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  Mayor of New Jersey town arrested on hacking and conspiracy charges

  The mayor of West New York, New Jersey, was arrested together with his son on Thursday, for allegedly hacking into a website that criticized him and his administration.

  By Lucian Constantin | 25 May, 2012 15:45

  Tags: cybercrime, Access control and authentication, data breach, Criminal, legal, intrusion, security

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  Untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download

  Absinthe 2.0, the jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1, is ready and available for download, the Jailbreak Dream Team announced at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam.

  By Loek Essers | 25 May, 2012 14:56

  Tags: Telecommunication, smartphones, security, mobile security, Mobile OSes, mobile, iPhone, iOS, Hack In The Box, Exploits / vulnerabilities, consumer electronics, applications, Apple

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  Unthethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 available for download

  Absinthe 2.0, the jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1, is ready and available for download, the Jailbreak Dream Team announced at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam on Friday.

  By Loek Essers | 25 May, 2012 13:53

  Tags: Hack In The Box, iOS, Mobile OSes, mobile, applications, Telecommunication, iPhone, smartphones, consumer electronics, mobile security, Exploits / vulnerabilities, security, Apple

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  Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches

  The story "Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches," posted on the wire Thursday, incorrectly stated the location of Onapsis in the second paragraph.

  By IDG News Service staff | 25 May, 2012 09:30

  Tags: security, sap

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  Lawmakers call on DOJ to reopen investigation into Google Wi-Fi spying

  Two U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Google's snooping on Wi-Fi networks in 2010 after recent questions about the company's level of cooperation with federal inquiries.

  By Grant Gross | 24 May, 2012 23:37

  Tags: Eric Holder, John Barrow, Frank Pallone Jr., WLANs / Wi-Fi, wireless, networking, Criminal, legal, privacy, security, Regulation, government, U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Google, U.S. Department of Justice

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  Open source FreeOTFE encrypts disks handily

  FreeOTFE may sound like a political bumper sticker, but it stands for "Free On The Fly Encryption." The "Free" part is self-explanatory; "On The Fly Encryption" refers to the encrypting/decrypting of data as it is written to or read from your hard disk.

  By Ian Harac | 09 March, 2011 06:09

  Tags: encryption, freeware, open source, security, software, storage

• BlackBerry 6: Wipe Your Smartphone, Restore Factory Settings

  Many reasons exist for why you might want or need to "security wipe" a BlackBerry, or completely erase all personal data stored on your handheld: You got a new smartphone and plan to retire the older device; you're trading in your existing BlackBerry for a new one from your wireless carrier; you and a friend are swapping devices; you loaded too many applications or media and just want to start over from scratch; etc.

  By Al Sacco | 15 December, 2010 07:11

  Tags: consumer electronics, Phones, research in motion, security, smartphones

• Record patch Tuesday: What you need to know

  Today is the final Microsoft Patch Tuesday for 2010. It has been a busy year for Microsoft when it comes to security bulletins, and December is no exception as Microsoft closes out the year with a record 17 security bulletins. With only a week or so until many IT admins plan to kiss 2010 goodbye and break for the holidays, it is important to understand and prioritize the latest patches for quick implementation.

  By Tony Bradley | 15 December, 2010 07:13

  Tags: firewalls, Microsoft, network security, patches & drivers, security

• How to check if your password was exposed in Gawker hack

  A security researcher today provided a way for users to see whether their e-mail addresses and passwords were among the 1.3 million compromised in a hack of Gawker Media's sites.

  By Gregg Keizer | 14 December, 2010 06:54

  Tags: privacy, security

• Firesheep, Blacksheep, and protecting your Wi-Fi data

  Despite the convenience, free public Wi-Fi networks like those found in hotels, Starbucks, and McDonald's are also a serious risk when it comes to your data and personal information.

  By Tony Bradley | 11 November, 2010 07:42

  Tags: applications, browser security, data protection, encryption, firefox, mobile security, security, software, wireless security

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  13 security myths you'll hear - but should you believe?

  They're "security myths", oft-repeated and generally accepted notions about IT security that arguably are simply not true - in order words, it's just a myth. We asked security experts, consultants, vendors and enterprise security managers to share their favorite "security myths" with us. Here are 13 of them.

  By Ellen Messmer | 15 February, 2012 09:32

  Tags: bruce schneier, ddos, network security, security, SSL encryption

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  2011's biggest security snafus

  Perhaps it was an omen of what was to come when the city of San Francisco on New Year's Eve 2010 couldn't get a backup system running in its Emergency Operations Center because no one knew the password.

  By Ellen Messmer | 02 December, 2011 06:27

  Tags: anonymous, Blackberry, consumer electronics, duqu, security, smartphones

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  Guide: How to bulletproof your website

  'Tis the season to begin ramping up online shopping activity, and for retailers that means doing all they can to ensure their websites are up, highly available and able to handle peak capacity. Looming in many IT managers' minds is the cautionary tale of Target, whose website crashed twice after it was inundated by an unprecedented number of online shoppers when the retailer began selling clothing and accessories from high-end Italian fashion company Missoni.

  By Esther Shein | 29 November, 2011 03:32

  Tags: cloud computing, internet, Internet-based applications and services, it management, security, Target

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  Hackers target IPv6

  If your IPv6 strategy is to delay implementation as long as you can, you still must address IPv6 security concerns right now.

  By Susan Perschke | 28 November, 2011 22:32

  Tags: IPv6, LAN & WAN, Panic, security

• Want better Wi-Fi? Five things you need

  Laptops used to be the only devices on the company's wireless network. But Wi-Fi has become a ubiquitous standard used by a host of devices -- including desktop PCs, laptops, netbooks, tablets, smartphones, printers, storage devices, and projectors.

  By Logan G. Harbaugh | 27 October, 2011 08:27

  Tags: Business Center, firewalls, management, networking, Network management, network security, security, wireless, WLANs / Wi-Fi

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