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It's that holiday time of year again, when the spirit of giving and the spirit of taking abounds. And when it comes to taking, watch out for those email solicitations and dummy e-commerce sites that Read more...

It's hard to believe, but identity theft could cost you more $30,000, and that is hardly loose change, even these days. The Center for Identity Management and Information Protection (CIMIP) looked at Read more...

Disgruntled staff members abusing technology or network resources is a serious concern for businesses, but it's one of the most difficult to resolve. There are four reasons staff may act Read more...

The holiday season is busy for everyone, including those intent on online identity theft and spyware distribution. According to security researchers, it's a prime time for hackers and online Read more...

The latest data breach, in what's starting to seem like a daily series, took place at Verizon Wireless late last week, when a file housing data on 5,000 customers was inadvertently emailed to Read more...

It may not be the most technically advanced approach but experts say that taking a hammer to old drives and disks headed for the garbage is the best way to make sure that any data housed on the Read more...

> The 25th anniversary of the IBM PC. Article > Worm code posted on Web could ignite Windows attacks. Read more...

Everyone's pretty aware of how sophisticated phishers are getting these days, and now it's obvious they're also getting pretty business savvy, as they're developing scams specific to industries Read more...

If you thought the past year or so has been tough when it comes to IT security, it's nothing compared to what industry analysts say tech organizations will be facing this year and next. The Burton Read more...

No enterprise wants to admit that its confidential stores of information have been compromised or illegally accessed by online criminals. But as one company has learned, being open about the Read more...