Stories by Robert McMillan

90 percent of e-mail is spam, Symantec says

Spammers seem to be working a little bit harder these days, according to Symantec, which reported Tuesday that unsolicited e-mail made up 90.4 percent of messages on corporate networks last month.

Written by Robert McMillan27 May 09 07:38

Judge weighs testimony in RealDVD copy case

A US federal judge is now considering whether to permit sales of RealDVD, after testimony on a pretrial injunction ended Thursday. That injunction has prevented RealNetworks from selling its DVD software since late September.

Written by Robert McMillan25 May 09 06:08

Twitter hit with phishing attacks

Twitter users who thought friends were directing them to a "funny blog" Thursday ended up experiencing something completely different: a phishing scam.

Written by Robert McMillan22 May 09 09:31

Angered by Apple delay, hacker posts Mac Java attack

In an effort to draw attention to an long-standing security problem in Apple's Mac OS X operating system, a security researcher has posted attack code that exploits the flaw.

Written by Robert McMillan21 May 09 04:46

Conficker still infecting 50,000 PCs per day

The Conficker worm is still infecting systems at a brisk rate and continues to snag computers in Fortune 1000 companies, according to security researchers.

Written by Robert McMillan21 May 09 10:07

HP revenue drops in tough climate

Computer industry bellwether Hewlett-Packard reported a 3 percent drop in revenue as its major lines of business continued to be hammered by the global recession.

Written by Robert McMillan20 May 09 08:57

IIS 6 attack could let hackers snoop on servers

Security vendors are warning users of Microsoft's Internet Information Services 6 Web-server software that a new online attack could put their data at risk.

Written by Robert McMillan19 May 09 07:01

Web attack that poisons Google results gets worse

A new attack that peppers Google search results with malicious links is spreading quickly, the U.S. Computer Emergence Response Team warned on Monday.

Written by Robert McMillan19 May 09 10:53

As hacking hits home, China strengthens cyber laws

A year ago, when a Time Magazine reporter told Tan Dailin that he'd been identified as someone who may have hacked the Pentagon, he gasped and asked, "Will the FBI send special agents out to arrest me?"

Written by Robert McMillan12 May 09 12:12

Google: 'rough' talks ahead on privacy with Korea

The South Korean government could force Google to block access to its YouTube Web site in an ongoing dispute over user privacy, Google's deputy counsel said Monday.

Written by Robert McMillan05 May 09 17:50

Conficker hype a 'problem,' says FBI cyber-chief

Mainstream media hype leading up to the Conficker worm's April 1 software update may have distracted people from legitimate cyber threats, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's head of cyber security said Thursday.

Written by Robert McMillan27 April 09 09:41

Ex-federal IT worker charged in alleged ID theft scam

A former IT analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and his brother were arrested Friday on charges that they took out loans using stolen information, including sensitive information belonging to federal employees at the bank.

Written by Robert McMillan27 April 09 05:14

Can you cut information security in hard times and survive

Although some analysts actually expect security spending to rise this year -- at least as a percentage of total IT spending -- some CIOs are giving serious thought to the once-unthinkable idea of trimming security budgets as businesses look to cut costs during this global recession.

Written by Robert McMillan22 April 09 09:23

Charges beefed up against alleged Sarah Palin hacker

The University of Tennessee college student accused of illegally accessing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's Yahoo e-mail account was formally charged Monday on new fraud and obstruction of justice charges.

Written by Robert McMillan10 March 09 07:27
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