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IN THE HEADLINES: Tis the Season for 2012 Security Predictions

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 30, 2011

At this time every year, security experts around the world can be guaranteed to do at least two things: reflect on the past year, the major security events and troubling trends, and what we’ve learned; and look forward to the next year with a whole host of security predications. And probably none of them good. [...]

IN THE HEADLINES: McAfee Threat Report Paints Another Grim Picture

Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 16, 2011

Security firm McAfee recently released its fourth quarter threat report, and it seems to confirm the same threats and trends most security observers are reporting. McAfee says it uncovered 20 million new pieces of malware in 2010, or an average of 55,000 new malware threats every day. That number seems to tally with a similar [...]

Mobile Web Driving New Privacy Issues

Posted by: Matt Hines in: ● October 26, 2009

Imagine this scenario: You’re driving down the road and you see someone behaving erratically, either bearing down on you too aggressively or perhaps operating under the influence. Instead of wondering what you should or can do, you pull out your GPS-enabled smartphone and call up an application designed specifically to inform the police of such [...]


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