European lobby rejects Google-Doubleclick merger   20 Dec 2007 13:48 GMT
Continent's top consumer group says the planned takeover's intrusion into individual privacy is over the top. Google's planned takeover of online ad giant DoubleClick for $3.1 billion will harm European citizens through greater intrusion into their privacy, the continent's top consumer group said Thursday. "The Google/DoubleClick...
Source: ZDNet

Antivirus firm: Google text ad Trojan detected   19 Dec 2007 17:43 GMT
BitDefender says ads placed by Google on Web pages were being hijacked by Trojan software, redirecting inquiries to rogue server. Advertisements placed by Google in Web pages are being hijacked by so-called Trojan horse software that replaces the intended text with ads from a different provider, Romanian antivirus...
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Can social networking co-exist with the workplace?   19 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
Corporate moves to completely block social-networking sites will only backfire, Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says. With Facebook and MySpace.com participation growing by leaps and bounds, social-networking sites are making their way into the workplace too. Is that a good thing? Not necessarily if you...
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French e-voting study highlights hidden costs   19 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
A report on the deployment of e-voting systems around France concludes that electoral districts choosing to use the machines face significant costs, some hidden.

Source: Computerworld

Microsoft confirms IE update snafu, offers work-around   19 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
Microsoft has acknowledged that a bug fix for Internet Explorer last week did cripple the browser for some users. Rather than re-release the patch, it's telling users how to modify Windows' registry to get IE back up and running.

Source: Computerworld

New tool aims to secure Facebook for corporate users   19 Dec 2007 12:33 GMT
WorkLight unveiled a tool that will allow corporate employees to use Facebook at work, while keeping private company information confidential.

Source: Computerworld

E-voting activists praise Ohio plan to fix e-voting system   18 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
Although they're glad the state of Ohio is looking for ways to improve and secure its e-voting systems, e-voting advocates said today that moving too fast to implement changes could make things worse.

Source: Computerworld

Bugs in IE, Gmail allow hackers to hijack accounts on public PCs   18 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser has an unpatched flaw that could allow hackers to hijack, then access, Google Inc. Gmail accounts from public computers, according to security company Cenzic Inc.

Source: Computerworld

Opinion: Mixing open- and closed-source, managing risk   18 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
Talk about the worst of both worlds: When Jon Espenschied tried to untangle a malware attack on his dual-boot system, he found out just how vulnerable combining open- and closed-source software can leave a machine.

Source: Computerworld

VoIP vulnerabilities increasing, but not exploits   18 Dec 2007 14:00 GMT
The potential is there for serious attacks, but they haven't happened yet and probably won't in the coming year, experts say.

Source: Computerworld