Information Protection and Security

IDG News Service - Software makers around the world are scrambling to fix a serious bug in the technology used to transfer information securely on the Internet.

Unbeknownst to most mainstream Facebook users, the social network actually offers a slew of privacy controls and security features which can help you batten down the hatches, so to speak. If used properly, you'll never have to worry about whether you should friend the boss and your mom. You can friend anyone you want while comfortable in the knowledge that not everyone gets to see everything you post.
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Microsoft on Wednesday said it is fixing a bug in Bing that allowed spammers to bypass spam filters and distribute malicious links.

Researchers are monitoring a trick that makes it harder to track and shut down fraudulent websites.
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The Public Broadcasting System’s Web site has been infected at a section related to the Curious George children’s TV show and when the fake authentication page doesn’t work for the user, tries to drop malware on them, researchers said Thursday.

Named Asprox, after the toolkit used in its attacks, this network gained attention in May and June when it infected an estimated tens of thousands of Web pages on more than 1,000 Web domains, typically infecting the Web sites of small businesses, schools and local governments.
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Citizens unexpectedly renounce spying and subterfuge.
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Security firm F-Secure discovered that Twitter has begun blocking links to malicious sites when users try to post them. Twitter has not acknowledged this with an announcement yet, but users (at least some) are getting the following message when trying to post a link to a known malware site: "Oops! Your tweet contained a URL to a known malware site!"
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