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 MARCH 9, 2004 Google's Ads -- and Minuses The search engine's policy of not taking ads that slam a third party could end up hurting its reputation, not to mention muffling free speech  FEBRUARY 27, 2004 Will Naked DSL Chill the Cable Guys? Qwest's move to offer high-speed Net access without a corresponding phone line could be just what the Bells need to catch their rivals JANUARY 28, 2004 Mydoom's Most Damning Dynamic As a virus, it's a me-too uncreative piece of work. It's so damaging only because so many individual Net users are still so unprotected JANUARY 27, 2004 Big Music's Worst Move Yet The RIAA's newest legal assault on file swappers is pushing them to encrypted networks, where the damage could become catastrophic JANUARY 22, 2004 Searching for Trouble? Keyword ads are big earners for Google, Yahoo!, and AOL, so trademark lawsuits currently in the courts could spell major hassles JANUARY 13, 2004 Yahoo's Risky Antispam Gambit It's bypassing the Internet's standards body and implementing its own tech solution, a unilateral move that many experts criticize DECEMBER 23, 2003 Where the Net Is Heading in 2004 O.K., your guess is probably as good as mine, but I have a column to write -- and at this time of year that means one thing: Predictions DECEMBER 16, 2003 Google Here, There, and Everywhere As the search giant keeps expanding into new services, it's becoming a rival to just about every other Net company out there DECEMBER 10, 2003 Peace on Earth, Ill Will to Web Pests I love the convenience of cyberspace. Too bad its hassles can be so irksome. Here's one woman's Top 10 List of recent peeves DECEMBER 2, 2003 A Key Weapon to Thwart Cybercrime Highly publicized FBI busts are nice. What consumers really need, though, is timely information they can use to protect themselves NOVEMBER 25, 2003 Bridging the Digital Divide, Cheaply A tax credit to give the poor broadband access to the Net would spur the economy and improve millions of now-unwired lives NOVEMBER 18, 2003 Marriott vs. Diller: It's a Brawl One represents the old-line hotel industry and the other leads the online charge. Their conflict is getting hotter all the time NOVEMBER 11, 2003 Why the Bells Should Be Very Scared Free voice calls transmitted over the Internet are fast becoming mainstream. To survive, today's phone companies must adjust, radically OCTOBER 28, 2003 A Dud in Cupid's Online Quiver? Friendster's inspiration -- online matchmaking via friends of friends -- has been a runaway success. Human nature may be the only bug OCTOBER 21, 2003 "Phishing" Is Foul on the Net This rapidly growing type of e-mail fraud is particularly dangerous because you're lured into revealing valuable personal info. Beware OCTOBER 20, 2003 Beyond the Verisign vs. ICANN Battle Their conflict over Verisign's now-suspended Site Finder service points to a bigger problem: The Net's archaic infrastructure OCTOBER 7, 2003 Verisign Didn't Deserve This Spanking The giant recorder of Web addresses sure sparked a fire when it redirected site-not-found messages to its own search engine. It's a bum rap SEPTEMBER 9, 2003 The Virus of Youthful Irresponsibility College kids just don't pay enough attention to computer security. Thank goodness adults on campus are prepared to force the issue SEPTEMBER 2, 2003 "We've Made Bad Security Tradeoffs" Author Bruce Schneier discusses why the Patriot Act and other anti-terror measures mean giving up a lot -- and not getting very much AUGUST 26, 2003 The Ever-Growing Virus Crisis Education can help to make the Web safer, but the day may be coming when ISPs simply deny surfing rights to inadequately protected customers AUGUST 19, 2003 As the Worm Turns: Lessons from Blaster Microsoft deserves some blame for the rapidly spreading Web virus -- but so do network administrators, ISPs, small businesses, and individual PC users AUGUST 14, 2003 Microsoft, Your PC's Security Guard? While struggling to make its own code tighter, the software giant also appears to be readying a line of antivirus and firewall software AUGUST 12, 2003 Unholy Matrimony: Spam and Virus Their common goal is subterfuge, and by combining their strategies, they could make today's junk e-mail look like a mere nuisance JULY 15, 2003 A Quantum Leap in Cryptography Visionaries are using photons to develop data-security systems that may prove the ultimate defense against eavesdropping hackers JULY 8, 2003 The Only Way to Can the Spam Most current proposals merely make spammers smarter and harder to stop. The real solution lies in stripping e-mail of anonymity JULY 1, 2003 