux desktop is far more secure than most others.
Strong passwords are not necessary for online banking, explains Bill Cheswick from AT&T Labs.
Bill Cheswick, a security expert from AT&T Research, explains why most people don't need more than three passwords.
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Although there are some design quirks, the Samsung Omnia promises to be a solid alternative to Apple's iPhone.
It may not be the sexiest notebook in town, but Asus' 14.1-inch laptop is Centrino 2 certified, and sports some excellent multimedia capabilities.
They're big and quite ugly, but there's no doubting that Netgear's WNHDEB111 delivers in the 802.11n speed stakes finally!
If data security is paramount, the DataTraveler BlackBox is the USB flash drive of choice, despite its relatively high cost.
NetComm Turbo 7 Series Wireless Gateway provides an easy set-up, good coverage and modest speed. While this system gives you the advantage of portable wireless gateway, wireless services are less reliable and cannot match ADSL2 speeds.
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