Security issues loom over online cloud backups
Storing and sharing important files in the “cloud” can simplify your life and protect you from data loss — but it could also make you more vulnerable to data thieves. msnbc.com: Security
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Video: Congress tackles cyber data theft
The House holds hearing on recent cyber-security breaches. NBC’s Chris Clackum reports. (NBC News) msnbc.com: Security
How to wipe personal data from your phone
So you bought a new phone and you want to sell your old phone, but you’re worried about the buyer finding personal information on your phone. You can never be too careful, so it’s important to know how to remove all that personal data before a stranger has the phone. msnbc.com: Security
Bigpond Database Upgrade Phishing Scam
Email purporting to be from Australian Internet Service Provider Bigpond, claims that, due to an upgrade of database servers, the recipient must reply with his or her login email address and password to ensure continued service. Hoax-Slayer – New Articles
Microsoft readies 17 software patches
Get ready for Patch Tuesday, April 12: Microsoft is issuing 17 software fixes, nine of them considered “critical” to the Windows operating system, as well as to Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office. msnbc.com: Security
Cyberthieves still rely on human foot soldiers
Sitting at a computer somewhere overseas in January 2009, computer hackers went phishing. msnbc.com: Security
U.S. sees ‘huge’ cyber threat in the future
The United States faces a major threat in the future from cyber technologies that will require civil-military coordination to shield networks from attack, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday. msnbc.com: Security
Report: Online video providers not protecting kids
The Parents Television Council has released a study that says online video destinations like Hulu and Fancast don’t do enough to keep explicit content from kids. msnbc.com: Security
Stuxnet virus represents dire threat, officials say
A malicious computer attack that appears to target Iran’s nuclear plants can be modified to wreak havoc on industrial control systems around the world, and represents the most dire cyberthreat known to industry, government officials and experts said Wednesday. msnbc.com: Security
‘Transvestite terrorist’ refuses body scan in new video
Using a transvestite terrorist, nude passengers of the future and Bill Clinton as background protester, the Taiwanese news animation company that brought us Steve Jobs: Airport Ninja and Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s contract with the Devil, shows us what’s at stake. msnbc.com: Security