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Sat, 27 Feb 10
Microsoft’s ‘spy guide’ — what you should know
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35607452/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Cryptome site is taken down after releasing Microsoft's criminal compliance handbook, which details what user data the company has, keeps and can relinquish to law enforcement.

Sat, 27 Feb 10
Pentagon revises social networking policy
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35611063/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Everyone from troops in the field to the highest brass and civilian leaders will be allowed to Twitter, blog and use social networking sites on the military's non-classified computer network, the Pentagon says.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
China's military warns U.S., denies hacking
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35583993/ns/technology_and_science-security/


Recruits of People's Liberation Army (PLA) attend a regular training at a military base in Hefei, Anhui province.China's military warned the United States on Thursday to "speak and act cautiously" to avoid reigniting tensions between the two powers, denying the People's Liberation Army played a part in Internet hacking.

Fri, 26 Feb 10
Facebook urged to act after memorials defaced
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35581947/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
Cyber attacks on Facebook pages set up to pay tribute to two murdered Australian children has prompted calls for the social networking site to be more accountable for its users.

Thu, 25 Feb 10
Red Tape: FTC reports ID theft complaints drop
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2010/02/for-the-first-time-since-the-federal-trade-commission-started-counting-10-years-ago-the-number-of-americans-reporting-identi.html
For the first time since the Federal Trade Commission started counting 10 years ago, the number of Americans reporting identity theft dropped in 2009, the agency said Thursday.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
How to apologize after spreading spam
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35524869/ns/technology_and_science-security/


A phishing scam on Twitter takes users to a fake Twitter log-in page which includes "bzpharma.net" as part of the link. Users whose Twitter accounts were compromised are advised to create a new account password.Love may mean never having to say you're sorry, but not so with certain vicious kinds of spam that can lead to compromised online accounts, especially on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, where more and more of us are congregating these days.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
Already under fire, crime labs cut to the bone
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35319938/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/


A federal study identified problems with crime labs one year ago, finding that the science behind crime investigations may be faulty and that crime labs are underfunded and unreliable. NBC’s Pete Williams reports.  (MSNBC)With crime labs struggling under backlogs that reach back years in many states, budget cuts are threatening to make credible crime scene analysis a lost art, law enforcement officials and forensic specialists say.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
Intel says hackers attacked around time Google hit
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35542493/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Intel Corp said it faced a "sophisticated" hacker attack in January about the same time as the recently publicized Chinese hacker attacks on Google Inc but said there was no clear link between the two events.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
China says Google hacking claims ‘groundless’
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35539015/ns/technology_and_science-security/


A bird flies over Google China headquarters building next to a Chinese national flag in Beijing.Google's assertion that its computers were attacked by hackers based in China was "groundless," Beijing said on Tuesday, hardening its rhetoric in a spat with Washington over Internet freedom.

Wed, 24 Feb 10
China launches strict new Internet controls
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35539026/ns/technology_and_science-security/
China's technology ministry moved to tighten controls on Internet use Tuesday, saying individuals who want to operate Web sites must first meet in person with regulators.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
Spies and hackers exploit world cyber rule void
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35521647/ns/technology_and_science-security/
The best weapon against the online thieves, spies and vandals who threaten global business and security would be international regulation of cyberspace.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
Pa. school district asked not to wipe laptops
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35524636/ns/technology_and_science-security/
A student who accuses his suburban Philadelphia school district in a lawsuit of spying on students via their school-issued webcams will ask district officials not to remove any potential evidence from student computers, his lawyer said Monday.

Tue, 23 Feb 10
NYT: Hacking inquiry puts China’s elite in new light
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35521171/ns/technology_and_science-security/
With its sterling reputation and its scientific bent, Shanghai Jiaotong University has the feel of an Ivy League institution. But Jiaotong, whose sprawling campus here has more than 33,000 students, is facing an unpleasant question: is it a base for sophisticated computer hackers?

Tue, 23 Feb 10
U.S. pinpoints code writer behind Google attack
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35520672/ns/technology_and_science-security/
U.S. government analysts believe a Chinese man with government links wrote the key part of a spyware program used in hacker attacks on Google last year, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

Sun, 21 Feb 10
Chinese schools deny involvement in hacking
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35501553/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Two prominent schools in China dispute allegations that hacking attacks on Google and other firms originated from them, a report said Saturday.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Your Facebook profile: An open invite to crime?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35466408/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/


