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U.S. House passes controversial CISPA Internet security bill

Washington - The U.S. House of Representatives passed the CISPA cybersecurity bill today, despite protests by civil liberties groups who point out that it puts Americans' online privacy at risk.

In the Media by Elliott Freeman - 6 comments

Facebook warns employers about asking users for passwords

Facebook has issued a post today that warns employers not to ask applicants or employees for passwords. This practice, which has come increasingly under fire in recent months, violates Facebook's terms of service.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 5 comments

Op-Ed: Security firm finds 'Password1' the most common business password

A security firm has outlined in a recent report that organizations commonly use the password 'Password1' in business systems.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 22 comments

Op-Ed: Rent a denial of service attack — The new Internet plague

Sydney - Internet experts are baffled by a denial of service attack on a business called Money Management. The attack was made using a botnet having 4500 computers in Mexico and South America. The fact is that denial of service attacks are now buyable.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 1 comment

Fake Microsoft update is malware in disguise

Have you recently received an email from Microsoft claiming that you need a security update? Beware, this is not from Microsoft but rather it is a spam attempt at getting you to download malware.

In the Media by Justin Goodwins - 2 comments

Op-Ed: Joe Lieberman’s law to shut down the Internet

Washington - According to Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Internet is a ‘US national asset’, and the US should have the power to shut it down on the basis of a ‘cyber 911'. Civil libertarians are furious.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 9 comments

Kids sharing personal info tops Canadian parents online fears

The Internet can be a scary place when you have children-child porn, violence and the risk of getting attacked by a virus are all issues that parents deal with but fearing kids will give out too much info is the top fear.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 1 comment

Botnet of 13 million PC's worldwide busted by Spanish police

The economic and technological crimes unit of the Spanish police arrested three ringleaders of the huge Mariposa botnet. The creator, seemingly of Venezuelan origin, is still being sought.

In the Media by R. C. Camphausen

Op-Ed: Symantec launches Every Click Matters risk assessment tools

Last year, Chris Hogg and I did a piece on security for the big online social sites. We got some help from Symantec Canada and now the company has come up with some very handy tools and a paper on self-defense on the Web.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 2 comments

Trojan Sinowal steals 500,000 bank account details in US, UK, Australia and Poland

It was probably only a matter of time before someone started producing specialist viruses, but this one has got people worried. Sinowal is described as “…one of the most advanced pieces of crimeware ever created”.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 18 comments

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We must plug security gaps - PM

David Cameron says "gaps" in national security must be plugged but says concerns about closed court hearings and internet surveillance can be met.

Internet cams video feeds exposed

Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including live video from children's rooms.

GCHQ praises Cyber Security champ

A University of Cambridge undergraduate wins an internet defence competition backed by the intelligence service GCHQ.

Telus internet accounts vulnerable, hacker says

A man who hacked into thousands of Telus internet accounts in B.C. says has told CBC News he got in to thousands more accounts than the company acknowledges, and says the security flaw allowing him access still hasn't been patched.

Canada's 'riskiest online cities' ranked

Burlington, Ont. has been named "Canada's riskiest online city" by internet security software firm Symantec for the second year in a row, followed by Port Coquitlam, Vancouver and Langley, B.C.