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• Security Software Performs Poorly in Exploit Test Security software suites are doing a poor job of detecting when a PC's software is under attack, according to Danish vendor Secunia.
• What's the Best Way to Backup What I Need to Backup? David Edelbaum wants to know the best techniques and programs for backing up his PC.
• Six Essential Apple iPhone Security Tips Security is a tech manager's top concern when it comes to mobile devices--here's how to use them to your advantage with minimal risk.
• Vendors, Cops, Profs Team to Study Cybercrime Tech vendors and the Secret Service are among those working with an evaluation of trends and best practices for security.
• Microsoft Readies Flood of Patches The 11 patches include 4 critical fixes, plus updates to Windows, Office, and IE.
• Mafiaboy Grows Up; a Hacker Seeks Redemption Eight years later, the infamous teen hacker wants to move from his history of downing sites to using his skills for good.
• Google in Curious Alliance With Click-fraud Detection Firm Google has agreed to cooperate with its longtime adversary Click Forensics on click-fraud reports.
• PCI App Security: Who's Guarding the Data Bank? Compliance strategies for PCI's new application security requirements.
• Antivirus Superhero Comes to the Rescue Japan's cheap and pervasive high-speed Internet connections are finally catching up with the country.
• Apple Posts Security Update 2008-007 Apple on Thursday posted Security Update 2008-007, a new security patch for client and server versions of Mac OS X 10.5...
• Firefox Add-on Blocks 'Clickjacking' Attacks NoScript now stymies new class of exploits by revealing secret content.
• Why Security Pros Hate SharePoint Microsoft's SharePoint collaboration platform is all the rage in today's business world, especially since third parties gained the ability to plug security holes. But managing it can still be a nightmare for IT security shops.
• Anatomy of a SQL Injection Attack This vendor-written tech primer has been edited to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.
• Remote Workers Care About IT Security -- Really A new survey finds that mobile users actually do make sure to use secure Internet and Wi-Fi connections, they love IT for helping keep them on the go, and they'd rather live without their car than Internet connectivity.
• Researchers Reveal 'Clickjacking' Attack Info The long list of vulnerabilities involves browsers, Web sites and plug-ins like Flash.
• Undercover Theft Recovery Software Reduces Memory Usage Orbicule on Wednesday announced the release of Undercover 2.5, an update to the theft recovery software for Mac OS X...
• Mac Security Focus: Privacy At the very least, losing your wallet to a thief is a major pain in the neck: you lose your cash and (possibly) some precious...
• US Man Indicted for Hacking Palin's E-mail Account A Tennessee man is indicted for accessing Sarah Palin's Yahoo e-mail account.
• Mac Security Focus: Antivirus Although Apple computers are not somehow magically immune to viruses and other malware, they've been remarkably free of such...
• On The Defensive Lock up employee data, or face the consequences.
• Unscramble This Encrypting data can save you lots of heartache. How should you do it?
• 5 Ways to Foil Hackers Are you the only you out there? When it comes to protecting your identity, a bit of prevention is worth a megabyte of cure.
• Mac Security Focus: Firewalls Firewalls monitor and regulate the data moving on and off your computer or network. They can keep criminals out while allowing...
• Put an End to Cell Phone Spam Stop spammers from hassling you by keeping unwanted text messages, e-mail, and voice calls from reaching your mobile phone.
• Palo Alto Performance Holds Steady When we attempted to test performance on the PA-4020, we ran into a hitch.