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Employees More Dangerous Than Viruses
arstechnica.com has posted an article about a Computer Security Institute report that finds the biggest security threats to employees may be the employees themselves. The decade long report is a yearly survey by CSI that asks network and security admins what threats they face and how much each threat cost they’re companies bottom line. While fraud [...]

Amp d Mobile Files for Bankruptcy
Amp’d Mobile, the MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) that targeted its services towards twenty-somethings, filed for Chapter 11 protection on June 1st. The company launched voice, 3G data, text, and picture services in 2005 with backing from investors such as MTV Networks and Universal Music Group. Amp’d doesn’t plan to close shop, however, and will [...]

Surf Anonymously With TOR
Sometimes there are legitimate reasons you want to keep your surfing private which don’t involve nefarious activities or pornography. Maybe you’re shopping online while at your favorite coffee shop while surrounded by twenty-something cyberpunks’ with Linux laptops. Or perhaps you work with government or corporate information that must remain secure when transmitted over the Internet. [...]

After A Small Respite, Yahoo! Is Trying Social Media Again
Technorati Tags: Yahoo! 360,Yahoo,MyM,social media Only a few weeks after it was announced they were giving up on Yahoo! 360, it’s reported Yahoo! is launching “MyM”, a new, self-described “social messaging” service. Currently in private beta, MyM is a web based portal for accessing multiple instant messaging and social media sites in one place. Valleywag.com is [...]