Security

Wanted: 10 IT skills employers need today

Technologies such as wireless and Web 2.0 demand new skills, while network and security know-how never seem to go out of style

NULL pointer exploit excites researchers

Your printer: An open door for hackers?

* From misdirected faxes to printer hacking

Hackers open new front in payment card data thefts

How to spot – and stop – a spy

CEO subpoena scam fires up anew

MySpace hack reveals profile visitors

Mozilla patches JavaScript flaw in Firefox

* Patches from Apple, Oracle, Gentoo, others * Podcast: Better security for your applications * Malicious microprocessor opens new doors for attack, and other interesting reading

Privacy advocates: Consumer education isn’t enough

Fighting off strangers bearing candy

In exchange for a chocolate bar, more than one quarter of users will reveal critical personal details