Read more Internet security stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10805/internet-security.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:24:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69119/security-site-tots-up-what-youre-worth-to-hackers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA rising number of cybercriminals make their living selling other people's online identities to thieves. Now a new security tool helps you calculate what yours is worth on the black market—and your risk of losing it, IT World reports. The Norton Online Risk Calculator aims to raise awareness of...http://www.newser.com/story/69119/security-site-tots-up-what-youre-worth-to-hackers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 9:02:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66179/new-software-can-delete-emails-permanently.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEmail is inherently insecure, because it has a long shelf-life—even deleted messages can be stored infinitely on the email service of the sender or recipient. Now a team of scientists is poised to unveil software later this month to make them disappear for keeps, reports the Economist . “Vanish” uses...http://www.newser.com/story/66179/new-software-can-delete-emails-permanently.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 18:24:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63330/facebook-streamlines-clunky-privacy-settings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacebook is starting a pilot program to test a more user-friendly version of its sprawling privacy controls, CNET reports. The 40 different settings now occupy six separate pages, and are so complicated that many users ignore them completely. “These can add up and pile up and not be as clean...http://www.newser.com/story/63330/facebook-streamlines-clunky-privacy-settings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 16:15:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55667/computer-virus-phobia-leads-to-computer-viruses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFear of computer viruses is now one of the major reasons people are getting them in the first place, Reuters reports. According to Microsoft, seven of the 25 top threats come in the form of fake security programs, which users terrified of malware like Conficker are installing indiscriminately. Losing market...http://www.newser.com/story/55667/computer-virus-phobia-leads-to-computer-viruses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 13:03:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49121/hackers-breach-monstercom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHackers have illegally accessed Monster.com and stolen personal details from an uncertain number of its 75 million users, Bloomberg reports. The hackers snatched user IDs, passwords, contact information and more, though resumes weren’t accessed. Users should be on the lookout for bogus e-mails that appear to come from employers,...http://www.newser.com/story/49121/hackers-breach-monstercom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 13:46:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41429/virus-helps-violate-500k-bank-credit-accounts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA computer virus has stolen log-in information for over 500,000 bank accounts and credit and debit cards. The Sinowal Trojan virus has infected computers around the world through “drive-by downloads” that install it without users' knowledge when they visit Web sites running the virus code. Individuals can best protect...http://www.newser.com/story/41429/virus-helps-violate-500k-bank-credit-accounts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Oct 2008 16:35:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35738/facebook-getting-aggressive-with-wall-spam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag“Wall spam” has gone from minor annoyance to publicity problem for Facebook, and it seems the social-networking giant is getting more aggressive in its attempts to combat it, reports Caroline McCarthy in CNET. Within 2 hours of receiving a spam post yesterday, McCarthy found it had been deleted by Facebook....http://www.newser.com/story/35738/facebook-getting-aggressive-with-wall-spam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 Aug 2008 20:07:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34404/tips-for-candidates-on-cyber-security.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNoting that both candidates have plans to ensure our collective cyber security, Bruce Schneier, in Wired , lays out some essential policy advice for the next president: Use the government’s enormous purchasing power to make security software producers do better. Make security requirements for government software high, and those improvements will...http://www.newser.com/story/34404/tips-for-candidates-on-cyber-security.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 Aug 2008 16:23:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34379/every-network-is-at-risk-thanks-to-bug.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSecurity researcher Dan Kaminsky outlined what he calls the biggest Internet security hole since 1997 to a gathering of experts yesterday, and it's a lot worse than had been understood, Wired reports. “Every network is at risk,” Kaminsky said at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. "That's what this...http://www.newser.com/story/34379/every-network-is-at-risk-thanks-to-bug.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 Aug 2008 8:05:06 CDT