Security

Typewriter puts identity thieves in Federal prison

Typewriter ribbons key evidence in indentity theft case

In search of a ‘best effort’ Internet

* Would include consumer-centric VPNs with multiple service classes

Facebook awarded $711 million in spammer case

But the Facebook social networking site doubts it will get much of the money from convicted spammer

Q&A: Don’t judge Microsoft security by the number of Patch Tuesday bulletins

New processes have made products more secure, security chief says

FBI: Ex- CEO of YouSendIt charged in denial of service of attack

Four counts of mail fraud come down on former YouSendIt CEO

Leaked House Ethics document spreads on the Net via P2P

Document lists dozens of lawmakers under scrutiny for conduct violations

FTC Red Flags identity theft protection rules to hit Nov. 1

The Red Flags program aims to fight the growing identity theft blight.

Facebook spammer’s $711M fine won’t stop problem, analysts say

Some say federal court order could lead to more sophisticated ways to avoid detection

Lost: A $49,000 laptop computer

After one year, Conficker infects 7 million computers

The worm has proved to be resilient and also is adept at infecting machines multiple times