Tips for Staying Safe on the Internet

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Dan Barker, the co-owner of Strategic Data Integration in Hillsborough, N.C., and an editor of “Certified Internet Webmaster Foundations for Dummies,” teaches the Duke Continuing Studies course "PC Threats: Spam, Scams & Viruses". He recently spoke with Stuart Wells of the Office of News & Communications about computer safety.


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Microsoft defends search investments to analysts

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(AP) -- Microsoft's CEO defended the software maker's decision to invest heavily in its unprofitable online business, but shed minimal light Thursday on specific steps it will take to challenge Google in the wake of the ...

China says has more people surfing the Web than US

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(AP) -- China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data ...

Japanese Internet mogul found guilty in appeal

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(AP) -- A Japanese appeals court upheld the conviction of flamboyant former Internet mogul Takafumi Horie on Friday in an ongoing case that has come to symbolize this nation's effort to deal with white collar ...

Hackers get hold of critical Internet flaw (Update)

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Internet security researchers on Thursday warned that hackers have caught on to a "critical" flaw that lets them control traffic on the Internet.

Microsoft shakes up online division and deepens Facebook ties (Update)

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Microsoft is shaking up management of its online division and strengthening its tie to Facebook in the aftermath of a failed bid to buy Yahoo to bolster its lagging Internet business.