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Inventor: SSL not to blame for security woes
Insight newsmaker The Secure Sockets Layer has remained relevant since its release in 1995, says Taher Elgamal, and so-called 'broken' SSL has little to do with protocol.
Tags: Web sites, E-commerce, Data security, PC security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Web browsers, Certificate, Microsoft Corp., Cookie
GoodGuide gets into gastronomy with food ratings
News Ratings site has added food to its list of earth- and body-friendly products.
Tags: Web sites, Cookie, Food Item, Database, GoodGuide, food, job, founder, Earth, Web sites
Vipre Antivirus Antispyware (beta)
Product Reviews Vipre Antivirus Antispyware (beta)
Tags: Cookie, Anti-spyware, Tool, personal firewall, antivirus, Beta, Wizard, Sunbelt Software, Microsoft Windows, Internet
Flash cookies: What's new with online privacy
Techguide If you thought refusing HTTP cookies prevented tracking, think again. Web site developers have found a way.
Tags: Web sites, Privacy, Cookie, Online Privacy, Web Browser, behavioral targeting, Michael Kassner, Mozilla Firefox, researcher, Web Site
Is paranoid cookie management for you?
Techguide How much paranoia you employ in Web cookie management determines how much work you must put in, and which strategies you'll use.
Tags: Web sites, Web browsers, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Cookie, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Clear, Chad Perrin, Mozilla Firefox
Hire security pros based on reasoning and aptitude
Techguide In-house education--not resume bullet points--is the key to having the best possible employees.
Tags: Security Management, HR policies and procedures, Recruiting, Cookie, Bullet Point, Security, Human Resources Inc., job, Training, IP
Google quietly starts behavioral targeting
Techguide Last month, Google initiated what it calls interest-based advertising, or behavioral targeting to the rest of us. If this concerns you, find out what you can do.
Tags: Web sites, Privacy, Microsoft Corp., Cookie, Google Inc., Web Browser, behavioral targeting, Michael Kassner, Rep Boucher, Advertisement
GTask Sidebar takes Google's task list out of Gmail
News Put Gmail's task list on the side of your browser with a small and handy Firefox extension.
Tags: Web browsers, Cookie, Plug-in, Google Inc., Web Browser, Tool, Firefox plug-in, GTask Sidebar, Apple iPhone, window
Google to base ads on surfing behavior
News The beta test of "interest-based" advertising will take the user's surfing habits to target served ads even more accurately.
Tags: Internet advertising, Cookie, British Telecommunications, Google AdSense, Google Inc., Web Browser, Susan Wojcicki, Advertisement, YouTube Inc., DoubleClick Inc.
FBController allows for hijacking of Facebook accounts
News A new tool dubbed "FBController" is designed to allow people to take control over Facebook accounts with just the cookie data, and could allow attackers to manage multiple hijacked accounts.
Tags: PC security, Spam and phishing, Hacking, Cookie, India, Account, Tool, social engineering, computer, chief technology officer
Facebook fights new Koobface worm, another rogue app
News Popular social-networking site Facebook has been hit by what's believed to be the fourth rogue app in a week or so and is investigating the spread of a new variant of the Koobface worm.
Tags: Web 2.0, Viruses and worms, Cookie, Security, App, Worm, Trend Micro Inc., remote server, Bebo, Koobface
Data Privacy Day's messages for Obama, consumers
News Privacy advocates warn Obama about identity fraud and cookies, while Microsoft hosts panel discussion on how to educate consumers as part of Data Privacy Day.
Tags: Privacy, Hacking, Firewalls, Viruses and worms, Spam and phishing, Microsoft Corp., Cookie, FTC, Data Privacy Day, Computer
A pricing revolution looms in online advertising
News Demographic profiling and behavioral targeting by such companies as Google, Quantcast, and ValueClick is slashing ad costs and threatening Web publishers.
Tags: Internet advertising, Cookie, Advertiser, Audience, Online Advertising, behavioral targeting, banner advertisement, Quantcast, online publisher, Advertisement
Firefox 3 won't have 'private browsing'
News Feature that would have let people surf without creating any record doesn't make it into the final release.
Tags: Security, Web browsers, Cookie, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Computer, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, News.com, blog
Report: Yahoo jobs site used in phishing attack
News A vulnerability on Yahoo's HotJobs site is letting somebody steal authentication privileges from Yahoo users to gain access to their accounts, Netcraft says.
Tags: Network security, Authentication, Phishing, Cookie, Netcraft, Yahoo! Inc., HotJobs, Password, Attacker, job
