Security

XO scraps wireline spinoff

XO agrees with buyer to terminate sale of wireline assets.

Google faces rivals for city Wi-Fi project

Google/Earthlink in the running against a Cisco/IBM-backed project, and an experienced operator, to provide Wi-Fi to San Francisco.

Phishing: It’s giving spam a bad name

TrustELI’s multifunction security device could be attractive to smaller businesses

* TrustELI releases Eli for Small Business

When security procedures yield nothing but an illusion

* You can go through the motions, but are you really more secure?

IT worker disputes state government security breach

Douglas A. Oliver speaks out about being placed on paid leave after an alleged security breach involving a government server.

Florida banks hacked in new spoofing attack

Hackers use legitmate Web sites for phishing attacks on three Florida banks, making it harder for even savvy users to detect the scam.

EBay Mobile goes live in Taiwan

EBay and Taiwan Mobile launch eBay Mobile, which lets users buy and sell goods online without using a PC.

Good idea but … Products that didn’t live up to expectations

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MIT spam conference focuses on phishing

MIT conference-goers assert that phishing is the worst spam problem.