Security

SonicWall CEO: Application awareness crucial for IT security

Next-generation firewall vendor's chief addresses challenges and opportunities of securing everything from cloud computing to iPhones to Facebook at work

Republican lawmaker promises new online privacy legislation

An upcoming bill would aim to give online users more control over their personal data, Cliff Stearns says

Carpe Breachum: How the HBGary breach can make us stronger

If we all know everyone's a target, why pretend otherwise?

Malware has ‘exploded,’ says security manager

Botnets are inundating inboxes with malware-laden spam. One professional outlines efforts to stay on top of the threat

Not-so-great firewall of Libya is switched on

Internet traffic was shut off again on Thursday -- this time using a different technique

Germany identifies a secure way to deal with spam

By demanding real-world identification from senders, a new German mail system may stop spam

What constitutes defamation on Twitter? Rocker Courtney Love has an idea

Twitter rant to cost rocker $430,000

300,000 clients of umbilical cord blood bank at risk of ID theft

Unencrypted storage tapes lost to car break-in outside San Francisco data center

NASA finds no grandeur as Glory satellite fails

NASA Glory environmental satellite fails three minutes into launch

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