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Spam down but 'zombie' armies growing: McAfee

Hackers appear to be beefing up armies of "zombie" computers to recover from a major hit scored in the battle against spam email, according to software security firm McAfee.

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Study finds lure of entertainment, work hard for people to resist

(Medical Xpress) -- Trying to resist that late-night tweet or checking your work email again? The bad news is that desires for work and entertainment often win out in the daily struggle for self-control, according ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Multitasking may harm the social and emotional development of tweenage girls, researchers say

(Medical Xpress) -- Too much screen time can be detrimental to girls 8 to 12 years old, but there is a surprisingly straightforward alternative for greater social wellness.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sandia cyber project looks to help IT professionals with complex DNS vulnerabilities

Sandia National Laboratories computer scientist Casey Deccio has developed a visualization tool known as DNSViz to help network administrators within the federal government and global IT community better understand ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

iPads become child's play

(AP) -- Make room in the toy box for the iPad.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Epinions co-founder launches Facebook-like startup

Nirav Tolia was still in his 20s when he co-founded high-flying startup Epinions, which let users ask questions and post opinions about everything from books to banks to baby strollers. It became one of the bright lights ...

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created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

I'm out of the office, so please read this spam

(AP) -- If you're prone to mistyping email addresses, here's a new thing to worry about: you could be a target for spammers trying to sell you a dream vacation or a diet product by pretending to be one of your friends or ...

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created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Your smartphone: a new frontier for hackers

(AP) -- Hackers are out to stymie your smartphone. Last week, security researchers uncovered yet another strain of malicious software aimed at smartphones that run Google's popular Android operating system. ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 8

Internet privacy controls challenge tech industry

The federal government has put Google, Microsoft, Apple and other technology companies on notice: Give consumers a way prevent advertisers from tracking their movements across the Web - or face regulation.

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created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

PrivateSky shields online exchanges from prying eyes

A free service launched on Wednesday called PrivateSky lets Internet users shield email, Facebook updates, and other online exchanges from hackers or other unwanted snoops.

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created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US banks, companies issue warning after email hack

Computer hackers gained access to the email addresses of customers of several large US banks and other companies in a potentially huge data breach at US online marketing firm Epsilon. ...

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created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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