Consumers more wary of online ticket websites

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• Consumers more wary of online ticket websites
• Why you should use your smartphone as your credit card
• Defending the Internet: National Security v. Big Brother
• uTorrent patches application against DLL vulnerability
• The Risks and Rewards of Deal-Hunter Apps
• ArcSight up for sale at $1.5 billion
• China policy could force foreign security firms out
• Remains of the Day: We be scammin'
• Employees cranky about Web browsing restrictions
• Rootkit with Blue Screen history now targets 64-bit Windows
• Besieged RIM Throws India a Bone
• Intel eyed McAfee for years, Gelsinger says
• Microsoft boosts access to secure development guidelines
• U.S. military wants to exert influence over private cyber infrastructure
• 1-in-4 worms spread through infected USB devices

Consumers more wary of online ticket websites Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT A new survey suggests that warnings over UK ticket scam websites could finally be starting to get through to ordinary consumers.

Why you should use your smartphone as your credit card Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT A few weeks ago, Network World ran a couple of articles about using smartphones as devices to transact credit and debit payments. One article said this would be "possibly dangerous." I completely disagree with that assumption. In fact, I say using your smartphone as your credit card is much more secure than using your regular old plastic credit card. Read on to learn why this is true.

Defending the Internet: National Security v. Big Brother Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT In the wake of revelations that the US military network was compromised in 2008, and that US digital interests are under a relative constant threat of attack, the Pentagon is establishing new cyber security initiatives to protect the Internet. The Pentagon strategy--which is part digital NATO, part digital civil defense, and part Big Brother--may ruffle some feathers and raise concerns that the US Internet is becoming a military police state.

uTorrent patches application against DLL vulnerability Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT The developers of the uTorrent file-sharing application have released an updated version that fixes a problem that could allow an attacker to load malicious code onto a user's computer.

The Risks and Rewards of Deal-Hunter Apps Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT Still haven't embraced the Foursquare fad or Loopt's "check-in" feature? Me neither. I don't understand the point of letting everybody on my Twitter feed know where I'm ordering a meal or what stores I'm hitting up on my lunch hour. Though the trend may seem silly and pointless right now, national re­­tailers see this check-in model as a way to track--and increase--store foot traffic. But will consumers play along?

ArcSight up for sale at $1.5 billion Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT In an unusual move, security software company ArcSight has reportedly put itself up for sale with a $1.5 billion (£966 million) price tag believed possible.

China policy could force foreign security firms out Posted: 26 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT China is stepping up efforts to keep the security systems that protect its critical infrastructure in the hands of local firms, and that could be bad news for companies based outside the country.

Remains of the Day: We be scammin' Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT Seems like scams are all the rage lately, with one offering a free iPad--in exchange for personal information, naturally--on the loose in social networks, more mysterious iTunes account hacks, and there's a patent suit against Apple and a bunch of other companies. Not that that's a scam, of course. Ahem. Fortunately, the remainders for Thursday, August 26, 2010 come with a guaranteed genuine seal of approval.

Employees cranky about Web browsing restrictions Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT Workers who can't browse certain Web sites or access particular networks at the office are voicing their complaints, says staffing firm Robert Half Technology.

Rootkit with Blue Screen history now targets 64-bit Windows Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT Updates to a new version of the malware dubbed Alureon, TDL and Tidserv are designed to infect 64-bit Windows PCs for the first time.

Besieged RIM Throws India a Bone Posted: 26 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT With the clock ticking and the continued service of a million BlackBerry users in India is at stake, Research In Motion has made a play to delay the shutdown of its services on the subcontinent on August 31. It has offered to lead an industry forum to work up solutions that will balance the security concerns of the Indian government with the privacy needs of users of RIM's BlackBerry smartphone in its country.

Intel eyed McAfee for years, Gelsinger says Posted: 26 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT Intel considered acquiring either Symantec or McAfee for years before it announced last week that it would buy the latter, former Intel senior vice president Pat Gelsinger said on Thursday.

Microsoft boosts access to secure development guidelines Posted: 26 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT Company hopes more developers will take up SDL best practices with move to Creative Commons license

U.S. military wants to exert influence over private cyber infrastructure Posted: 26 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT The U.S. military wants to exert more influence over the protection of power grids, transportation networks and financial network systems, a Pentagon official says in a broad-ranging essay published in Foreign Affairs.

1-in-4 worms spread through infected USB devices Posted: 26 Aug 2010 09:00 AM PDT Hard on the heels of a report that a USB drive was used to compromise U.S. military networks in 2008, a security company today claimed that 25% of all new worms are designed to spread through the portable storage devices.

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