Google adds VPN and virtual desktop to Chromebook
Google has added virtual private network (VPN) and secure WiFi support in its latest stable Chrome OS release for its pay-as-you-go laptops.
Social Networking Security — News
LinkedIn's privacy slip-up draws legal scrutiny
LinkedIn might have broken European law by changing privacy settings for its members without proper disclosure, legal experts assert.
René Schoemaker | 11 Aug | Read more
Facebook security practices questioned in wake of Anonymous threat
Even as the shadowy hacker group Anonymous threatens to take on the mighty social-networking site Facebook, claiming the group will <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081011-anonymous-allegedly-threatens-to-kill.html?source=nww_rss">'kill' Facebook</a> on Nov. 5, some researchers are criticizing Facebook security, saying it could be better.
Ellen Messmer | 11 Aug | Read more
Anonymous allegedly threatens to 'kill' Facebook
The hacking group Anonymous is allegedly threatening to "destroy" Facebook on Nov. 5, accusing the social networking site of spying on users, cooperating with authoritarian governments and abusing people's privacy.
Jeremy Kirk | 10 Aug | Read more
BlackBerry Blog hacked for helping police quell riots
Hackers defaced the official Blackberry Blog today in retaliation for Research In Motion's pledge to assist police "in any way we can" in their efforts to quell the riots in London in recent days.
John P. Mello Jr. | 10 Aug | Read more
'Watchmen' Author Supports WikiLeaks Whistleblower
In what appears to be a ramp-up of celebrity support, famous graphic novel author Alan Moore Monday issued a statement in praise of PFC Bradley Manning. Manning is the G.I. accused of <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/221867/senators_question_how_wikileaks_breach_happened.html">leaking classified U.S. government documents</a> to WikiLeaks.
John P. Mello Jr. | 09 Aug | Read more
LulzSec, WikiLeaks, Murdoch: hacking's fourth wave
Wikileaks, hacking incidents like those attributed to LulzSec, and even the UK's News of the World voicemail scandal represent a fourth stage in the evolution of cybercrime, according to Dr Paul Nielsen, director and chief executive officer of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburg.
Stilgherrian | 08 Aug | Read more
Security, Hacker Conferences Have Tech Industry Buzzing
Stories about lost wages aren't the only scary things being talked about in Sin City this week. The best security researchers and hackers from around the world have gathered in Las Vegas, and news about their work has been creeping out like a toxic flood.
Christina DesMarais | 07 Aug | Read more
Security rundown for week ending Aug. 5, 2011
If you'd never heard the phrase 'advanced persistent threat' before, you may have gotten an ear full of it the past week in a collection of news stories that used the APT term to describe a variety of network security problems that are causing big problems.
Ellen Messmer | 06 Aug | Read more
First FBI mobile app aims to help find missing kids
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday <a href="http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/august/child_080511/child_080511">introduced its first mobile app</a>: an iPhone application aimed at helping parents whose children go missing.
Nancy Gohring | 06 Aug | Read more
Amazon boosts identity management, private cloud offerings
Amazon Web Services will introduce new capabilities for enterprises on Thursday, including identity federation and support for private network connections to AWS.
Nancy Gohring | 04 Aug | Read more
News International Trojan horse computer hacking allegations emerge
The Metropolitan Police has expanded a hacking probe at Rupert Murdoch's News International, publisher of the now defunct News of the World newspaper, to include fresh allegations of email and computer hacking by journalists.
LulzSec gets Google+ boot, but returns
Hacker group LulzSec ("the world's leaders in high-quality entertainment at your expense") has had its initial Google+ account nixed this week, though LulzSec has quickly and brashly re-emerged with a new one
Black Hat: System links your face to your Social Security number and other private things
Soon it will be practicable to take someone's photo on a smartphone and within minutes know their Social Security number and a range of other private data like their personal interests, sexual preference and credit status, researchers will tell the Black Hat security conference this week.
Tim Greene | 02 Aug | Read more
Facebook to pay hackers for bugs
Facebook is going to pay hackers to find problems with its website -- just so long as they report them to Facebook's security team first.
Robert McMillan | 30 Jul | Read more
10 tips for using Google+
You just got your hands on a Google+ invite, but what next? Check out these ideas to get started using Google's new social network.
Kristin Burnham | 27 Jul | Read more
Four lessons from LulzSec vs Murdoch
LulzSec's hack of News International websites including The Sun yesterday is one of the highest-profile information security breaches in history. Down went a major media company. But it means almost nothing beyond the daily news cycle.
Stilgherrian | 20 Jul | Read more
Anonymous takes aim at Google+ in more ways than one
Google+ may be getting some attention it doesn't want -- from Anonymous, which says it will target the new social networking site that launched last month.
Tim Greene | 19 Jul | Read more
IE 9 anti-malware kingpin in browser face off
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 is hands-down superior at detecting security threats delivered by malicious websites, according to testing company NSS Labs.
Researchers finds dangerous vulnerability in Skype
A security consultant has notified Skype of a cross-site scripting flaw that could be used to change the password on someone's account, according to details posted online.
Jeremy Kirk | 15 Jul | Read more