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What is your password worth?
Would you be tempted to sell off company passwords for a fee? If not, seems like you're in the minority, acccording to research.
Macs under attack?
It's arguable that the recent Flashback Trojan episode has been the tipping point when it comes to changing the face of the Mac security threatscape. But who is targeting OS X and iOS devices, (...)
Intel: security inside
Inside the enterprise: Intel has announced new chips that integrate security and data protection functions. Will this solve one of IT's bigger headaches?
Are you spending too much on IT security?
Fed up with enterprises using lack of budget as an excuse for not securing data properly, Davey Winder investigates whether organisations could actually do more with less.
Does the government want to snoop on your data?
Does the government really want you to tell them everything? And what are its new communications-watching plans all about? Simon Brew finds out more…
Eurocrats versus the cyber criminals
Inside the enterprise: The European Commission is setting up a cyber-crime centre and proposing minimum jail terms for hackers. Are the authorities now getting serious?
The truth about spam
It's very easy these days to think that spam has been filtered out of existence and is no longer a problem for your business. Davey Winder argues it's more of a problem than ever.
Google and privacy: What’s the problem?
Google’s unification of its privacy policies has brought the firm wide criticism. But what’s actually the issue? Simon Brew has been taking a look…
Q&A: Symantec’s CISO on the source code hack
We chat with Symantec's CISO to talk about what happened during and after the source code leak saga earlier this year.
RSA: Back from the breach?
Reporting from RSA 2012, Tom Brewster looks at how well EMC's security division has come back from the infamous 2011 attack.
Are you ready to launch IPv6 securely?
Davey Winder says that despite the unnecessary scare stories, businesses need to think about migrating to IPv6 securely now.
Will the FBI close down your online business this March?
In tackling the DNSChanger botnet, the FBI may take a load of businesses offline. Davey Winder is, unsurprisingly, anxious...
Transparency? What transparency?
As Facebook, Google and Twitter all find themselves in hot water over use of user data, is it becoming impossible to know who to trust online?
Do British police get cyber security?
Davey Winder listens to telephone conversations between the FBI and the Metropolitan Police, courtesy of Anonymous, and isn't impressed.
Who to trust after the VeriSign hack?
Davey Winder questions what data was stolen from VeriSign and wonders why the company hasn't been more forthcoming.
Striving to solve the security skills crisis
The Cyber Security Challenge is doing a fine job, but flat registration growth and weak Government funding are cause for concern, Tom Brewster discovers.
Would you employ a hacker or malware writer?
Microsoft has pointed the figure at a Russian antivirus outfit's former technical expert, claiming he was the brains behind the Kelihos spam botnet. Davey Winder is prompted to ponder whether (...)
Q&A: Raj Samani, CTO McAfee
We spoke to the man in charge of the security firm's technology agenda in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Erase and rewind: the EU and privacy
Inside the Enterprise: Proposed new European regulations on data privacy seem largely sensible, even if they present some hurdles for business.
My email address is [CENSORED]
In this week's column, Davey Winder looks at whether businesses should keep email addresses secret.
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