Iraq's Destroyer Can Now Be Its Savior America's technological prowess in battle proved decisive. Now, Rumsfeld & Co. should use that knowhow to rebuild the country and save lives JUNE 25, 2003 A Supercharged Search Engine for Lawyers In this era of endless electronic storage, it takes special software, such as that made by startup Fios, to find just what a legal team needs JUNE 3, 2003 Does Linux Have a Dark Secret? Open-sourcers will gain when a lawsuit questioning the origin of Linux's code is settled. Until then, issues of legal liability are a big worry MAY 20, 2003 Bug-Zapping, Microsoft Style Mike Nash takes offense when people (like me) bash Redmond's software, because it's up to him to make it safe. Here's his defense APRIL 29, 2003 For Windows, Less Fat Means Fewer Bugs With Windows Server 2003, Microsoft is promising greater security. However, its 50 million lines of code mean it'll never be secure enough APRIL 22, 2003 Anti-Spammers Get Serious AOL's latest lawsuits join new efforts in Washington and technological attempts to stop the scourge, which is growing costlier every month APRIL 16, 2003 Friendly Fire: Still a Deadly Foe Sophisticated and expensive technology offers the most hope -- but no guarantees -- for beating any war's worst enemy APRIL 8, 2003 Don't Put All Your Data in One Basket The biggest threat isn't a hacker -- it's a fire, flood, or a physical attack. Be sure you have genuine backup and the right kind of redundancy APRIL 1, 2003 Time to Rewrite the Rules of War? Advocates of nonlethal weaponry meet unflinching opposition when they argue that it could save civilian lives. A thorough review is needed MARCH 25, 2003 Keeping the Edge on Technology's Sword Sophisticated weaponry gives the U.S. an awesome advantage. But what happens when enemies change tactics to counter it -- or simply buy it? MARCH 18, 2003 Defending against Walking Germ Bombs While the new deadly pneumonia most likely isn't terrorism, the outbreak shows that America needs a new bio-border-patrol MARCH 5, 2003 A Security Mite among the Mammoths CEO Jim Cady explains how WatchGuard is exploiting its niche in small and midsize businesses, even as the giants try moving in FEBRUARY 25, 2003 To Trap a Superworm The Slammer worm's ability to spread so rapidly adds a frightfully new dimension to the species. Does Stuart Staniford have the cure? FEBRUARY 11, 2003 To Thwart the Identity Thieves With the problem getting worse each year, only a bold reform approach will do the job. How about a market-based solution? JANUARY 28, 2003 Firewall Geeks Meet the Night Watchmen The once-distinct realms of computer security and physical security are merging as they realize how interdependent they are JANUARY 7, 2003 Deception Lessons from a Pro Techno con artist Kevin Mitnick's book is an eye-opening, sometimes frightening, and always educational trip through a seamy underworld DECEMBER 31, 2002 Toward a More Secure 2003 The challenges to info-tech security will surely be daunting, and companies' efforts to stay safe will have to keep increasing DECEMBER 17, 2002 Software, Security, and Ethnicity The U.S. government's probe at software maker Ptech, owned by a Lebanese, has lots in common with the 1998 Wen Ho Lee case DECEMBER 11, 2002 Piracy Hunters Are Moving In-House Following Microsoft's example, more software companies are creating units to sniff out stolen goods and help bring crooks to justice NOVEMBER 26, 2002 IT: Homeland Security's Glaring Flaw Before Tom Ridge does anything else, Uncle Sam's information-sharing, security, and e-mail systems need to be brought up to snuff. And fast NOVEMBER 11, 2002 Computer Break-Ins: Your Right to Know California law now demands that the public be informed when government or corporate databases are breached. It's about time NOVEMBER 5, 2002 Microsoft Earns a Security Merit Badge No way, you say? Well, it's true: Though its code is far from rock-solid, the Colossus of Redmond is making recognized strides OCTOBER 30, 2002 The Day the Net Nearly Choked On Oct. 21 a cyber-attack threatened to overwhelm it. Here's what happened and what's needed to make sure it doesn't happen again OCTOBER 22, 2002 Making Your ISP Your Partner in Security Broadband providers have been slowly adding, usually at a fee, support for home networks and firewalls. Now, Microsoft is upping the ante OCTOBER 8, 2002 When the Net's Backbone Is Out of Joint The widespread effects of a recent snafu at WorldCom's UUNet were ugly. Next time could be worse unless some changes are made View Next Page | Security Net Archive | |
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