Security
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Facebook Timeline Privacy Tips: Lock Down Your Profile
Facebook Timeline puts all your information conveniently on display -- here's how to fix that.
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How to Tell if a Link Is Safe Without Clicking on It
Here's what to do with a link that looks suspicious.
- Facebook Timeline Looms: What You Need to Know
- 6 Ways to Defend Against Drive-by Downloads
- New Digital Spam: How Bad Guys Try to Trick You; How to Avoid the Traps
- SOPA, PIPA Stalled: Meet the OPEN Act
- Can I Safely Open a File That Contains "Macros?"
- Kill Web Trackers Dead
- FBI Says Social Media Monitoring Won't Infringe Privacy Rights
- Symantec Warns of Android Trojans That Mutate With Every Download
Security How-Tos
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How to Block Websites Blocking all users of a Windows PC from opening certain websites--no matter what browser they use or what time of day they are online--is easy if you follow this guide to tweaking your browser and router.
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How Do I See Who's Been Using My PC? AzharIqbal asked the Other Hardware forum how to see who else is using his computer.
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Can I Safely Open a File That Contains "Macros?" Ronald Albaitis tried opening a file and got a warning that it contained "macros." He asked me what they are and whether he should be concerned.
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How to Tell if a Link Is Safe Without Clicking on It Here's what to do with a link that looks suspicious.
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Was Your Email Account Hacked? PwnedList Can Tell You Concerned about your private data in the wake of a big hack? The PwnedList website helps you find out if your online accounts were leaked during a data breach.
Security News
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FBI Says Social Media Monitoring Won't Infringe Privacy Rights The FBI said its proposed plans to monitor social media sites to improve real-time situation awareness will be fully vetted by the agency's Privacy and Civil...
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Is Your Definition of Security Holding You Back? What do security professionals do?
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Piracy Driven by Overseas Film Release Lag Time, Researchers Say Studies from Wellesley College and the University of Minnesota examined online piracy since BitTorrent appeared in 2003, and the results are telling.
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Kill Web Trackers Dead Analysis: Abine's DoNotTrackPlus browser plug-in stops trackers in their tracks -- and it's free.
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Online Dating Sites: Seek Love, Find Privacy Violations Analysis: The Electronic Frontier Foundation evaluates privacy efforts from online dating sites and finds little substance.
Security Playing in PCW Video
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LA Sherrif's Dept. Adopts Integrated Toughbook Technology The LA Sherrif's Department has begun to transition from an antiquated in-car system to a Toughbook-based setup that's been customized by Raytheon.
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Carrier IQ: Researcher Finds Hidden Software Capturing Personal Mobile Data A secret piece of software might be tracking your every move if you own an Android, Blackberry, or Nokia smartphone, a security researcher discovered recently.
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Google Wallet Launches on Nexus S 4G Phones Google Wallet became available on Nexus S 4G phones on Sprint's network this week.
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Security Reviews
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G Data InternetSecurity 2012 Review: Top-Notch Antimalware Protection G Data's security suite is one of the best defenders we’ve ever seen, and it takes the top spot among this year's crop despite a rough interface.
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Avast Internet Security 6 Review: Good, Basic Malware Detection Avast's latest security suite is effective in defending against malware, but it could stand to improve in cleanup.
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McAfee Internet Security 2012 Review: Uneven Protection, Sluggish Speeds McAfee's 2012 security suite posts mixed performance results, failing to keep up with top contenders.
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Panda Internet Security 2012 Review: An Acceptable but Poky Antimalware Suite Panda's security suite is a decent choice for keeping your PC safe, but its sluggish performance and mediocre interface drag down its score.
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Avira Internet Security Suite 2012 Review: An Adequate Safeguard Against Malware The 2012 edition of Avira's security suite gets the job done, but not much else.
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Editors' Picks
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FBI Says Social Media Monitoring Won't Infringe Privacy Rights
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How to Block Websites
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Is Your Definition of Security Holding You Back?
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How Do I See Who's Been Using My PC?
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Piracy Driven by Overseas Film Release Lag Time, Researchers Say
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Kill Web Trackers Dead
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Online Dating Sites: Seek Love, Find Privacy Violations
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Anti-Piracy Concerns Spread to Europe
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Microsoft Readies Valentine's Day Windows Patches
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Cybercrooks Sell Stolen Facebook, Twitter Log-ins
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Hack Attacks Proliferate with CIA, State of Alabama Latest Victims
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Google Accused of Not Being Forthright in Report to Feds
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