IT Spending Seen on the Rise Again in 2010 [January 25, 2010] Research firm Gartner is projecting a return to growth in spending this year, effectively offsetting last year's decline.
Windows 7 Keeps Edging Out XP [January 22, 2010] While still popular, the aging OS is losing ground to the newest edition of Windows.
Internet Scams a Growth Market [January 20, 2010] RSA queried 4,539 people and found that while more people know about phishing and spam scams than ever before, they're still falling for them in record numbers
Microsoft Squashes 26 Bugs for Patch Tuesday [February 9, 2010] In one of the busiest patch days in recent memory, Microsoft posts bulletins with fixes for 26 bugs, 12 of which are deemed "critical," the software giant warns.
McAfee Finds Spike In Malware From China [February 9, 2010] A new study by security software vendor McAfee finds a growing number of cyber attacks originating in China and predicts even more malware scams will target fans of popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
The Biggest Security Breaches of 2009 [February 8, 2010] There were some spectacular data breaches last year. Here's some of the best, or worst, depending on your perspective.
Mozilla Finds Malware in Firefox Add-Ons [February 5, 2010] Thousands of Windows users could be affected by a Trojan embedded in a pair of add-ons for the popularand mostly bug-freeopen source browser application.
Super Bowl May Lead to Super Headaches for IT [February 5, 2010] Users watching bandwidth-hogging video recaps the following day may be just the start of network administrators' worries after the big game.
Intel's New Core vPro Designed for SMBs [February 4, 2010] Latest iteration of the vPro line aims to broaden its reach as an enterprise solution to SMBs as well.
Firewall Mishap Puts Iowa Workers' Data at Risk [February 4, 2010] More than 80,000 people affiliated with the Hawkeye State's casino and racing industry were victimized by a cyber attack that most likely originated in China.
Air Force Taps Big Blue for Cloud Project [February 4, 2010] IBM will embark on a 10-month project with the Air Force to build a secure, high-level defense network in the cloud.
McAfee Debuts Service Packages for SMBs [February 3, 2010] New service offerings give small and midsized businesses the help they need to implement and optimize their security software applications.
At Black Hat, IE Under Attack (Again) [February 3, 2010] Older vulnerabilities resurface in Internet Explorer, as one researcher warns how attackers can turn IT into a "public file server".
Reusing Online Banking IDs Common, Risky [February 2, 2010] Seventy-three percent of more than 4 million people surveyed by security firm Trusteer admit they use the same password on social networking sites like Facebook that they use for their online banks.
UCSF Patients Latest Data Breach Victims [February 2, 2010] A laptop containing the personal information of more than 4,300 patients receiving care at the University of California, San Francisco medical school was stolen in November.
Programming Errors Exacerbate Flash Flaws [February 1, 2010] Foreground Security analyst Mike Bailey's trial-and-error approach to researching Adobe Flash and its security model yields some interestingand troublingfindings for programmers.
Another Bogus Virus Warning Disrupts Facebook [January 29, 2010] The clever scam had Facebook users sharing and posting the bogus virus alert throughout the social networking site.
National Archives Breach Tags Ex-Clinton Staffers [January 28, 2010] The National Archives and Records Administration is notifying hundreds of thousands of peopleincluding former Clinton administration employeesthat a hard drive storing their Social Security numbers and personal data has gone missing.
New Consumer Privacy Bill In the Works [January 28, 2010] Rick Boucher (D-Va.) says he's about to take a bill to the House that would give Internet users greater control over how much information they share with marketers, advertisers.
Is the U.S. Headed for a Cyber War? [January 27, 2010] With cyber threats from abroad coming fast and furious, how serious is the United States about going on the offensive?