Lark Birdsong's List: Security Privacy

"This month's numbers show a mixed picture with two of the five major web servers gaining hostnames in the last month and the other three recording losses. A similar trend was recorded for active sites.\n\nThe largest increase in the number of hostnames served was for Google, which gained 3M due to increased activity at Blogger. The other web server to do better this month than last was Microsoft which served 1.8M more hostnames, 1.2M in the United States. This was not the result of a single increase, but significant growth at Microsoft Corp, GoDaddy Inc and VPLS Inc."

"This isn't a call to scrub down your Face­book profile until it's pointless. But Hacker Croll's story is the latest of many (often-ignored) reasons to improve your online passwords. But since doing so is such a nuisance, here's a simple, easy-to-remember way to craft secure passwords for all the websites that you visit.\n\nBefore we roll out the grand plan, let's walk through why most passwords stink."

he security of your computer and data is crucial for you and the success of your company. Lost or stolen information can reveal company secrets or expose your confidential or personal information. The more you do to keep your computer secure, the safer your information will be. Use these 10 tips to learn ways you can help protect your computer, your data, and your company's network.

Ms. Hayes-Beaty is being monitored by Lotame Solutions Inc., a New York company that uses sophisticated software called a "beacon" to capture what people are typing on a website—their comments on movies, say, or their interest in parenting and pregnancy. Lotame packages that data into profiles about individuals, without determining a person's name, and sells the profiles to companies seeking customers.

"A real estate broker sought to bury a negative review that a client posted online after a home buying experience. A banking executive looked to de-emphasize content from Google search results about a convict who shared his name. A woman new to the dating scene wanted to remove some painful references to her online divorce records."

"Is This Safe? · Is This Accurate? · How It Works · Choosing A Secure Password"

"You've been warned that the Internet is something of a security minefield--that it's easy to get in trouble. You can do everything you can think of to protect yourself and still be taken by a malware infection, a phishing scam, or an invasion of on­­line privacy. We'd like to provide a little help. Here are some of the hazards you may encounter, how dangerous they are, and what you can do to stay out of harm's way."

"The Changing Face of Biometrics"

"The Internet can be a hostile place, with powerful companies paying handsome sums to hide negative content in Google search results or any quest for information that might hurt their bottom line. Unseen battles are waged every day to protect and destroy brands and reputations.

Earlier this year, Fionn Downhill, the CEO of the digital marketing agency Elixir Interactive, had an image problem. An angry customer launched an attack campaign on the Internet by posting a blog that accused Downhill of stealing the client's money."

"Throughout 2010, I’ve been reminding readers about the freebies offered from vendors whose services we purchase, often for huge sums of money. Recently, I’ve become intrigued by a category of people-finding resources that are quite useful and purported to be free. However, in some cases, payment lurks just below the surface. Where should we turn to obtain accurate, current contact information? What are the new tools to consider? What can “free” co"

"These days, we have a different relationship with things. In the past, if you lost a book or misplaced a newspaper, or even a transistor radio, someone else picked it up and it was theirs. It didn't have any links to you. They didn't have to adapt to them. It simply switched ownership."

Wikileaks new website after Yahoo shut down hosting services

"Wikileaks began on Sunday November 28th publishing 251,287 leaked United States embassy cables, the largest set of confidential documents ever to be released into the public domain. The documents will give people around the world an unprecedented insight into US Government foreign activities."

"You don't have to be United State government to recognize risks of having lax data security practices in place these days. And while larger organizations have robust IT departments, small companies often don't have the luxury of a huge budget.

Fortunately, there are a number of very simple ways in which small businesses can secure their data without burning a ton of cash. "