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RFID passports arrive for Americans

August 14, 2006 State Department to begin handing out RFID-equipped passports despite lingering security, privacy concerns. TAGS: passport, RFID, e-passport, smart card, RFID chip, agency, digital signature, researcher, Las Vegas, document, U.S., security, radio, photograph, laptop computer

Study: Billions of dollars spent on security

November 16, 2006 Large U.S. businesses will spend $61 billion on security by the end of this year, amounting to 7.3 percent of total IT budgets. TAGS: researcher, security, U.S.

T.J. Maxx hack exposes consumer data

January 18, 2007 Intruders accessed systems used to process, store customer transaction data, putting unspecified number of shoppers at risk of identity fraud. TAGS: credit card company, Visa International, breach, identity fraud, intrusion, credit card, merchant, retailer, Massachusetts, point-of-sale, bank, payment, Canada, U.S., security

Report: U.S. tops list of spam-offending countries

October 26, 2007 U.S. sends about 28 percent of the world's spam--more than five times as much as second-place South Korea, says security firm. TAGS: spammer, South Korea, spam, U.S., Sophos Plc., security

Computer crime costs $67 billion, FBI says

January 19, 2006 Dealing with viruses, spyware, PC theft and other digital crimes adds up to a hefty total for businesses. TAGS: respondent, survey, crime, theft, organization, computer security, VPN, firewall, U.S., virus, security, spyware, PC, Microsoft Windows

DIY boarding pass site gets shut down

October 31, 2006 Student in FBI probe says he created Web site to underscore security problems with print-at-home airline boarding passes. TAGS: Christopher Soghoian, airline, computer security, DIY, investigation, agent, Democrat, U.S., security, blog

Gary McKinnon: Scapegoat or public enemy?

July 13, 2005 An unemployed North Londoner has been accused of committing the biggest military computer hack of all time by the U.S. government. TAGS: authority, information technology, U.S., security

Security from A to Z: Google

November 27, 2006 Just picture what the search giant has to do to keep all that data private. Part of a series on hot security topics. TAGS: Google Desktop, Google Inc., phishing, security, U.S.

Alleged NASA hacker to speak at security show

April 13, 2006 Gary McKinnon, the British man fighting extradition to the U.S., is planning to appear on a panel at a U.K. security conference. TAGS: London, conference, U.K., security, U.S.

RFID passports take off

October 26, 2006 Despite security and privacy concerns, all but three of the countries required by the U.S. to issue passports with radio tags are doing so. TAGS: passport, e-passport, RFID, Visa International, visa, RFID chip, holder, U.S., digital photograph, radio, security, photograph

Computer, physical security expected to merge

January 13, 2005 Forrester research sees companies further integrating physical and network access. The trend could give providers an urge to merge. TAGS: Forrester Research Inc., computer security, network security, transportation, security, Europe, information technology, U.S.

CA exec urges Asia to strengthen data-breach laws

September 28, 2007 Security sales director says region should follow Japan's example to ensure companies take data security more seriously. TAGS: Asia, data security, identity management, enterprise security, penalty, Computer Associates International Inc., law, Japan, network security, region, Singapore, security, exec, U.S., California

Security firms on police spyware, in their own words

July 17, 2007 Will companies that make antispyware software detect key loggers implanted by federal agents? We survey 13 companies and include their answers verbatim. TAGS: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., security company, police, policy, Grisoft, regulation, survey, AVG, spyware, compliance, security, law, keylogger, agency, Europe, U.S.

Researchers: E-passports pose security risk

August 5, 2006 New passports and ID cards with RFID are surprisingly easy to clone, researchers at Black Hat and Defcon say. TAGS: RFID, passport, RFID tag, e-passport, researcher, Black Hat, RFID chip, Defcon, security risk, smart card, security, conference, card, radio, U.S., video

Kaspersky debuts Linux antivirus in the U.S.

August 1, 2005 Products to protect corporate servers running open-source operating systems make their way over from Europe. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, file server, Moscow, Linux, workstation, Europe, e-mail server, U.S., server, antivirus, security, operating system

U.S. leads the dirty dozen spammers

December 24, 2004 A big slice of the global spam sent this year had its origins in the United States, security researchers say. TAGS: Sophos Plc., spam, CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, Graham Cluley, South Korea, U.S., researcher, broadband, virus, security, PC

E-cards used in data-thieving scam

September 22, 2006 Information on individuals has been collected in a scam using e-greetings that appear to come from a secret admirer. TAGS: e-card, scam, U.S., server, security, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

India is top target for spam

March 1, 2006 Tech advancement is outstripping security awareness in India, while the U.S. still leads as biggest junk mail producer. TAGS: MessageLabs Ltd., India, spam, security, server, U.S., virus, e-mail

More U.S. taxpayers filing online

March 26, 2007 Speed and convenience are the lures, but they're not enough for those worried about what could go wrong. TAGS: tax, survey, conference, security, U.S.

Security from A to Z: Extradition

November 27, 2006 Hacking is an international crime. Is extradition the right way for governments to go? Part of a series on hot topics in security. TAGS: treaty, crime, U.S., London, U.K., security
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