Massachusetts man is alleged to have defrauded Cisco of millions through a scheme involving orders of 'defective' hardware.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/28/2007
McAfee Inc.'s former top lawyer was charged Tuesday with stock options tampering that muddied the finances of the computer security software maker.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/28/2007
Two New York men accused of trying to extort $150,000 from MySpace.com by developing code that tracked visitors pleaded no contest Monday to illegal computer access in a bargain with the prosecution.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/27/2007
Alleged thieves try to replace credit card readers to steal customer information.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/27/2007
About one-third of Internet users in the U.S. have used a wireless connection to surf the Web or check e-mail, according to a survey released Sunday.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/26/2007
Extortion, illegal computer access among charges against quartet who claimed to have MySpace-monitoring software that could be used for nefarious purposes.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/26/2007
Some European countries are proposing outlawing the use of fake information to open e-mail accounts or set up Web sites, a move intended to help terror investigations but which could face resistance on a privacy-conscious continent.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/26/2007
Tiny computer chips used for tracking food, tickets and other items are getting even smaller.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/26/2007
Stolen laptop traced through its use as an ET-hunting machine; no arrest has been made amid ongoing investigation.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/21/2007
A potentially devastating hole in Google Inc.'s prevalent desktop search product could have exposed personal files on users' computers to data thieves. Google fixed the defect within weeks of being informed about it and says it has no evidence the vulnerability was exploited.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/21/2007
Microsoft Corp. might have patched the most glaring vulnerabilities in its Word productivity program, but that doesn't mean Word is now airtight. Redmond last week warned of still another Word zero-day vulnerability that affects Office 2000 and Office XP.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 02/20/2007
More than 1,700 state workers recently learned that some of their personal information, including their names and Social Security numbers, had been inadvertently posted on the Internet.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/20/2007
More than 1,700 state workers recently learned that some of their personal information had been inadvertently posted on the Internet.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/19/2007
Malaysian authorities have begun raiding computer retail outlets offering pirated software amid concerns that illegal copies of Windows Vista are already on sale.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/16/2007
How secure is your AJAX? This book can help you avoid the security pitfalls.
- By Rita Zurcher
- 02/15/2007
Worms being identified on systems based on speed of proliferation, which in turn is allowing easier containment, say university researchers.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/14/2007
Change in Daylight Savings Time this year may cause many software programs to malfunction, warns software makers.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/13/2007
Anti-virus (AV) specialist Trend Micro Inc. last week warned of a flaw in its AV scanning engine that could result in denial-of-service (DoS) or system takeover.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 02/13/2007
Microsoft Corp. today published 12 new security bulletins that address vulnerabilities in its Windows, Office and Internet Explorer products.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 02/13/2007
FBI losing an average of three to four computers a month, some with highly sensitive information.
- By The Associated Press
- 02/12/2007