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Google's 'Mail Goggles' Helps Avoid Embarrassing E-mails
By default, the feature is automatically turned on Friday and Saturday nights, but people can set for any day and chose the hours in which the safeguard is activated.
Information Week  –  Oct 8, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Websense Slowly Extends Reach of Data Loss Prevention Tools
Websense CEO Gene Hodges has no plans to join in the wave of consolidation that's sweeping through the enterprise security software industry, with future products the fruit of internal development, not acquisition, he said Wednesday.
CIO.com  –  Oct 8, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Adobe posts workaround for clickjacking flaw, NoScript releases ClearClick
Following the recent release of a PoC demonstrating clickjacking in action, Adobe has released a security advisory offering solutions for customers and IT administrators on dealing with the flaw until they releases a Flash player patch before the end of October. "We have just posted a Security ... more »
ZDNet  –  Oct 8, 2008 02:16 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Cambridge lab sets quantum key world record
The hugely promising security technology of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) has moved an important step closer to commercialization with the announcement by U.K.-based researchers that they can now shift encryption keys around at speeds of 1Mbps.
Network World  –  Oct 8, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
US man indicted for hacking Palin's e-mail account
A 20-year-old Tennessee man has been indicted for hacking into an e-mail account of U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, according to court records.
Network World  –  Oct 8, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Symantec to buy e-mail security vendor MessageLabs
Symantec will pay US$695 million for MessageLabs, a security vendor that offers a hosted spam and Web traffic filtering service.
Network World  –  Oct 8, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Clickjackers could hijack Webcams, microphones, Adobe warns
Adobe Systems warned users Tuesday that hackers could use recently-reported "clickjacking" attack tactics to secretly turn on a computer's microphone and Web camera.
Network World  –  Oct 8, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Firefox extension blocks dangerous Web attack
A popular free security tool for the Firefox browser has been upgraded to block one of the most dangerous and troubling security problems facing the Web today.
Network World  –  Oct 8, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Mac security focus: Privacy
At the very least, losing your wallet to a thief is a major pain in the neck: you lose your cash and (possibly) some precious mementos, and you have to cancel your credit cards and replace your driver's license. More seriously, the thief could steal your identity, using your personal informatio ... more »
Network World  –  Oct 8, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Colorado state Web site dishes out SSNs of top execs
The Web site of the Colorado Secretary of State is making available the Social Security numbers and other personal data of numerous CEOs, company chairmen, presidents, board members and other senior executives at some of the country's largest companies, a privacy advocate said.
Network World  –  Oct 8, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?