05/16/2011 - Facebook announced several security enhancements last week including a new two-factor authentication system and a partnership with a service that can help users avoid clicking on risky or malicious links.
05/11/2011 - Americans’ concern over Internet security has increased significantly in recent months, according to a biannual survey conducted by Unisys.
05/09/2011 - Home computer networks can be particularly vulnerable to attack, according to a new National Security Agency (NSA) report, since security practices can be less rigorous.
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The percent drop in the number of fraud victims last year, compared to 2009, according to a Javelin Strategy and Research report. Victims fell to about eight million, down three million from the year before. But out-of-pocket costs for those victimized rose significantly last year, according to Javelin, as criminals are shifting to more damaging, harder-to-detect attacks.
04/15/2011 - The Obama administration today unveiled its strategy to safeguard transactions in cyberspace by helping to create voluntary "secure, efficient, easy-to-use, and interoperable identity solutions."
02/28/2011 - Depending on the industry they work in, employees have a 5 to 10 percent chance of losing their laptop or having it stolen over a three-year period, according to a new study. Most missing devices do not use basic security measures such as encryption.