FTC reaches $359 million settlement over 'free' trial offers

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FTC reaches $359 million settlement over 'free' trial offers

FTC reaches $359 million settlement over 'free' trial offers

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 08:27 AM PST


The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a suspended US$359 million settlement with a Canadian businessman and his companies for charging customers for supposedly free trial offers.

12 tips for implementing GRC

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 08:15 AM PST


Driven largely by compliance requirements for the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, many organizations are adopting a governance, risk and compliance (GRC) tools to help manage their activities in these three areas. GRC suites and toolsets automate the collection, correlation and reporting of information to offer a broader picture of how well the company is not only performing, but also how well it is complying with the law and managing risk.

Avast Free Antivirus 7 adds cloud updates, file reputation and remote assistance

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 07:00 AM PST


Avast Free Antivirus 7 is set to be released on Thursday and will have new features including cloud-based updates, remote assistance and file reputation.

How to Build Multiple Layers of Security for Your Small Business

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 06:00 AM PST


The complex and ever-changing security landscape can befuddle small businesses, and the plain truth is that there is no silver security bullet. Small businesses would be well-advised to deploy a multi-faceted security strategy. Here are eight must-have checklist items.

Zettaset to offer role-based access control for Hadoop

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 03:18 AM PST


Zettaset, which makes tools for managing big data, has unveiled its SHadoop security initiative to help companies better control access to data in Hadoop.

Cisco: Customers drove us to block Microsoft/Skype

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:18 AM PST


Cisco's appeal of the European Commission's approval of the $8.5 billion Microsoft/Skype union is customer driven, Cisco CEO John Chambers said this week.

White House pushes for new privacy codes of conduct

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 08:02 AM PST


The U.S. White House will push for online businesses to adopt new privacy codes of conduct, including consumer rights to control what information websites collect about them and a right to see what data is being collected, officials there said.

Mobile app stores to require, disclose privacy policies

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 04:29 AM PST


Apple, Google and other mobile platform providers will present privacy policies for all the apps offered in their stores as part of an agreement with the state of California.

Feds request DNS Changer extension to keep 400K users online

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 12:22 AM PST


U.S. government officials have asked a New York judge to extend an impending deadline that could sever ties to the Internet for hundreds of thousands of users infected with the "DNS Changer" malware.

Symantec: New ZeuS botnet no longer needs central command servers

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:49 PM PST


Cybercriminals are using a modified version of the ZeuS computer Trojan that no longer relies on command and control (C&C) servers for receiving instructions, according to Symantec security researchers.

FCC chairman calls on ISPs to adopt new security measures

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:43 PM PST


U.S. Internet service providers should take new steps to protect subscribers against cyberattacks, including notifying customers when their computers are compromised, the chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday.

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