Security

Google: ‘rough’ talks ahead on privacy with Korea

McAfee reports huge drop in spam

Report also says Russian banks and government networks compromised

IA career development: Need for IA professionals will grow

* Information assurance careers in a struggling economy

EU mulls new legal fight against spam, invasion of privacy

New laws may be needed to crack down on spam, the European Commission said

IT pros justify high-tech investments during downturn

IT professionals set to speak at Network World's IT Roadmap Boston argue some technologies demand even scarce budget dollars.

Parabon launches grid-based DDoS attack tests

Blitz Distributed Testing Service simulates full-scale cyberattacks

The good cyberattack

Report explores policy issues with government-sponsored cyberattacks

Adobe promises patch for zero-day PDF bug by next Tuesday

That's also Microsoft's monthly patch day for May

Wireless networks must overcome interference, latency and security challenges

Wireless networks "have issues with firewalls and timing concerns," one user says

Apple, Opera slammed over browser patch regimes

Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox come out on top for delivering prompt patches to users