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German officials latest to challenge Facebook | The Social - CNET News
Facebook has undue access to the names and e-mail addresses of people who aren't even members, one of the country's data protection officials argues in a complaint. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
07-14-2010 by jimmyborges Tags data protection, facebook, germany, international, privacy, security, social media, social networking, technology news

Twitter confirms awkward 'auto-follow' bug | The Social - CNET News
A blog discovers a flaw in which users can force other users to follow them--and tested it out on Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and CEO Evan Williams. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
05-18-2010 by phyllisdavis and 1 other Tags security, social media, social networking, twitter

Twitter confirms awkward 'auto-follow' bug | The Social - CNET News
A blog discovers a flaw in which users can force other users to follow them--and tested it out on Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and CEO Evan Williams. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
05-16-2010 by martadubois and 1 other Tags security, social media, social networking, technology news, twitter

Facebook's follies: A brief history | The Social - CNET News
It's been a long, strange trip for the social network, especially since many of its mistakes have been played out--and continue to do so--in the public eye. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social.
05-14-2010 by patrickbishop Tags news blog, privacy, product development, security, social networking, technology news

iPad users on Windows targeted with malware | Tech News on ZDNet
Scammers are distributing e-mails designed to trick iPad owners into downloading software that they think is an iTunes update.
05-03-2010 by patrickbishop Tags adware & malware, apple ipad, consumer electronics, cyberthreats, digital media, digital music, elinor mills cnet news, malware, microsoft windows, online communications, operating systems, personal technology, scammers, security, spyware, viruses and worms

Taxpayer data at risk from IRS security flaws
The Internal Revenue Service's failure to use basic security precautions makes the system vulnerable to insider threats and attacks from outside, a new government report concludes. by Elinor Mills CNET News
04-11-2010 by jeffmackay and 1 other Tags from, security, taxpayer

Taxpayer data at risk from IRS security flaws
The Internal Revenue Service's failure to use basic security precautions makes the system vulnerable to insider threats and attacks from outside, a new government report concludes. by Elinor Mills CNET News
04-08-2010 by ellensweeney and 1 other Tags data, flaws, from, security

Intel team up on cloud security
EMC, RSA, VMware and Intel have announced a new collaboration to introduce a framework encompassing security and compliance for cloud computing in the enterprise space. by Kevin Kwang ZDNet Asia
03-03-2010 by patrickbishop Tags cloud, compliance, intel, security

Summary Box: New attack shows security chip hole (AP)
AP - CRACKING THE UNCRACKABLE: A former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has found a way to break into a type of chip that protects the most important secrets inside many personal computers.
02-08-2010 by kathleenlloyd Tags attack, chip, security, shows, summary

More airport security won’t do much to stop terrorists. Leaving the Middle East would. (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Earlier this week, Osama bin Laden praised the Christmas Day attack in which a Nigerian-born man living in London attempted to blow up a Detroit-bound airplane by igniting explosives in his underwear.
01-29-2010 by jeffmackay Tags airport, christian, east, leaving, more, much, security, stop, terrorists

Security breach at JFK airport causes delays
A security breach at New York's John F. Kennedy airport sparked delays Saturday, an American Airlines spokesman said.
01-18-2010 by frankatienza Tags breach, causes, security

official says
The Department of Homeland Security is further increasing aviation security in response to intelligence indicating Islamist terrorists were planning another attack, a senior U.S. official tells NBC News. United States Department of Homeland Security. -
01-16-2010 by brucescott Tags airline, further, official, raise, says, security

TSA: Officer reassigned after Newark security breach
A Transportation Security Administration officer has been reassigned after Sunday's security breach at Newark's Liberty International Airport, according to the TSA.
01-05-2010 by gilliandobb Tags breach, newark, reassigned, security

NJ airport security breach noticed by bystander (AP)
AP - The unidentified man may have been lost, confused or simply mistaken about which way to go when he bypassed security and walked in through an exit door at Newark Liberty International Airport.
01-04-2010 by frankatienza Tags breach, noticed, security

5 security threats to watch in 2010
Everyday Internet users will be a key target for cybercriminals looking to get people to download their malware, while the proliferation of social sites will lead to an increase of possible fraud cases. SINGAPORE--Everyday Internet users will be a key
12-14-2009 by patrickbishop Tags 2010, security, threats

Security center opens to battle computer attacks
The United States is well behind the curve in the fight against computer criminals, Sen. Joe Lieberman said Friday, as Homeland Security officials opened a $9 million operations center to better coordinate the government's response to cyberattacks.
10-31-2009 by patrickbishop Tags attacks, battle, center, opens, security

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