Before you send your next angry tweet about the evils of Google Buzz or whatever, consider how you may be actively violating yourself on social networks every single day. Before you send your next angry tweet about Google Buzz or sign a Facebook petition for privacy, consider how you may be actively violating yourself on social networks every single day.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Military relaxes ban on computer flash drives
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35487827/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Nearly 15 months after the Defense Department banned the use of external computer flash drives, officials have agreed to allow limited use of the convenient high-tech storage devices.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
FBI said to be probing Pa. webcam case
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35486240/ns/technology_and_science-security/
A law-enforcement official with knowledge of the case says the FBI has opened a criminal investigation into a Pennsylvania school district accused of activating webcams inside students' homes without their knowledge.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
School: Webcams used only on missing laptops
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35479747/ns/technology_and_science-security/


Feb. 19: A federal class-action lawsuit is being filed against a Pennsylvania school district after students say they are being spied on via webcams on school-supplied computers. WCAU's Doug Shimell reports.  (NBC News Channel)A suburban Philadelphia school district accused of spying on students at home via school-issued computers told parents it only activated the webcams to find missing laptops.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Computer jargon baffles users, hinders security
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35479954/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Computer jargon, a "tick box" culture and unimaginative advertising are discouraging Internet users from learning how to protect themselves online.

Sat, 20 Feb 10
Twitter-esque Blippy asks, 'What are you buying?'
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35480108/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/


Blippy, a new site backed by a Twitter co-founder, asks people to share their spending habits in real time. By asking what's happening or what's on our minds, Facebook and Twitter have prodded people to broadcast just about anything, from what they ate for lunch to what movie they're going to see. Now a new site wants to unearth more — by asking people to automatically reveal things they buy.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
NYT: Chinese schools linked to Google attacks
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35469612/
Online attacks on Google and other U.S. companies have been traced to computers at two educational institutions in China, including one with ties to the Chinese military, investigators say.

Fri, 19 Feb 10
'Botnet' breaches 75,000 computers
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35456838/ns/technology_and_science-security/
A computer botnet is known to have breached almost 75,000 computers in 2,500 organizations around the world, including user accounts of popular social network Web sites, according Internet security firm NetWitness.

Thu, 18 Feb 10
Online privacy issues, complaints familiar
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35427715/ns/technology_and_science-security/
The controversy over the lack of privacy in the initial release of Google Buzz, a social media program, is but one in a series of privacy issues in recent years that have affected companies doing business online.

Wed, 17 Feb 10
Privacy group files complaint on Google Buzz
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35429782/ns/technology_and_science-security/
A privacy watchdog group complained to federal regulators on Tuesday about Google's new Buzz social networking service, saying it violates federal consumer protection law.

Tue, 16 Feb 10
Google Buzz: No more ‘automatic’ following
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35409762/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/


Google made further changes to Buzz over the weekend, saying "instead of an auto-follow model in which Buzz automatically sets you up to follow the people you e-mail and chat with most," they're changing to an "auto-suggest" model that lets the user decide who to follow. For the second time in a week, Google announced major changes to Buzz, including those that will give users more control over Buzz than they had before, and apologized for "not getting everything quite right" with the program's release a week ago.

Tue, 16 Feb 10
Fighting pandemics like swine flu in digital age
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35408044/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
A tap on the HealthMap iPhone application brings up a cluster of red pins on a map, representing nearby cases of swine flu. Another tap brings up a form for ordinary Americans to add to the collection by reporting bouts they have or know about.

Sat, 13 Feb 10
Feds want cell phone locations without warrant
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35368525/ns/business/
Should the government be able to track your movements based on cell-phone records, without evidence of criminal wrongdoing?

Sat, 13 Feb 10
Google tweaks Buzz after privacy concerns
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35367158/ns/technology_and_science-security/


A screenshot from Google's blog, posted Feb. 11, which tells Gmail users how to configure Buzz, the social networking program it introduced Tuesday.In response to privacy concerns, Google says it has tweaked Buzz, the social hub it added to its e-mail service this week.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
Using Google Buzz? Here’s a privacy checklist
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35351343/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
You owe it to yourself to stop for a moment and examine how much of your personal information will be public when you're using Google Buzz and whether you're comfortable with that.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
Facebook deletes 30 inmates' pages after taunts
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35347576/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Facebook has deleted the pages of 30 U.K. prisoners at the request of the British government, the justice minister announced Thursday, after several incidents in which inmates reportedly used the Internet to plot with criminals and intimidate victims.

Fri, 12 Feb 10
Two outspoken Vietnam Web sites shut down
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35347854/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Two pioneering Web sites that stretched the limits of free expression in Vietnam say they have been hacked and shut down, just months after the communist government blocked the social networking site Facebook.

