Security

Awareness: Four Signs of an Easy Victim on Social Networks

Chinese electronics tycoon charged in bribery case

Huang Guangyu, former chairman of electronics maker Gome, was once China's richest man

Criminal hacker ‘Iceman’ gets 13 years

Max Butler ran CardersMarket.com, an online forum for selling stolen credit card numbers

Cisco issues security advisory on security appliance

IronPort devices have multiple vulnerabilities

US sharpens intellectual property crime battleaxe

US Department of Justice set up a task force that will focus on battling US and international intellectual property crimes.

Airport pat-down searches are no substitute for full-body scans

Religious and privacy objections aside, scans are much more effective, expert says

Microsoft guffaws at the severity of Black Hat Bitlocker/TPM hack

Microsoft insists risk is when used with optional Windows 7 "enhanced PIN" feature.

Airborne laser weapon blasts rocketing missile

US Missile Defense Agency successful in blowing up missile with megawatt laser from a 747

Identity wish list includes stronger authentication

* Webinar session highlights the need for a mix of authentication methods

Install software updates and security patches without rebooting