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Google: Change your password twice a year
Never reuse your passwords, and change them twice a year. This is the advice dished out by Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) in an online security checklist put together by the company. Google also dispenses
Companies issued failing grade in social engineering experiment
Companies are failing the social engineering test, big time. This was the conclusion of a contest held at the DEF CON 18 Hacking Conference last weekend, in which volunteers took turns to call
Security audits infrequent
You might assume that companies are conducting regular security audits to ensure the safety and integrity of their sensitive data and their proprietary information. But that assumption is wrong. A
Ex-Goldman Sachs exec arrested for stealing code
A former Goldman Sachs executive dipped into the company's data base and allegedly stole quite a few secrets. He allegedly took propriety computer programs that the financial giant uses to make rapid
Are you the data police?
This week, we report on an interesting question about the ownership of data when a company goes out of business. Who is responsible for protecting this information still in the computers of a company
New guidelines for tracking consumers online
Federal regulators have issued new guidelines for Internet companies that tailor advertising to track user behavior online. In the report, the Federal Trade Commission said Internet companies should
Data security's worst year yet
A report released by the security tracking Identity Theft Resource Center said there were 646 data breach incidents reported in 2008, a 47 percent increase over 2007 and an all-time record. The spike
Top tech resolutions for 2009
It's the New Year, and InfoWorld.com suggests it is time to reassess your priorities. Resources will be limited and business pressures will be intense, but you can't withdraw or go into reactive
Hard times attract cybercrime boom
As the economy struggles, some online crime watchers see signs that a portion of newly unemployed skilled tech workers are turning to the theft of sensitive data. This is taking place even as the
Google comes to DC
Google has had lobbying operations in the nation's capital for a while, but it recently located an 18 person sales force in a Washington suburb to sell its technology to the government. The
