• Facebook Still a Hotbed of Identity Theft, Study Claims

  
  User negligence has gotten worse in social networks, security firm Sophos says after study.

• Facebook Privacy: Zuckerberg's Profile Unzipped

  
  Facebook CEO's Facebook page reveals the ups and downs of the social networking site's new privacy settings.
• Microsoft's 4 Challenges in 2010
• Google's Schmidt Roasted for Privacy Comments
• Fake Microsoft Endorsement Fuels Scareware
• Mozilla Endorses Bing Over Google Privacy Issues
• Microsoft Patch Fixes Office 2003 Lockout Bug
• Protect Your Privacy With the New Facebook Settings
• Microsoft Update Fixes IE, Windows, Office Bugs
• What Motivates Virus Writers? Money

Security How-Tos

• Protect Your Privacy With the New Facebook Settings Facebook's updated privacy settings give you more control over your information with less work.
• Securely Wipe a Dead Hard Drive Dwma needs to return a dead hard drive to the manufacturer. Is there a way to first remove sensitive data?
• Picking the Right Security Software Here are some considerations to keep in mind when choosing security apps.
• How to Automate Windows 7 Backups How to set up and automate backups in Windows 7.
• Protect Your Privacy on Facebook and Twitter Here's how to safeguard your identity and your personal data in the age of the social Web.

Security News

• Microsoft Patch Fixes Office 2003 Lockout Bug Microsoft on Saturday fixed a bug that locked out Office 2003 users from accessing documents safeguarded with the company's rights-management security technology.
• Facebook Privacy: Zuckerberg's Profile Unzipped Facebook CEO's Facebook page reveals the ups and downs of the social networking site's new privacy settings.
• Microsoft's 4 Challenges in 2010 2010 is a critical rebuilding year for the software giant, which must grow its assests and fend off hot rivals.
• Mozilla Endorses Bing Over Google Privacy Issues A Mozilla executive suggested Firefox users move to Bing for search functions, citing concerns over Google's stance on privacy.
• Fake Microsoft Endorsement Fuels Scareware A phony antivirus software package actually contains malware, in a new scam.

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• Palm Pixi: An Inexpensive Entry-Level Smartphone The Pixi, the second smartphone to run Palm's Web OS, could be considered the Palm Pre lite.