Robert McMillan

With online criminals exploiting an unpatched flaw in Windows, security vendor eEye Digital Security Inc. has come forward with an unofficial fix for the problem.

The U.S. tax collecting department is warning taxpayers that the only URL for their Internal Revenue Service is IRS.gov. The IRS posted a note on its Web site last week alerting taxpayers of tax season scams and that Web sites like IRS.com are not affiliated with the U.S. government.

A vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorerbrowser could help fraudsters make phishing Web sites appear legitimate, a security researcher reported Wednesday.

U.S. companies and the federal government need to step up and fix the problems in their computer networks, the nation

Google Inc.'s PC search software is vulnerable to a variation on a little-known Web-based attack called anti-DNS (Domain Name System) pinning, that could give an attacker access to any data indexed by Google Desktop, security researchers said this week.

Security researchers have discovered a serious flaw in Google Inc.'s desktop software that could be used to wreak havoc on a victim's computer.

FTC chair Deborah Platt Majoras discusses her organization's strenuous efforts to battle scammers and online con artistes in this exclusive interview.

With Vista just out the door, Microsoft Corp. is now drawing up plans to deliver its follow-up client operating system by the end of 2009, according to the executive in charge of building the product's core components.