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EFF sues CIA, DOJ, others over Facebook surveillance

The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued government agencies for allegedly refusing to release information about how they are using social networks in surveillance and investigations. The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the CIA, the US Department of Defense, Department of Justice and three other government agencies on Tuesday for allegedly refusing...

Tags: Facebook, CIA, Electronic Frontier Foundation, U.S. Department Of Justice, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, security, lawsuit, EFF, Elinor Mills CNET News

News items 2009-12-02

Fake swine flu e-mails lead to computer virus

You can ignore that e-mail that looks like it comes from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control about creating a profile for an H1N1 vaccination program. You can ignore that e-mail that looks like it comes from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control about creating a profile for an...

Tags: Computer Virus, H1N1 Flu, Computer, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, malware, swine flu, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Elinor Mills CNET News

News items 2009-12-01

Cisco launches iPhone security app

Cisco is offering a free iPhone app that will allow people to get customized alerts on new security threats and other information for safe web browsing. Cisco is offering a free iPhone app that will allow people to get customized alerts on new security threats and other information for...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Cisco Systems Inc., App, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cisco, security, apps, Elinor Mills CNET News

News items 2009-11-20

Countries engaging in Cyber Cold War

Major countries and nation-states are engaged in a "Cyber Cold War", amassing "cyber weapons", conducting espionage and testing networks in preparation for using the internet to conduct war, reports McAfee. Major countries and nation-states are engaged in a "Cyber Cold War", amassing "cyber weapons", conducting espionage and testing networks...

Tags: McAfee Inc., Espionage, Internet, war, McAfee, Elinor Mills CNET News

News items 2009-11-17

Scammers trick users to ship stolen goods

RSA FraudAction Research Lab has uncovered the workings behind a recent re-shipping scam in which U.S. residents were used as mules to send goods purchased with stolen credit card numbers overseas. RSA FraudAction Research Lab has uncovered the workings behind a recent re-shipping scam in which U.S. residents were...

Tags: U.S., Goods, RSA Security Inc., Credit Card, RSA FraudAction Research Lab, Credit Card Number, Re-shippers, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Security, Sales, Finance, RSA, scam, Elinor Mills CNET News

News items 2009-11-12

Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole

Microsoft said it is looking into a report of a vulnerability in Windows 7 and Server 2008 Release 2 that could be used by an attacker to remotely crash the computer. Microsoft said on Wednesday it is looking into a report of a vulnerability in Windows 7 and Server...

Tags: Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Server Message Block, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft, attack, zero day, Elinor Mills CNET News

News items 2009-11-12

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Researchers exploit SSL and domain flaws

Researchers exploit SSL and domain flawsI read in an article earlier that read Dan Kaminsky's website hacked.It was an interesting read earlier this morning, 5 A.M. July 29, 2009 3:13 PM PDTSecurity experts' sites hacked on eve of Black Hat conferenceby Elinor Millshttp://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10299126-245.htmlVeriSign Responds to Black HatTim Callan, vice president...

Tags: SSL/TLS, Authentication/Encryption, Network security, SECURITY, domain flaw, SSL, Black Hat

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload

The Conficker worm is finally active, updating via peer-to-peer between infected computers and dropping a mystery payload on infected computers, Trend Micro said on Wednesday. CNET's Elinor Mills reports that researchers are analyzing the code of the software that is being dropped onto...

Tags: Researcher, Trend Micro Inc., Worm, Computer, Conficker Worm, Conficker/Downad P2P Communication, Productivity, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-09

A phone that tells you what to do

Researchers from the Palo Alto Research Center PARC have developed a software code-named Magitti for the Japanese company Dai Nippon Printing DNP. When this software is installed on your GPS-enabled mobile phone, Magitti starts to suggest you what to do in your area. You don't need to start a Web...

Tags: Deployment, Software, Phone, Xerox PARC, Magitti, Tools & Techniques, GPS, Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-11-14

Google's new mashup feature

My Maps tool makes customized mashups easyCNET News.com reporter Elinor Mills finds she can create a My Maps mashup with no coding experience.

Tags: Google Inc., mashup

Videos 2007-04-05

From Yahoo to pretexting--what's up?

Reorganization at one of the original Internet companiesThis week there was a major shuffle at the top and in the structure of Yahoo. What does this mean? Where is this company headed? We talk with CNET News.com's Elinor Mills and Jim Kerstetter. Meanwhile, the U.S....

Tags: pretexting

Videos 2006-12-09

How Google's giving Microsoft a new fit

Google is again making life difficult for Microsoft--this time tGoogle is again making life difficult for Microsoft--this time taking heart at the company's bread and butter, office applicationsMicrosoft makes billions of dollars each year from its Office franchise. But now Google has launched a spreadsheet and word processor on its...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Videos 2006-10-13

Burning Man: What's the fascination for Silicon Valley?

Reporters' roundtable: Tech industry and Burning ManIn 1986, on a San Francisco beach, about 20 participants got together to burn an 8-foot structure of a man, and thus was born Burning Man. Twenty years later, the festival, which now takes place in the northern Nevada desert, is expected to attract...

Tags: Burning Man

Videos 2006-08-25

Does privacy still exist in the Internet age?

AOL under the magnifying glassAfter this week's big security flub at AOL, the answer to the privacy question is a lot less clear. Tune in to a discussion between Elinor Mills, Declan McCullagh and Charlie Cooper on this week's edition of the CNET News.com Reporters' Roundtable.

Tags: SECURITY, Internet

Videos 2006-08-11

Reporter Roundtable: Is Google trying to squeeze Microsoft?

Google takes on Microsoft with latest productsIs Google out to doom Microsoft Office? With its move into the spreadsheet business -- and an earlier acquisition of a word processing company -- Google is firing a very obvious shot across Microsoft's bow. What are its ambitions and how might Microsoft respond?...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Videos 2006-06-10

Google wants to keep your calendar

Newest Web-based application from GoogleGoogle has launched a calendar application linked to e-mail. This will compete with services from Yahoo and software from Microsoft. CNET News.com's Elinor Mills looks at some features of Google Calendar.

Tags: Google Inc.

Videos 2006-04-13

CNET News Roundtable: Now a videocast

Google can't stay out of the newsIn this first weekly roundtable videocast, CNET staffers discuss the good, the bad and the ugly in yet another busy week for Google. Participants, left to right are: Declan McCullagh, Elinor Mills, Kari Dean McCarthy, and Greg Sandoval.

Tags: videocast

Videos 2006-03-10

Google's new desktop search

Desktop 3's Sidebar can be dragged aroundGoogle users can now drag Sidebar modules anywhere on their screen. CNET News.com's Elinor Mills describes that and other new features of Google Desktop 3.

Tags: Google Inc., Sidebar

Videos 2006-02-09

Google's new version of Gmail

IM is now closely integratedIn the United States, Gmail ranks No. 4 among all Web-based e-mail programs. CNET News.com reporter Elinor Mills explains how to use some of its new features.

Tags: E-mail providers, Google Gmail, IM, Google Inc.

Videos 2006-02-08

Google's new toolbar

A look at the latest version of Google's ToolbarCNET News.com reporter Elinor Mills looks at some of the new features in Google Toolbar 4.0, which first became available on Monday, Jan. 30.

Tags: Google Inc.

Videos 2006-01-30