08/15/2011 - A U.S. lawmaker introduces legislation for doing background checks on utility workers. North Carolina will begin to alter 911 tapes to protect victims. Tel Aviv University has developed a hand-held date rape drug detector. And more.
04/29/2011 - Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff voices support for the White House's plan to secure identities in cyberspace.
04/21/2011 - In further proof that no one is safe from a determined cyberattacker, a top United States federal lab was the victim of a cyberattack earlier this month.
03/29/2011 - Michael Fertik and David Thompson argue the Internet needs a modern-day Wyatt Earp to protect the innocent from the falsehoods and innuendoes that ruin businesses and lives.
03/29/2011 - Auction fraud has drastically fallen over six years while identity theft has slowly climbed, according to cybercrime complaints.
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03/08/2011 - Hackers have grown increasingly attracted to using PDF attachments to carry out targeted cyberattacks, cautions a new cybersecurity report.
02/28/2011 - Small businesses are not immune to cybercrime. Visa and the National Cyber Security Alliance offer resources to help small businesses secure their online activities. More guidance is available from the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council’s small business site.
02/17/2011 - A large cyberattack traced back to servers in China and first detected in early January has led the Canadian government to shut down Internet access at two government departments.