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Photos: Highlights from Sony's CES keynote
9/1/2009 external link
Howard Stringer, Sony's CEO, delivered his company's vision of the future Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Fake CNN site from phishing e-mail hides a Trojan
9/1/2009 external link
RSA discovers phishing e-mail that leads to bogus CNN site with Trojan designed to steal sensitive data.
Patch for critical Windows vulnerability coming
8/1/2009 external link
Software maker says a fix is coming on Patch Tuesday for an unspecified hole in various operating-system versions that could allow a hacker to gain control of a computer remotely.
Latest problem import? Infected digital photo frames
8/1/2009 external link
Manufacturing problems in China have "bled over to the digital side," says security expert.
Trendnet adds wireless monitor to network security camera
8/1/2009 external link
New surveillance starter kit from Trendnet that allows for viewing the security camera's image at any location within a wireless network.
Study: Data breaches rose in 2008
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Group aiding ID fraud victims says data breaches rose nearly 50 percent since 2007, as more laptops were stolen and companies inadvertently exposed sensitive data online.
Fake celeb LinkedIn profiles lead to malware
6/1/2009 external link
Beware links on the network purporting to offer nude shots of Knowles, Beckham, Ricci, Dunst, Hayek, and Hudson; they lead to malware, security researchers say.
Hackers hit MacRumors keynote coverage
6/1/2009 external link
Mischievous Internet forum 4Chan appears to have hacked into the popular Apple blog just as executive Phil Schiller took the stage at the Macworld Expo.
Alarm systems at risk: UL establishes a higher security requirement for magnetic switches
5/1/2009 external link
Underwriters Laboratories recently updated UL 634 to address the insecurity of current magnetic switches that are used in alarm systems.
Twitter phishing scam may be spreading
4/1/2009 external link
Beware this bogus direct message: "Hey! check out this funny blog about you..."
'Curse of silence' smartphone flaw disclosed
3/1/2009 external link
German security researcher has demonstrated a denial-of-service attack that could affect Symbian-based smartphones made by Nokia and others.