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Entries from April 2005

Backups tapes a backdoor for identity thieves

April 28th, 2005 · No Comments

Large companies are reconsidering their security and backup policies after a handful of financial and information-technology companies have admitted that tapes holding unencrypted customer data have gone missing.
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Microsoft reveals hardware security plans, concerns remain

April 26th, 2005 · No Comments

The next version of Windows, codenamed “Longhorn,” will have security features to take advantage of the trusted computing hardware now showing up in the marketplace, Microsoft executives announced on Monday.
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Privacy watchdog warns job seekers to beware

April 21st, 2005 · No Comments

Would-be workers need to be more cautious with resume services and posting their personal information online. Online fraudsters and scammers are waiting.
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Teenagers struggle with privacy, security issues

April 18th, 2005 · No Comments

High-schools students have a message for their parents: Trust us with technology. Security and privacy? We have it covered.
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Privacy groups assail future passport technology

April 14th, 2005 · No Comments

Will the wireless chip in next-generation passports act as a beacon identifying Americans to terrorists or are privacy fears overblown?
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Campaign seeks to defang Rafa’s hacker image

April 11th, 2005 · No Comments

Family and colleagues of a Venezuelan security expert known for defacing Web sites under the name “Rafa” have launched a campaign to highlight the one-time vandal’s more benevolent acts.
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DNS attacks attempt to mislead consumers

April 7th, 2005 · No Comments

Employees at more than 500 companies have fallen victim to domain attacks in the last month, underscoring the increasing popularity of the tactic among Internet fraudsters, security experts said this week.
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