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• Hot Security Predictions for 2010 I'm looking forward to 2010, while trying to erase the memory of 2009. Here are my security predictions for the new year.
• 2009's Top 5 Data Disasters From Internet leaks to lost hard drives, this year's security snafus are ordinary but still draw scrutiny of policies.
• Smartphone Attacks, Cloud Breaches Top 2010 Security Concerns There has never been a year in which security threats diminished, so expect more hacks, exploits, and scams in 2010, researchers warn.
• As DDoS Attacks Go, This One's a Dud Key Internet retailers were knocked offline briefly by a would-be Scrooge -- but it couldn't stop the shopping.
• Cyber Czar Choice: Smartphones, Social Networks Are Worries In choosing Howard Schmidt as cyber czar President Obama has gotten someone who has held a similar job in a previous administration and has varied experience.
• Twitter's DNS Provider Denies Hack Rerouting was managed from within Twitter's own account, says the microblogging site's domain manager.
• Google’s Dashboard Approach to Privacy Dashboard gathers privacy controls and settings for most Google services onto one page--but only for Google accounts.
• Bugs and Fixes: Zero-Day Patch for Internet Explorer 6 or 7 A critical bug in IE; plus patches for Office, Java, Shockwave, and Mac OS X.
• Predator Drone's Video Feed Hacked on the Cheap U.S. officials say Iraqi militants have obtained access to the drone’s video feeds by using $26 programs like SkyGrabber.
• Why Don't Tech Media Mavens Understand Satire? The amount of bloviating on Dan Lyons’ satirical movement to bring AT&T’s network to its knees has been astounding.
• Don't Lose Everything When You Lose a Laptop: Use FireFound Firefox Add-On Add location tracking and a remote-wipe feature to Firefox with the Firefox add-on FireFound.
• Twitter Goes Down: Apparently Hacked? Twitter went down for a time late Thursday night, amid reports of a possible hack.
• Is Backing Up Online Safe? LaTonya Powell asked if online backup is really secure
• Firefox Update Fixes Three Critical Flaws Version 3.5.6 of the open-source browser shores up security and stability issues.
• Integrated IT Overhaul Keeps Growing Company on the Move How a unified security and communications upgrade brought one fragmented company together.
• Firefox Addon PrivacyChoice Opt-Out Keeps Ad Networks Away From Your Web Habits PrivacyChoice Opt-Out protects your privacy by opting out of privacy-invading ad networks.
• Android App Alert: Mobile Defense Hits the Market Want to protect your Android phone in case it's lost or stolen? An app just made widely available makes it easier than ever -- and it won't cost you a single cent.
• Adobe Reader Zero-Day Exploit: Protecting Your PC Adobe has confirmed a zero-day vulnerability being exploited in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. Follow this advice to protect yourself from becoming a victim.
• Adobe Reader Under Zero-Day Attack Online crooks are using an e-mailed .pdf to exploit a new zero-day flaw in Adobe Reader and Acrobat and install a Trojan.
• Microsoft Knew of Just-Patched IE Flaw for Months Microsoft may not have hustled as fast as researchers thought when the company patched a zero-day bug in Internet Explorer (IE) just 18 days after exploit code went public.
• TSA Leakers Put on Leave After Manual Appears Online Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning that the breach was caused by a contract worker.
• Adobe Updates Flash, AIR With Critical Fixes New must-have versions for both programs close serious security holes.
• Guard Your Online Privacy With the TrackerWatcher Firefox Addon See what information sites gather about you--and how they use it--with TrackerWatcher.
• Microsoft Fixes IE Zero-Day Flaw Today's monthly patch batch closes a previously disclosed critical hole in the browser, along with flaws in Microsoft Office Project and Server 2008.
• Security Skeptics Invite iPhone into the Enterprise Despite its inherent security shortcomings, the iPhone is now showing up for work alongside, or instead of, Research in Motion BlackBerries and Microsoft Windows Mobile handsets.