Security


Daylight Saving Patch for Dynamics CRM

Literally just in time, Microsoft is shipping a patch for its Dynamics CRM 3.0 package that adjusts for the Daylight Saving Time (DST) changeover coming this weekend.

Sweden Plan Would Monitor Communications

Sweden's government presented plan to allow defense intelligence agency to monitor e-mail traffic and phone calls crossing the nation's borders.

No Microsoft Security Patches Expected This Month

Get ready for an anti-climactic Patch Tuesday. Following on the heels of last month’s gonzo Patch Tuesday event -- wherein Microsoft Corp. released 12 new patches – Redmond this month doesn’t plan to patch any security-related flaws.

Warning: Don't Spam This Scot

Most people just grumble and hit delete, but when Gordon Dick received a spam message advertising Internet services, he fought back.

Wal-Mart Fires IT Worker for Eavesdropping, Disciplines Managers

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday that it has fired a Wal-Mart systems technician for recording phone conversations between the company's PR office and a newspaper reporter and for intercepting text messages without authorization.

Diebold May Sell Off E-Voting Arm To Stave Off Bad Publicity

Diebold Inc. saw great potential in the modernization of elections equipment. Now, analysts say, executives may be angling for ways to dump its e-voting subsidiary that's widely seen as tarnishing the company's reputation.

Wal-Mart Fires Worker Over Eavesdropping

Wal-Mart fires systems technician for recording of phone conversations and for intercepting text messages without authorization.

Vanguard Web System Down in Busy Week

A computer network outage at The Vanguard Group, which manages $1.1 trillion in mutual fund assets, temporarily left customers unable to access online accounts Thursday afternoon.

DNS Security Basics

Your DNS is a sweet spot for hackers who want to compromise your network; learn to protect it.

Take Control

Desktop Authority exerts the maximum level of control with a minimal amount of effort.

Top 5 Cool Vista Tricks

Even if you never have to use these, it's good just to know they're there.

Big Fish, Little Fish

It's a wild, eat-or-be-eaten world.

Men Arrested in Stop & Shop Data Thefts

Four California men were arrested in what police said was a scheme to switch checkout-lane credit card readers at Stop & Shop supermarkets as a way to steal customers' numbers and passwords.

Network Gear Reseller Arrested in Cisco Fraud Plot

Massachusetts man is alleged to have defrauded Cisco of millions through a scheme involving orders of 'defective' hardware.

McAfee's Former Top Lawyer Charged with Stock Tampering

McAfee Inc.'s former top lawyer was charged Tuesday with stock options tampering that muddied the finances of the computer security software maker.

NY Youths Get Probation in MySpace Case

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.

4 Arrested in Stop & Shop Data Thefts

Alleged thieves try to replace credit card readers to steal customer information.

One-Third of Net Users Go Wireless

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.

NY Youths in Plea Deal in MySpace Case

Extortion, illegal computer access among charges against quartet who claimed to have MySpace-monitoring software that could be used for nefarious purposes.

Europe May Ban Giving False Info Online

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.

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