Tag: security
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December 15, 2005 01:35 PM EST --
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Laptop computers, door locks, and even some supermarkets authenticate users by scanning their fingerprints. But it appears fingerprint security systems can be easily tricked. . . .
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August 16, 2006 12:15 PM EDT --
August 16, 2006
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News stories about the dangers of the popular social networking site MySpace often focus on sexual predators. The risks are real.
This week, police accused three . . .
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October 31, 2005 01:03 PM EST --
Monday, October 31, 2005 Are new passport identification standards a boost for security and efficiency or a beacon that tells bad guys how to target Americans? The U.S. State Department . . .
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September 14, 2005 03:35 PM EDT --
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
The increasing use of devices like cell phones, PDAs, and USB drives is also expanding the number of digital footprints people leave. Those footprints are potentially . . .
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June 12, 2006 01:54 PM EDT --
June 12, 2006
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This month Hotels.com announced that a machine with credit card numbers for a quarter million customers got lifted from an accountant's car. Last month the federal . . .
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August 11, 2006 01:00 PM EDT --
August 11, 2006
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We woke up Thursday to the new realization that many of the items that get us through long flights--laptops, iPods, portable DVD players and even toothpaste and water--are . . .
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October 13, 2005 10:06 AM EDT --
Wednesday, October 12, 2005 The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been sharply criticized for its sluggish response to Hurricane Katrina. Now, some critics say the Department of Homeland . . .
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April 11, 2006 11:59 AM EDT --
April 11, 2006
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Google's plan to provide free wireless Internet access throughout San Francisco is raising concerns among privacy advocates worried about the loss of privacy and . . .
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October 03, 2005 02:46 PM EDT --
Friday, September 16, 2005 Identity theft complaints to the Federal Trade Commission shot up 52 percent between 2002 and 2004. And a report out this week by the non-profit Identity Theft Resource . . .
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December 18, 2006 02:33 PM EST --
Broadcast on Monday, December 18, 2006
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What makes a good password for your online banking account? For your home on MySpace? For your e-mail account? Computer security expert Bruce Schneier . . .
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July 19, 2006 12:10 PM EDT --
July 19, 2006
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In a new report, antivirus company McAfee says writers of malicious code are collaborating more and more with their partners in crime from around the world. McAfee . . .
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November 17, 2006 04:10 PM EST --
Broadcast on Friday, November 17, 2006
Why free security software is your best bet
If you dislike spending $70 on a drab product like antivirus software or bristle at the intrusiveness of security . . .
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December 27, 2006 10:08 AM EST --
Broadcast on Wednesday, December 27, 2006
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Security experts say the threat from a recently-discovered security flaw in Microsoft's new Vista operating system is minimal, but the . . .
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May 23, 2006 12:53 PM EDT --
May 23, 2006
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Wired News published papers yesterday that allegedly show AT&T's role in a National Security Agency effort to spy on Internet traffic.
The internal company . . .
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July 13, 2006 11:59 AM EDT --
July 13, 2006
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Computer experts are always telling us to make copies of our documents, digital photos, mp3s, and other important files in case of computer failure. Good idea, but . . .
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August 15, 2006 12:58 PM EDT --
Broadcast on August 14, 2006
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Most consumers don't know it, but they don't have to buy popular software packages to protect their computers from viruses, spyware and other . . .
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September 04, 2006 05:23 PM EDT --
Broadcast on September 1, 2006
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California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to sign a bill that forces manufacturers of wireless Internet equipment to warn consumers about the . . .
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September 27, 2005 01:20 PM EDT --
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 The Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, D.C. released documents on its Web site highlighting the federal government's missteps in trying to keep . . .
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September 20, 2005 02:47 PM EDT --
Tuesday, September 20, 2005 A new report out by the Symantec security firm shows attackers are now less interested in notoriety and more motivated by profit. The company's Internet Security . . .
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December 19, 2006 10:19 AM EST --
Broadcast on Tuesday, December 19, 2006
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A new study from security software company McAfee finds search engines are producing slightly fewer search results that lead to spyware, adware, . . .
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