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Fed Stiffens ID Theft Penalties, Schwarzenegger Kills California Breach Bill Fed Stiffens ID Theft Penalties, Schwarzenegger Kills California Breach Bill

Identity thieves, if a new federal ID theft law is enforced, will now face stiffer federal penalties for their crimes. Federal prosecutors also will have increased leeway to pursue more ID theft cases. Also, for the second time in 12 months, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a new California Data Breach Bill. Was that a good idea?

byGeorge V. Hulme, Contributing Writer

Oct 3, 2008

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Counterterrorist Data Mining Needs Privacy Protection Counterterrorist Data Mining Needs Privacy Protection

byThomas Claburn

Oct 3, 2008

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Cookie-Cutter Security Doesn't Work: Report Cookie-Cutter Security Doesn't Work: Report

Oct 3, 2008

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Government Cracks Down On Online Disaster Scammers Government Cracks Down On Online Disaster Scammers

byThomas Claburn

Oct 3, 2008

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Crook Hires Decoys For Bank Robbery Through Craigslist Crook Hires Decoys For Bank Robbery Through Craigslist

byThomas Claburn

Oct 2, 2008

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National Cyber Security Awareness Month: Do You Know Where Your Protection Is?National Cyber Security Awareness Month: Do You Know Where Your Protection Is?

byKeith Ferrell

Oct 2, 2008

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Authorities May Know Identity Of Gpcode Author

Authorities May Know Identity Of Gpcode Author

byGeorge V. Hulme, Contributing Writer

Data Center Encryption Is Key To Security

Data Center Encryption Is Key To Security

byAvi Baumstein

End Users Lax With Company Data

End Users Lax With Company Data

byGeorge V. Hulme, Contributing Writer

New DoS Attack Is a Killer

New DoS Attack Is a Killer

byDark Reading Staff

Can You Prove Compliance In The Cloud?

Can You Prove Compliance In The Cloud?

A Simple Sync Can 'Sink' Your PC

A Simple Sync Can 'Sink' Your PC

byDark Reading Staff

Scareware Purveyors To Get Legal Thrashing

Scareware Purveyors To Get Legal Thrashing

byGeorge V. Hulme, Contributing Writer

Free Cloudmail Continuity Offer From LiveOffice

Free Cloudmail Continuity Offer From LiveOffice

byKeith Ferrell

CSRF Flaws Found on Major Websites

CSRF Flaws Found on Major Websites

byKelly Jackson Higgins, Editor-in-Chief, Dark Reading

Theft at RAF Facility Endangers Personal Data of 50,000

Theft at RAF Facility Endangers Personal Data of 50,000

byDark Reading Staff

Mozilla Fixes Password Management Gaffe

Mozilla Fixes Password Management Gaffe

byGeorge V. Hulme, Contributing Writer

ISPs Call For Industry Standards On Behavioral Targeting

ISPs Call For Industry Standards On Behavioral Targeting

Astaro Debuts E-mail Spam Fighter For SMBs

Astaro Debuts E-mail Spam Fighter For SMBs

DeviceLock Enhances Portable Storage Security

DeviceLock Enhances Portable Storage Security

byDark Reading Staff

Senate Committee Approves Updated FISMA Bill

Senate Committee Approves Updated FISMA Bill

byGeorge V. Hulme, Contributing Writer

One In Ten Computer Users Don't Have A Clue About Security

One In Ten Computer Users Don't Have A Clue About Security

byKeith Ferrell

Time To Send Out For Security Help?

Time To Send Out For Security Help?

Locking Down The Cloud: Why DNS Security Must Be Improved

Locking Down The Cloud: Why DNS Security Must Be Improved

Envysion Makes A Strong Case For Managed Video As A Service

Envysion Makes A Strong Case For Managed Video As A Service

Laptops Stolen From DHS Transportation Worker ID Program Office

Laptops Stolen From DHS Transportation Worker ID Program Office

byDark Reading Staff

India's Government Claims BlackBerry Crypto Crack

India's Government Claims BlackBerry Crypto Crack

byGeorge V. Hulme, Contributing Writer

North American Companies Embracing Security Outsourcing

North American Companies Embracing Security Outsourcing

byGeorge V. Hulme, Contributing Writer

Risky Employee Web Use: Cloud Storms Gathering

Risky Employee Web Use: Cloud Storms Gathering

byKeith Ferrell

Phony Pop-Up Warning Messages Dupe Most Users

Phony Pop-Up Warning Messages Dupe Most Users

byKelly Jackson Higgins, Editor-in-Chief, Dark Reading

Man Indicted for Hacking & Blackmailing Luxury Automaker

Man Indicted for Hacking & Blackmailing Luxury Automaker

byDark Reading Staff

Information Cards Are Awesome; But Are Identifying Parties Really Ready To Do This Right?

Information Cards Are Awesome; But Are Identifying Parties Really Ready To Do This Right?

'Profiler' Hacks Global Hacker Culture

'Profiler' Hacks Global Hacker Culture

byKelly Jackson Higgins, Editor-in-Chief, Dark Reading

McAfee Secures Place In UTM Market With $465 Million Acquisition

McAfee Secures Place In UTM Market With $465 Million Acquisition

byGeorge V. Hulme, Contributing Writer

McAfee Acquires Secure Computing

McAfee Acquires Secure Computing

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