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Upgrading to XP SP3 and beyond

Dan Kaplan July 01, 2010

The death of Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 2 is set for this month, but many IT administrators appear to be in denial.

Extending bank fraud protection

Dan Kaplan June 01, 2010

Commercial bank account holders are not offered the same degree of liability protection as financial institutions, reports Dan Kaplan.

Laser security coming to you?

Greg Masters May 03, 2010

Dr. Jacob Scheuer of Tel Aviv University's School of Electrical Engineering will unveil a new laser strategy to defend against hackers this month.

Privacy and the social network

Angela Moscaritolo April 01, 2010

Google found itself in hot water with privacy advocates over Buzz, its new social networking platform.

Transparency: Operation Aurora

Angela Moscaritolo March 01, 2010

Visa's contactless controversy

Angela Moscaritolo February 01, 2010

After months of talks with Visa, Best Buy has stopped accepting Visa's contactless debit card.

PCI: Merchants take on providers

Dan Kaplan January 01, 2010

A new case could set precedence for a merchant community often overwhelmed by the burden of PCI compliance.

Fed cyber review revealed, action awaited

Angela Moscaritolo July 06, 2009

President Obama's recent announcement unveiling a protection plan for the nation's digital infrastructure and a new federal cyber coordinator position was met with both praise and criticism from information security experts.

Oracle's big purchase of Sun

Angela Moscaritolo June 04, 2009

With the dust settling after Oracle's acquisition in April of Sun Microsystems, onlookers are left wondering how the companies will integrate and what it might mean for the IT security marketplace.