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In their own words: Search engines on privacy

August 13, 2007 CNET News.com tries to clear up recent privacy announcements by surveying Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Ask.com and AOL. Here, they respond.How search engines rate on privacy TAGS: Ask.com, user identity, cookie, privacy, America Online Inc., search engine, Time Warner Inc., survey, IP address, Internet search, IP, knowledge, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., backup, e-mail

Congress targets social-networking sites

June 29, 2006 Lawmakers have been trying to get ISPs to retain data on customers. Now Congress is turning to sites like MySpace. TAGS: MySpace, IP address, IP, Rep., Internet provider, Time Warner Inc., Democrat, Internet Service Provider

Activists unveil stealth browser

September 22, 2006 Firefox spin-off Torpark conceals users' IP information and can be run directly from a USB drive. TAGS: IP address, IP, Web browser, London, Firefox, USB flash drive

Google adding search privacy protections

March 14, 2007 Privacy experts say the plan is a step in the right direction, but more could be done. TAGS: search privacy, IP address, IP, Google Inc., consultant, search, server, Web browser

How HP bugged e-mail

September 29, 2006 Commercial online service was used to track e-mail sent to a reporter in Hewlett-Packard's leak probe, investigator testifies. Images: Commercial e-mail tracking TAGS: Dawn Kawamoto, reporter, e-mail, HP, IP, IP address, e-mail address

Symantec warns of router compromise

January 24, 2008 Security company says it has seen an attack using a cross-site scripting flaw in 2Wire DNS routers. TAGS: Symantec Corp., e-card, 2Wire, XSS, router, attack, domain name, DNS, HTTP, IP address, security, IP

ICANN turns on next-gen IP addresses

February 5, 2008 New version of Internet Protocol data has been added to six of the world's root servers, assuring supply of unique IP addresses. TAGS: IPv6, IPv4, IP, address, IP address, equipment, server, database

New denial-of-service threat emerges

March 16, 2006 Attacks targeted 1,500 IP addresses and delivered a heftier blow than normal DOS threats, VeriSign security chief says. TAGS: VeriSign Inc., denial of service, bot, DNS server, query, victim, DNS, threat, attack, server, IP, IP address, DOS, security

Microsoft exec calls XP hack 'frightening'

November 13, 2007 In a matter of minutes, e-crime experts hack into a Windows XP computer that is unprotected and connected to an unsecured wireless network. TAGS: hack, demonstration, wireless network, exec, IP address, IP, service pack, patch management, small business, anti-spyware, U.K., Microsoft Corp., minute, password, Service Pack 2, malware

FBI turns to broad new wiretap method

January 30, 2007 FBI's Internet wiretaps after retiring "Carnivore" appear to involve compiling massive databases of information on thousands of users at a time. TAGS: Carnivore, surveillance, Internet provider, IP address, IP, attorney, agent, method, database, e-mail

Police blotter: Open Wi-Fi blamed in child porn case

April 18, 2007 Texas man says FBI's search warrant was invalid because a neighbor could have been using his unsecured 802.11 wireless connection. TAGS: Police Blotter, warrant, wireless connection, Texas, Time Warner Inc., IEEE 802.11, IP address, Yahoo! Inc., Wi-Fi, owner, IP, agent, search, IM

Search engines race to update privacy policies

July 23, 2007 Microsoft and Yahoo are the latest to announce limits on how long they will keep Web search data. TAGS: online advertising, Internet search, cookie, IP address, Yahoo! Inc., search engine, Google Inc., IP, Microsoft Corp.

Multiplying Mac Trojan not epidemic yet

November 8, 2007 Security firm F-Secure has discovered 32 variants of the Trojan but says it does not mean Mac platforms are facing a malware avalanche. TAGS: epidemic, F-Secure Corp., Ukraine, trojan horse, Apple Macintosh, malware, variant, IP address, codec, IP, security, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Fighting fraud by baiting phishers

March 31, 2006 RSA Security's newly acquired Cyota overwhelms phishing sites with fake usernames, passwords and credit card info. TAGS: RSA Security Inc., phishing, fraudster, phishing Web site, credential, fraud, bank, credit card, username, Internet Service Provider, IP address, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, password, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IP, security

Feds: Details of ISP snooping haven't been decided

January 23, 2007 DOJ attorney says there has been no "official" decision on what data providers might be required to retain or for how long. TAGS: Internet Service Provider, attorney, record, Internet service, service provider, IP address, IP

Does your PC have a good rep? To send e-mail, it better

July 26, 2006 Most computers that send e-mail are bad Netizens, say firms using new "reputation-based" scoring to filter client e-mails. TAGS: e-mail security, reputation, spam, e-mail, IP, IP address, PC

DNS servers do hackers' dirty work

March 24, 2006 New twist on denial-of-service attacks could intensify cybercriminals' threat to online business. TAGS: DNS server, Nominum Inc., DNS, VeriSign Inc., assault, chief scientist, distributed denial of service, denial of service, attack, target, server, domain name, IP address, IP

Greetings...you're infected

October 8, 2007 Avinti CEO William Kilmer says the industry is late to grasp the challenge of blended threats that are moving viruses from e-mail to the Web. TAGS: e-mail antivirus, malware, attack, threat, e-mail, IP address, IP, blog, virus, antivirus, Google Inc.

Internet backbone at center of suspected attack

February 7, 2007 Hackers may have targeted DNS servers that form the backbone of the Internet--but no damage was done, experts believe. TAGS: DNS server, Internet-backbone, DNS, attack, domain name, server, expert, Internet service, Symantec Corp., service provider, IP address, Internet Service Provider, IP

Politicos mull data retention by Web hosts, registrars

September 26, 2006 Broadening their inquiry beyond ISPs, they ponder mandates for storage of user records to aid child porn investigators. TAGS: Web hosting, hosting company, Web hosting company, general counsel, Rep., Internet provider, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, domain name, practice, service provider, Democrat, CEO, IP address, language, IP
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