EU Parliament approves once-secret ACTA copyright treaty

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• EU Parliament approves once-secret ACTA copyright treaty
• Teen gang admit huge Zeus Trojan fraud
• Mafiaboy sees cloud computung vulnerability
• Most company laptops still not encrypted
• 5 Holiday Tech Scams to Avoid
• Avoid These Black Friday Security Pitfalls
• Free Tool Offered To Combat Firesheep Hackers
• TCO triggers security buying decision: study
• Health marketers' online practices called deceptive
• Two former students charged in university hack in Mo.

EU Parliament approves once-secret ACTA copyright treaty Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST After 11 rounds of international negotiations, the final text of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has overcome its biggest hurdle yet when it was welcomed as a step in the right direction by the European Parliament, which voted 331-294, with 11 members abstaining, to approve the measure.

Teen gang admit huge Zeus Trojan fraud Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST In a crime story that sounds like an Internet update of the Italian Job, a gang of British teens have admitted being behind an online forum that stole and marketed stolen credit card numbers and bank details worth an estimated £12 million ($18 million).

Mafiaboy sees cloud computung vulnerability Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST Michael Calce, the reformed hacker from Montreal who will forever be known as Mafiaboy, told a group of IT professionals Tuesday that he has serious concerns about the inherent vulnerabilities in the latest evolution of information technology: cloud computing.

Most company laptops still not encrypted Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST Deep into the age of data loss anxiety, most business laptops are still not secured using technologies such as encryption, a small but perhaps telling survey has revealed.

5 Holiday Tech Scams to Avoid Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST The holiday shopping season is a great time to get tech products at discounted prices, but it also creates a golden opportunity for the Web's scam artists. The FBI, McAfee, the Better Business Bureau and F-Secure are all warning about cybercriminals who will try to take you for a ride this holiday season. Here are their most pertinent warnings and tips for staying safe:

Avoid These Black Friday Security Pitfalls Posted: 24 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST This Friday millions of people will venture out in the middle of the night and brave frigid temperatures and long lines to battle for Black Friday holiday shopping bargains. Many retailers have expanded to include online promotions as well on Black Friday--including Amazon and Apple. Whether you plan to do your Black Friday shopping sitting at your PC, or join the crowds there are some inherent security concerns to watch out for.

Free Tool Offered To Combat Firesheep Hackers Posted: 23 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST If the news of Firesheep--a simple Firefox extension that allows anyone to hijack social networking or webmail sessions over unprotected WiFi networks--has you worried, a free tool to protect you from Firesheep and its ilk released today by the Electronic Frontier Foundation is for you.

TCO triggers security buying decision: study Posted: 23 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST When it comes to security solutions, a recent study shows that companies consider the long-term effect of their IT investment on their bottom line.

Health marketers' online practices called deceptive Posted: 23 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST Privacy groups file a complaint with the FTC over alleged unfair health marketing practices online.

Two former students charged in university hack in Mo. Posted: 23 Nov 2010 08:00 AM PST Two former students at the University of Central Missouri face charges of breaking into university databases and of stealing and attempting to sell personal data on about 90,000 UCM students, faculty, staff and alumni.

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