EU breaks deadlock in debate over right to Internet access
After months of often bitter debate, European Union lawmakers reached agreement on how to preserve citizen's rights to Internet access in a meeting that ended in the early hours of Thursday morning. Read more...

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Internet phone systems become the fraudster's tool
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Is it Christmas already? I'm beginning to receive informative e-mails about evil hackers who want to steal my identity during the dangerous (and ever lengthening) holiday season. As usual the advice ranges from lame to impossible.

Trend Micro CEO: hackers hitting AV infrastructure
It's become an all-too-common scam: A legitimate Web site pops up a window that looks just like a real security warning. It says there's something wrong with the computer, and click here to fix it. A few clicks later, the victim is paying out US$40 for some bogus software, called rogue antivirus.

Baited and Duped on Facebook
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Your Own Worst Enemy
Recent breaches have put a spotlight on Web 2.0 applications security. John Viega, a security expert at McAfee, says both software developers and end users must share some of the blame.

Visitors Under Attack
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Scams, Spams & Shams
Online social networks put a new face on brand-damaging activities, ranging from reputation attacks to piracy.

Opinion: Why application-layer defenses belong in the applications
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ICANN goes global, Xerox to offer more services
Independent business service companies have become a rare breed after Monday's news that Xerox is buying Affiliated Computer Services. Xerox follows Dell and Hewlett-Packard, fellow hardware companies that see revenue in selling machines as well as services. In Internet news, a more diverse management body will run the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), ending the U.S. government's close oversight of the organization. Finally, two of Microsoft's latest software products, Windows 7 and a rudimentary version of its online collaboration applications, are reviewed.

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