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• Web Services Should Add 'Scam Protection' If Yahoo and Google already search e-mail to generate targeted ads, why not targeted warnings?
• Google Public DNS and Your Privacy Google's expanding its grasp on the Internet with a newly revealed DNS resolving service. Here's a detailed look at what the system will collect from you and how that data will be used.
• Online Privacy Campaign Site Kicks Off The Center for Democracy and Technology today launched a new Take Back Your Privacy site to help push for better privacy laws and controls.
• Botnet Behind H1N1 Malware Campaign Spam campaign relies on fake messages from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that instruct recipients to register for H1N1 vaccinations.
• Fake Swine Flu Emails Lead to Real Malware Infection Security companies have issued warnings of e-mails that appear to come from the Centers for Disease Control, but in fact lead to the Zeus Trojan.
• Why Privacy Concerns are Ruining Facebook Facebook is taking new steps to protect your privacy, including eliminating regional networks. But I think the site is going too far.
• Rogue Gallery Helps ID Scam Software Lavasoft today launched a new online database of known rogue antivirus software.
• Skeptical Shopper: Using Online Coupons? Watch for Scams--and Savings Although online coupons are popular--and great money-savers--you still need to be vigilant to avoid scams.
• Cyber Monday: E-Shop Til You Drop If you didn't scoop up all the Black Friday bargains you'd hoped for, get ready for a new round of dirt-cheap discounts on Cyber Monday.
• How to Lose Your Identity This Holiday Season Looking to expose your personal data to online thieves? Follow these five easy steps — or better yet, use them as a cautionary tale.
• New Malware Scam Targets Twilight Fans Security firm warns that a free movie offer supplies instead a contaminated viewer.
• Black Friday Deals, Tips, Gotchas, and Gripes on the PC World Podcast The busiest shopping day of the year is nearly upon us. PC World editors discuss some of the best deals, worst gotchas, and hottest Web sites for tech bargains.
• Five Tips to Shop Black Friday and Cyber Monday Securely Bargain shoppers eager to find the best holiday shopping deals are often easy prey for online scams. Here are five tips to protect yourself while shopping online this holiday season.
• Sleazy Marketing Ploys Not a Concern to Online Merchants Orbitz, Priceline, and United Online seem to believe that if a consumer gets confused by their offers and signs up without intending to, it’s the consumer’s fault.
• Top 10 Black Friday Websites Get warmed up for the biggest shopping day of the year by bookmarking the hottest destinations on the Web touting Black Friday deals.
• Picking the Right Security Software Here are some considerations to keep in mind when choosing security apps.
• Keep Your Passwords Private--and Handy--With LastPass An online airing of tens of thousands of stolen Webmail passwords suggests that it’s time to find extra protection.
• Critical Zero-Day Flaw Opens Holes in IE 6 and 7 A newly discovered security hole in IE 6 and 7 allows for attacks against either browser.
• More Facebooking, More Malware More vigilence in security matters is necessary as social networking use increases, says security vendor F-Secure.
• Internet Serves as Springboard for Attacks on US Military Cyberattacks on the U.S. military jumped sharply in 2009, a report reveals
• Teen Jailed for Hacking Scientology Site A New Jersey man was sentenced to a year in prison plus $37,500 fine for his role in a DDoS attack last year.
• Fake Payment Request Attack Ramps Up More than a million trojan-laden spam attacks are masquerading as a payment confirmation request.
• Spear Phishers Hunting PR Firms and Lawyers, Says FBI FBI adds that fraudsters continue to hijack accounts on social networking sites and spread malicious software by using various techniques.
• Viruses, Malware Creeping into Online Games Maker of online gaming protection software reveals why virus attacks on video games is a problem that has increased over 600 percent in the past year.
• Top 5 Social Engineering Exploit Techniques Learn to pwn humans for fun and profit -- or simply learn these techniques so you can avoid being scammed.