Robert McMillan

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Sears downloads spyware, researcher says

An expert from Harvard Business School says the retailer's marketing software falls short of U.S. FTC standards by failing to notify users of its invasive nature. What you need to know about My SHC

Former Microsoft exec charged with fraud scam

The same woman who was associated with the software maker's December 1999 Hotmail outage is charged with falsifying expense reports and raking in more than US$1 million

IBM surveillance will watch over Beijing Olympics

The S3 system was only a research project a year ago, but the company is trying to turn it into a profitable line of business

Engineer questions security of antivirus software

Thierry Zoller, a German based security engineer, is questioning if the software we're using to protect ourselves from online attacks is becoming a liability. For the past two years, Zoller, a security engineer for n.runs AG, has taken a close look at the way antivirus software inspects e-mail traffic.

Microsoft gets short on security update

It's that time of the month again as Microsoft gets ready to issue November's monthly security update, which fixes known flaws in the company's Windows operating system. Don't be surprised, however, if the list of security updates is unusually short this time around.

Apple’s Leopard has security holes, experts say

The company's latest operating system upgrade is expected to be a sales success, but some features designed to protect user data may not be implemented completely. What to watch out for

Hacked – while you sip your Java

It's already been blamed for the massive breach of customer information at TJX, but now a researcher is offering an in-depth look at how hackers can compromise machines still using the Wired Equivalent Privacy standard

Microsoft to fix URI security flaw after criticism

Researchers discover problems with the Uniform Resource Identifier handler technology that lets Windows users launch programs. The company plans to address the way software "sanitizes" links

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