Security

Project Blitzkrieg e-banking heist is a credible threat, McAfee says

McAfee has detected malware activity linked to an online fraud operation allegedly planned by cybercriminals

What You Need to Know About Facebook’s New Privacy Settings

Adobe drags Google into Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday

Adobe's decision to fix Flash on Patch Tuesday forces Google to update Chrome the same day

Trustworthy systems, trustworthy vendors, and how to identify them

Rackspace follows Amazon in beefing up its database tools

Rackspace rolls out Database as a service tool Cloudant weeks after Amazon Web Services launches a data warehousing product for its cloud

Are BYOD Employees Decommissioning Mobile Devices Properly?

US targets $47 million for seven advanced offshore wind projects

Dept. of Energy projects follow $43 million investment in 41 wind projects announced in September

Botnet operators in FBI bust show little talent, expert says

The operation exemplifies how deep technical knowledge is not needed to run a lucrative botnet

Microsoft: Most PCs running pirated Windows in China have security issues

Microsoft finds widespread piracy in PCs sold in China, warns consumers in new campaign

Japan police offers first-ever reward for wanted hacker

Japan's National Police Agency has posted a US$36,000 reward for a case in which it wrongly arrested men with hacked PCs