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Thursday September 2, 2010 11:19 AM
It's time to fight the copyright police state
Increasingly restrictive copyright and intellectual property laws, a secretive global trade agreement, and, it turns out, totally made-up facts and figures? Ok, Internet. It's time to fight.

Wednesday September 1, 2010 4:52 AM
White Paper: When Legitimate Sites Threaten Your Network
Internet maturity and sophistication has attracted the attention of well-organized malware purveyors who are now intent on using the Web to deliver viruses, spyware, Trojans, bots, rootkits, and fake security software. The anti-malware industry refers to this covert downloading of malware, which occurs at Web sites without the user’s awareness, as a “drive-by download.”

Wednesday September 1, 2010 6:10 PM
Williamson County attorney sends cease and desist order to IT director
Williamson County attorney Jana Duty has sent a cease and desist order to the county's IT director. She is demanding he remove computer spyware she claims is monitoring her employees' use of the Internet. Duty says the information that flows through her office is attorney-client privileged. County commissioners deny her allegations

Thursday September 2, 2010 7:00 AM
90 Percent of NetQin Downloads on GetJar Convert to Active Users
SAN MATEO, Calif.----GetJar, the world’s second largest app store announced today that NetQin Mobile Inc., a company with a mission to protect wireless customers from viruses, malware and spyware on their mobile devices, has achieved 90 percent conversion rate using GetJar’s Pay Per Download solution.

Thursday September 2, 2010 7:38 AM
News Briefs
The publisher of the Arab newspaper “Kul al-Arab” was released to house arrest Thursday afternoon. He had been accused of stealing information from a competing Arab newspaper, “A-Sinara,” using a computer virus. The newspaper's technology director will remain in jail until Sunday, police said.

Thursday September 2, 2010 12:08 AM
Mac superior to PC in virus prevention but not immune
Although Macs do tend to get viruses less than PC brands, don’t assume they never get bugged.

Thursday September 2, 2010 10:25 AM
New features, improved look in Kaspersky 2011
Kaspersky's latest refresh to their premium security suite introduces several new tools to help keep your computer safe while enhancing older ones. The few problems in Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 loom larger than they would otherwise, though, because of the high retail cost of the suite.

Wednesday September 1, 2010 4:35 PM
CAT website crashes after virus attack
The Common Admission Test (CAT) website, www.catiim.in , had a virus malware on Tuesday night.

Tuesday August 31, 2010 6:48 PM
Hundreds of ID thefts at Jason's Deli linked to computer virus, Secret Service says
“They had malicious software in their computer system put there by unknown people. It stole the information and sent it out,” said Rick Harlow of the Secret Service.

Thursday September 2, 2010 12:12 PM
PC Rescue Tech aims to meet all computer repair needs
Computer problems can be frustrating and result in valuable time lost.