Trojan Snags World Of Warcraft Passwords To Cash Out Accounts
A new password-stealing Trojan targeting players of the popular online game "World of Warcraft" hopes to make money off secondary sales of gamer goods, a security company warned Tuesday.
Everyone Wants to "Own" Your PC
Security MattersWhen technology serves its owners, it is liberating. When it is designed to serve others, over the owner"s objection, it is oppressive. There"s a battle raging on your computer right now -- one that pits you against worms and viruses, Troja...
Layer 7 Unveils Clustered SOA Security
Layer 7 Technologies on Tuesday said it has added the ability to enforce rules across its line of XML security products for service-oriented architectures, a reflection of the industry"s move toward more mature security. The enhancement is included in th...
Feds Want AT&T Class-Action Spy Suit Dismissed
The federal government is intervening in a lawsuit over the National Security Agency"s surveillance program and trying to get the case dismissed. The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a class action lawsuit in California in January, accusing AT&T...
IBM RFID Tag May Ease Privacy Concerns
IBM Corp. says it has developed a feature limiting the distance a radio frequency identification chip embedded in a tag can transmit information. The Clipped Tag gives consumers the option to disable RFID tags on items after purchase and enables companie...
iPods And Memory Sticks: Are The Benefits Worth The Security Risks?
Personal technology has a way of working its way into corporate settings, often to the benefit of workers and to the dread of IT staffers who must support and secure the technology, or--at the very least--monitor its use. While cell phones and PDAs have pr...
Data storage firm apologizes for loss of railroad data tapes
Iron Mountain Inc., a Boston data-storage firm, apologized yesterday for losing personal data, including Social Security numbers, for thousands of Long Island Rail Road employees.