Wed, 10 Feb 10
3-D movies are harder to pirate — for now
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35320300/ns/technology_and_science-security/


Will pirates be able to reproduce the 3-D effects in "Avatar," or will they be stuck hawking 2-D versions of the film?James Cameron's 3-D epic "Avatar" wowed audiences with its immersive special effects, but Hollywood is hoping the technology can do something more: Give film studios breathing room in the fight against movie piracy.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Security expert cracks PC encryption chip
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35300685/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Chinese police shut down hacker training op
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35297007/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Chinese-born spy gets 15 years in prison
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35300466/ns/us_news-security/


Dongfan ''Greg'' Chung was convicted in July of passing trade secrets about the U.S. space shuttle program to China. A Chinese-born engineer convicted of espionage and other federal charges in California is sentenced to more than 15 years in prison.

Tue, 9 Feb 10
Microsoft: Pirated software still sold in Russia
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35298730/ns/technology_and_science-security/
One-quarter of Russian software outlets sell bootleg Microsoft programs, the company said Monday as it published the results of a survey intended to elbow authorities into taking more action.

Sat, 6 Feb 10
Police: Fugitive's Facebook info leads to arrest
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35257110/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
Police in western New York say a fugitive all but turned himself in by posting his workplace on Facebook and MySpace.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Dueling rulings on school MySpace discipline
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35244016/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
Federal appellate judges wrestling with whether schools can discipline students for Internet speech posted offsite reached different rulings Thursday in two Pennsylvania cases.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Russian paper back online after hacker attack
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35241202/ns/technology_and_science-security/
The Web site of a prominent Russian newspaper that relentlessly criticizes the Kremlin is back online after what editors say was a weeklong massive hacker attack.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
Google enlists NSA to fight off cyberattacks
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35231454/ns/technology_and_science-washington_post/


Jan. 25: Google does not agree with the Chinese government's censorship rules. Who wins? Global Voices Online's Rebecca MacKinnon offers further insight.  (Nightly News)The world's largest Internet search company and the world's most powerful electronic surveillance organization are teaming up in the name of cybersecurity.

Fri, 5 Feb 10
EU: hackers broke into cap-and-trade system
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35238124/ns/technology_and_science-security/
The European Commission said Thursday that hackers used a spoof European Union Web site to try and steal information that would allow them to profit from the EU's cap-and-trade program.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Google charge highlights China-based hacking
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35222681/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Google's accusation that its e-mail accounts were hacked from China landed like a bombshell because it cast light on a problem that few companies will discuss: the pervasive threat from China-based cyberattacks.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Senate condemns hacking of Google in China
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35219251/ns/technology_and_science-security/
A resolution approved by senators Tuesday night urges China to investigate and explain the e-mail attacks. It also describes ways that lawmakers say China restricts freedom of the press and free expression on the Internet.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Millions of Explorer users must update browser
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35219388/ns/technology_and_science-security/
If you are one of the estimated 45 million Americans still using version 6 of Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser, it may finally be time to update to Internet Explorer 8, thanks to a shove from Google.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
Cyberthieves are hiring, using online ads
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35218961/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
The people who brought the world malicious software that steals credit card numbers from your personal computer and empties bank ATMs of their cash are hiring, and they're advertising online.

Thu, 4 Feb 10
New test could keep spam bots out of Web sites
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35217622/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Researchers have proposed an alternative to those wavy, distorted random words or word-number combinations, called "captchas," that Web site visitors must decipher to complete online transactions.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
The 'new' NASA will look back at Earth
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35206524/ns/technology_and_science-science/


An artist's concept of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, the first satellite built to map carbon dioxide levels on Earth. The satellite gets a budget boost in 2011. NASA's new proposed budget will in part shift the space agency's focus from landing people on the moon back to Earth, with more money slated to go to projects that will help us understand our planet's climate and even plans to re-launch the carbon observatory that failed to launch last year.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
How to stop 11 hidden security threats
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35189701/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
Antivirus software and a firewall alone can't guarantee your safety. Here's how to foil the latest crop of sneaky attacks and nefarious attempts to steal your data.

Wed, 3 Feb 10
Senator probes tech firms operating in China
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35204705/ns/technology_and_science-security/
A top Senate Democrat is asking 30 leading technology, Internet and communications companies to provide detailed descriptions of their operations and human rights practices in China.

Tue, 2 Feb 10
Wired Chinese unfazed by Google's exit threat
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35189440/ns/technology_and_science-security/


Google's future in China is in limbo and observers around the world are carefully tracking its dispute with Beijing. But one group is notably lukewarm on the fate of the Internet giant in the world's most populous online market: many of China's 384 million Internet users.A world without Google? They can imagine it just fine in China. After all, it's not like losing "World of Warcraft."

Tue, 2 Feb 10
Russian newspaper suffers sustained hacking
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35187428/ns/technology_and_science-security/
The Web site of Russia's highest-profile independent newspaper has been paralyzed for a week by a sustained attack from hackers, its deputy editor said Monday.

 

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