Social Issues

Magazine articles on the internet's impact on society, privacy, spam, hacking, scams, regulation.

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Bank Systems & Technology April 7, 2006 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	Security Outlook A plethora of high-profile data breaches and concerns about identity theft have put the banking industry on high alert. To secure their information assets, banks must implement a cross-channel, multilayered approach that extends beyond technology.
InternetNews April 7, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Microsoft to Cover IE Exploit A fix for a widely exploited flaw in Internet Explorer is among five security patches Microsoft told users to expect next week.
InternetNews April 6, 2006 Erin Joyce	McAfee And The Product Stack Anti-virus and security software provider McAfee plans to use SiteAdvisor's database of tested and rated Web sites with its own product set, targeting both consumers and business customers.
BusinessWeek April 17, 2006 Brian Grow	The Mind Games Cybercrooks Play Hackers are exploiting psychological vulnerabilities to gain access to your data.
Reason April 2006 Matt Welch	Farewell to Warblogging Even if the transformative political nature of the post-9/11 blog explosion didn't last so long for Americans, the ensuing growth of warblogging has made it exponentially easier to seek out truth, however you define it.
InternetNews April 5, 2006 Roy Mark	House Hears Online Child Porn Testimony The testimony was stark and dark yesterday as Congress took one of its periodic looks at child pornography on the Internet.
InternetNews April 5, 2006 David Miller	Spyware For The Masses Stealing personal information on the Internet is becoming easier, thanks to do-it-yourself kits and tutorials.
PC Magazine April 5, 2006 Robert Lemos	This Man Has a Virus Security software can do little about the most dangerous delivery mechanism of all: the user.
InternetNews April 4, 2006 David Miller	Spitzer Files Spyware Suit New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is suing an Internet advertising firm he claims surreptitiously installed millions of pop-up ad producing programs on individuals' computers.
InternetNews April 4, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Microsoft to Offer 2-Month ActiveX Reprieve Next week's batch of Microsoft patches will do more than update security for Internet Explorer. Patch Tuesday will include a 60-day reprieve for developers still adapting to a February upgrade of Internet Explorer 6.
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