A server discovered in June contained 50GB of stolen user account and financial details, including 9,000 bank and credit-card account credentials and 463,582 user account passwords, according to a report published at the Black Hat conference last week.
Three journalists for a French security magazine were kicked out of the Black Hat security conference after they allegedly sniffed the press room computer network on Thursday.
Viacom wants to know which videos YouTube employees have watched and uploaded to the site, and Google is refusing to provide that information.
Google on Tuesday said it is now using an email authentication technology to keep phishers from luring Gmail users to fake eBay and PayPal Web pages in order to steal usernames and passwords.
Viacom is getting its hands on some of YouTube's sensitive user data as a result of the copyright-infringement lawsuit the conglomerate filed a year ago.
When foreign markets are willing to pay twice as much for your exports, it's usually a good sign. Unfortunately for Australia, the goods being traded are compromised PCs but why are Australians worth twice as much as Americans?
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.
Will aggregation replace search when it comes to finding useful content on the Web? I reckon so.
It took help from three security experts, Citibank's spokesperson, dozens of e-mails and almost a full working day of investigation to confirm that an e-mail I had seen from Citibank was not actually a clever phishing attempt.
Having recently succumbed to the debatable allure of MySpace, I've taken an interest in how people represent themselves online.
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Your users probably understand the importance of safeguarding the data on their computers. But they don't always realise that some of that data is contained in Outlook. Here are a few suggestions you can share with them to help them protect that Outlook data.
Walk through the steps to implement FIPS-grade security whenever you use Remote Desktop to connect to a Windows Vista computer from a Windows XP or Vista client machine.
E-mail is practically universal, but that doesn't mean that everyone knows how to use it correctly. These usage guidelines, which encompass things like virus, spam, and phishing protection, rules of etiquette, and attachment handling, will help safeguard your organisation and teach your users how to handle their e-mail responsibly.
Apple's Mac OS X operating system simplifies the process of connecting Windows systems to Macintosh PCs, and this guide shows you how it is done.
Actinic Business 9 provides enterprise level e-commerce at SMB prices. Our only criticism of Actinic Business is that it could be overwhelming for newcomers and overkill for sole traders. But if you have delusions of e-commerce grandeur, jump right in.
HP's ProCurve 2610-24-PWR is not cheap for a 100kbps switch, even with PoE, but it has plenty of features and is a quality machine.
Are you looking for a new IP phone for your office? Aastra's 53i is an attractive and very usable phone without the shocking price tag.
Despite its lagging black print speeds, the Brother HL-4040CN does a lot of things right and makes a compelling colour laser printer for small offices or workgroups.
Windows Vista Ultimate is essentially warmed-over Windows XP. If you're currently happy with Windows XP SP2, we see no compelling reason to upgrade. On the other hand, if you need a new computer right now, Windows Vista is stable enough for everyday use.
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