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• The Most Hated PCWorld Articles of 2009 Not surprisingly, the most hated articles of 2009 usually involve Apple discussions.
• Google Chrome OS: Hot Target for Hackers in 2010 Google's operating system, announced in July and released as open-source in November, will likely attract attention from hackers due to its status as "new kid on the block," predicts one security researcher.
• Top 10 Security Nightmares of the Decade Remember the good old days when you--and your PC--didn't know what botnets, phishing, and malware were? Here's what we learned over the past ten years.
• GSM Encryption Cracked, Showing Its Age Security researchers have compiled cracking tables making it almost trivial to eavesdrop on GSM mobile phone calls.
• The Five Essential Security Patches of 2009 If you install just five updates this year, these are the ones you need, security experts say.
• 2009: Another Bad Year for Data Security Analysis: Despite some improvements in patching and mail security, we've made very little progress against stopping cybercriminals
• Good Guys Bring Down the Mega-D Botnet Chalk up one for the defenders. Here’s how a trio of security researchers used a three-step attack to defeat a 250,000-pronged botnet.
• 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.