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Senate Panel Approves Data-Breach Bill

Before leaving for the Thanksgiving holiday, Senate panels approved bills on two data privacy issues that were debated all year—data breach notification and anti-spyware...

Google Gene Project Comes into Question

Search giant Google Inc. began work early this year with several noted scientists to make information on human genes more readily available, claims a...

So Why Do We Need Skype, Anyway?

There has been quite a debate going on as to whether or not Skype is safe for corporate use. Like most eWEEK.com readers, I...

Mac Users Miss All the Security Fun

Its that time of year when the smell of cooking turkey and mince pie is once again wafting through the house as the family...

Texas Sues Sony BMG Over CD Rootkit

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced Monday that he has filed suit against Sony BMG over the use of illegal spyware in its copy-protection...

Analysts Warn that Hackers Are Turning to Client Apps

IT administrators who are inclined to dismiss the dust storm that has blown up over Sony BMG Music Entertainments digital rights management rootkit might...

Amazon.com Offers Refund for Rootkit DRM-Carrying Sony CDs

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. is notifying customers that it will replace CDs that contain copy protection software from Sony BMG, citing security concerns. In e-mail...

nCipher Snags Abridean for Identity Management

Identity management continued to be a hot area for acquisitions, as nCipher plc, a UK-based cryptographic hardware and software maker, said on Friday that...

Google Downplays Gmail Security Fix

Google Inc. has quietly patched a security bug in its Gmail service, but the company is downplaying the severity of the risk to its...

eEye Spots Unpatched iTunes, QuickTime Flaws

Researchers at eEye Digital Security have taken a bite out of two popular Apple Inc. products, flagging two critical vulnerabilities in the iTunes and...