• US Court Halts Sale of Spyware Program

  
  A U.S. court has ordered a software company called CyberSpy to stop selling a program that secretly records keystokes on a person's PC alleging the company was spying on its customers.

• Chinese Pirates Break into Blu-Ray Market

  
  Beware pirated DVDs this holiday season -- if the price seems too good to be true, it probably is.
• Can a Cybercrook Get $21,619 off of You?
• Spam Drop Could Boost Trojan Attacks
• Wanted: Programmers with Ethics
• How Tech Caught the Jewelry Thief
• Open Source Portable Firewall Debuts
• Security, Virtualization Top Tech Efforts for 2009
• PDF Malware Hits Acrobat Reader Flaw
• Denial-of-Service Attacks Intensify

Security How-Tos

• Use Encryption to Safeguard Your Data Encrypting your hard disk to protect your data doesn’t have to be a daunting task, thanks to a large number of practical tools.
• Can I Autorespond to Spam? Henry Abel is looking for spam-filtering software that will automatically reply to the mail it protects you from. "I'm sure that if the spammers got it all back they would soon stop."
• A Parent's Guide to Safe, Simple Kid-Friendly E-Mail The Internet can be a dangerous place for children, but it's an increasingly necessary evil. Here's how to set up e-mail for your young'uns while maintaining parental control.
• Password-Protect a Word or Excel Document Need to keep a file confidential? Microsoft Word and Excel make it simple to assign a password.
• Should I use Windows' Built-in Encryption? BON3KRUSH3R wants to password protect certain folders. Should he use the NTFS-based encryption that comes with Windows?

Security News

• US Court Halts Sale of Spyware Program A U.S. court has ordered a software company called CyberSpy to stop selling a program that secretly records keystokes on a person's PC alleging the company was spying on its customers.
• Chinese Pirates Break into Blu-Ray Market Beware pirated DVDs this holiday season -- if the price seems too good to be true, it probably is.
• Spam Drop Could Boost Trojan Attacks The shutdown of an allegedly spam-friendly ISP is only a short-term fix and could encourage a new wave of pests, experts warn.
• Can a Cybercrook Get $21,619 off of You? Too many users neglect their antivirus updates and other cybersecurity measures, a British survey reports.
• Wanted: Programmers with Ethics Morals and ethics join communication and programming skills in a survey of wish lists for IT workers.

Security Playing in PCW Video

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  VeriSign's Plan to Better Secure Your Online Accounts VeriSign's card-sized number generator adds an extra layer of authentication for online accounts.
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  Cold Boot Attack at CanSecWest After Princeton researchers demonstrated a cold boot technique, hackers quickly began to show how it could be used to gain access to your PC's data.
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  MySpace Hacker Speaks Samy Kamkar talks about his infamous worm at the AppSec 2007 security conference.

Security Reviews

• Five Password Utilities for Portable Freedom Here are five free and paid tools that can help you manage your trove of passwords without leaving you tied to one PC.