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Spammers exploit second Facebook bug in a week

Facebook today said it has fixed the bug that allowed a spamming worm to automatically post messages to users' walls earlier this week.

On the job

Bob Bragdon says legislative developments can help or hinder the security industry

Zoomerang vs. SurveyMonkey: Who has the better privacy?

Our privacy columnist takes a close look at the privacy policies of two leading online-survey vendors.

Police in Europe conduct raids over file-sharing sites

Police across Europe conducted raids against ISPs and private individuals to collect evidence against several Web sites suspected of offering content to file-sharing networks without permission of the copyright holder.

Microsoft investigates years-old IE bug

Microsoft is looking into a long-known vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) that could be used to access users' data and Web-based accounts.

Secret copyright treaty draft leaked after Washington talks

Another round of negotiations, another leak: Knowledge Ecology International (KEI) published what it says is the latest draft of the secret Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement (ACTA) over the weekend.

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