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Burglar logs into MySpace on store computer
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," said George Santayana. Nowhere is this more true than in Kennewick, Washington where a 17-year-old burglar was apprehended because he logged in to to his MySpace account at the scene of the crime. After all, it was only last September that a Martinsburg, Virginia [...]

New Norton discount saves 15%
Norton has brought back its 15% discount, this time with the coupon code: CNEXTNIS. Just enter that code in at checkout and it brings the price of the award-winning Internet security software down to $59.49 for the year. We think it's well worth the price To get the full scoop on Norton Internet Security and see how [...]

Are Webroot and Trend Micro the same? Is it harmful to have them on at the sa...
The following is an actual user-submitted question: Q: Are Webroot and Trend Micro the same? Is it harmful to have them on at the same time? Or is it a waste of money, and am I doing double security? A: This is a good question. It reminds me of a scene from a Billy Wilder movie called [...]

When FTC sends a warning, data theft has jumped the shark
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger When Fonzie jumped the shark, that spelt the end of Happy Days. The FTC's warning to 100 companies and agencies, that their employees are leaking client and sensitive data on the web via Peer to Peer file sharing (P2P), is the single most pathetic and embarrassing communication to come across [...]

A Windows security alert and it directed me to have a scan of my computer whi...
The following is an actual reader submitted question: Q:I received a Windows security alert and it directed me to have a scan of my computer which alerted me to numerous Trojan and viruses and worms.  Now I am not able to open any of my computer files or access my virus protection. Is this site legitimate [...]

RATs are committing identity theft via webcams
Robert Siciliano is a NextAdvisor.com Expert Guest Blogger A webcam is certainly one way the bad guy can gain intelligence about you. They can use it to spy on you. They can listen in to everything you say all day. They know when you are home or not, whether or not you have an alarm?they watch [...]

What is an ID vault?
The following is an actual user submitted question: Q: What is an ID vault? A: Many Internet security software products offer features related to identity theft protection. The best ones allow you to securely store personal information such as logins, passwords, credit card numbers, and other sensitive information for easy input into websites. In the past we've [...]

Pleaserobme.com demonstrates the dangers of location sharing
We've blogged before about how it's a bad idea to twitter your vacation plans. Well, three computer science students from the Netherlands are taking social networks, and their users, to task for the willy-nilly sharing of location data. The site, pleaserobme.com, is designed to show people just how easy it is for criminals to use [...]

A Valentine's Day e-card could be more than you bargained for
February 14th is Valentine's Day and antivirus pros Trend Micro want to remind you that an E-card can bring more than tidings of love. They can be  bearers of viruses and other malware: "Last year, the notorious Win32/Waledac Trojan made the rounds on Valentine's Day, downloading itself onto victims' machines and making them accessible to hackers [...]

Victoria's Secret Miranda Kerr photo scandal has the wrong focus
Who's Dave Kiely? Dave Kiely is an employee at Australia's MacQuarie bank who's become a minor web laughing stock after he was shown looking at nearly-nude photos of a Victoria's Secret model on live TV. How did it happen? It was a familiar scene for a financial broadcast: a banker was being interviewed for a [...]