http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Computer_SecurityFind stories, videos, and photos about Computer Security from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:08:07 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Computer_Security14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Computer Security from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/tech.social.networking.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/tech.social.networking.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf you're on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/19/social.networking.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/19/social.networking.crimes/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf you're on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/02/dhs.cybersecurity.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/02/dhs.cybersecurity.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Homeland Security will hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts over the next three years to help protect U.S. computer networks, an Obama administration official said.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/17/cyber.warfare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/17/cyber.warfare/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn independent research group predicts that cyberwarfare will accompany future military conflicts and is recommending international action to blunt its impact.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/06/twitter.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/06/twitter.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextInternet attacks shut down the social networking site Twitter for about two hours on Thursday morning and caused glitches in other sites like Facebook and LiveJournal, a blogging site.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/06/technology/twitter_outage/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/06/technology/twitter_outage/index.htmSocial networking Web site Twitter was unavailable for roughly two hours Thursday morning after being hit by a denial of service attack.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/09/cnet.cell.phones.spam.messages/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/09/cnet.cell.phones.spam.messages/index.html#cnnSTCTextI got my first SMS spam message last week and it infuriated me.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/21/cyber.crime.internet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/21/cyber.crime.internet/index.html#cnnSTCTextCyber criminals are setting snares that move at the speed of news.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/29/cyber.czar.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/29/cyber.czar.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama announced Friday he is creating the post of cyber security coordinator to oversee "a new comprehensive approach to securing America's digital infrastructure."Fri, 29 May 2009 19:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/22/first.mac.botnet/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/22/first.mac.botnet/index.html#cnnSTCTextMac computers are known for their near-immunity to malicious computer programs that plague PCs.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/expert.q.a/04/22/downloading.software/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/expert.q.a/04/22/downloading.software/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen it comes to downloading software from the Internet, I'm always getting conflicting advice from my geeky friends. Knowing my technological ignorance, some tell me that I should never download anything from the Web (recommending only boxed software from the store). Others say some software's okay to download -- but I should be aware of the dangers. How am I supposed to know where to begin identifying the difference? I'm lost!Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/09/pirillo.poisonous.phish/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/09/pirillo.poisonous.phish/index.html#cnnSTCTextRemember how hard an honest mugger had to work for a living wage back during the pre-Internet holiday shopping season?Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/08/grid.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/08/grid.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextComputer hackers have embedded software in the United States' electricity grid and other infrastructure that could potentially disrupt service or damage equipment, two former federal officials told CNN.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/09/conficker.activated/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/09/conficker.activated/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Conficker worm is finally doing something--updating via peer-to-peer between infected computers and dropping a mystery payload on infected computers, Trend Micro said on Wednesday.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/military.computers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/07/military.computers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military has spent at least $100 million defending its computer network from and responding to cyberattacks, according to a top official responsible for network security.Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/01/tech.viruses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/01/tech.viruses/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn April Fool's Day computer worm was launched on Wednesday but so far has not caused problems for the millions of computers that are believed to be infected.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/30/internet.crime/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/30/internet.crime/index.html#cnnSTCTextInternet-based rip-offs jumped 33 percent last year over the previous year, according to a report from a complaint center set up to monitor such crimes.Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/30/scotus.anti.spam/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/30/scotus.anti.spam/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court has passed up a chance to examine how far states can go to restrict unsolicited e-mails in efforts to block spammers from bombarding computer users.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/29/ghostnet.cyber.espionage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/29/ghostnet.cyber.espionage/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly 1,300 computers in more than 100 countries have been attacked and have become part of a computer espionage network apparently based in China, security experts alleged in two reports Sunday.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/12/cybersecurity.homeland.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/12/cybersecurity.homeland.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday she is putting a Microsoft executive in charge of protecting the U.S. government's computing systems.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/05/pirillo.spam/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/05/pirillo.spam/index.html#cnnSTCTextPoor Hormel and its signature canned, processed, porcine-derived product, SPAM. First came Monty Python mockery and now, the dubious honor of becoming a household name for unsolicited junk email.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/08/cyber.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/08/cyber.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe incoming president should create a new White House office and appoint a presidential assistant to oversee a "comprehensive national security strategy for cyberspace," a Washington-based think tank recommended Monday.Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/18/cyber.warfare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/18/cyber.warfare/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe next large-scale military or terrorist attack on the United States, if and when it happens, may not involve airplanes or bombs or even intruders breaching American borders.Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/05/08/digitalbiz.cybercrime/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/05/08/digitalbiz.cybercrime/index.html#cnnSTCTextBack in the good old days of the Internet, the hacker was a teenager motivated by high-tech pranks and bragging rights. Today, the online thief could be anyone with 'Net access after a quick buck.Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/12/17/counteryspy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/12/17/counteryspy/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn its first appearance, CounterSpy was the only antispyware product that correctly identified every piece of spyware in our current active-detection test. It did very well in active scanning, on-demand detection, and complete spyware removal. We also like its overall look and feel. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/03/computer.virus.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/03/computer.virus.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat began as a ninth-grade prank, a way to trick already-suspicious friends who had fallen for his earlier practical jokes, has earned Rich Skrenta notoriety as the first person ever to let loose a personal computer virus.Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/03/29/spyware.doctor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/03/29/spyware.doctor/index.htmlPCTools Spyware Doctor is one of the last independent antispyware apps on the market, and, until this recent release, was one of the better choices.Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/technology/symantec_security/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/technology/symantec_security/index.htmInternet pirates have begun to turn away from traditional attack modes such as viruses and worms and are increasingly using targeted emails and other techniques to swipe critical personal information, according to an Internet security report released Monday.Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/01/news/companies/virus/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/01/news/companies/virus/index.htmA disgruntled hacker with a personal grudge against Symantec, which provides anti-virus software to leading Fortune 500 companies, could be behind a new, crippling computer virus that's already hit a division of at least one big U.S. corporation on Thursday.Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:07:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/10/technology/phonevirus.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/10/technology/phonevirus.biz2/index.htmWhen it comes to cell phones, the smarter they are, the harder they fall - for viruses.Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/05/smbusiness/security_threats/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/05/smbusiness/security_threats/index.htmMany small business owners have a bull's-eye on their back, and they don't even know it.Mon, 05 Jun 2006 15:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/04/13/irsphishing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/04/13/irsphishing/index.htmlIt's just the news that hardworking taxpayers want to see in their inbox: an update on their refund from the Internal Revenue Service.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/01/technology/viruses/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/01/technology/viruses/index.htmWhat do Trojan Horses, the Kama Sutra and a worm have in common?Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/02/03/wormstrike/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/02/03/wormstrike/index.htmlMany computer users around the globe apparently heeded the warnings about a worm with a sexy name and took precautions to protect their data from the destruction of "Kama Sutra."Fri, 03 Feb 2006 13:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/01/31/kamasutraworm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/01/31/kamasutraworm/index.html"There are a lot of people who are going to be very unhappy on the third of February," said Professor Merrick Furst from the Georgia Tech College of Computing.Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/01/06/wmfflaw/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/01/06/wmfflaw/index.htmlWindows users worried about malicious attacks helped prod Microsoft to release a patch for a vulnerability five days earlier than expected.Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/01/05/wmfflaw/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/01/05/wmfflaw/index.htmlMicrosoft has released a patch for a vulnerability in some Windows graphics files.Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/11/30/phishing.irs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/11/30/phishing.irs/index.htmlA British Internet-security firm is warning people to not get hooked by an e-mail scam promising tax refunds from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/09/26/identity.hacker/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/09/26/identity.hacker/index.htmlInternet criminals want your computer, your money and your identity. And their tactics are becoming increasingly refined and organized, according to security experts.Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/09/23/identity.hacker/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/09/23/identity.hacker/index.htmlInternet criminals want your computer, your money and your identity. And their tactics are becoming increasingly refined and organized, according to security experts.Fri, 23 Sep 2005 20:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/09/pf/security_glossary/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/09/pf/security_glossary/index.htmPhishing? Cracking? Firewall? If these terms are just so much nerdy gobbledygook to you, better wise up -- because they're describing something that could happen to you.Fri, 09 Sep 2005 20:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/27/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/27/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmWe're all subject to life's little frustrations. Take, for example, those annoying subscription cards that fall out of magazines. It's enough to drive you batty.Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/05/sasser.court/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/05/sasser.court/index.htmlA German teenager confessed to creating last year's Sasser worm -- which wreaked havoc on hundreds of thousands of computers -- as he went on trial on charges including computer sabotage, a court official said.Tue, 05 Jul 2005 14:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/16/8260138/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/16/8260138/index.htmYOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW SCOTT Richter, but there's a good chance you've gotten e-mail from him. Once ranked the world's third-largest spammer, he is estimated to have sent 250 million unsolicited e...Mon, 16 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/05/03/sobernworm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/05/03/sobernworm/index.htmlIt's the oldest trick in the virus writer's handbook.Tue, 03 May 2005 19:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/22/technology/ibm_spam/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/22/technology/ibm_spam/index.htmIBM unveiled a service Tuesday that sends unwanted e-mails back to the spammers who sent them.Tue, 22 Mar 2005 11:22:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/03/01/8253089/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/03/01/8253089/index.htmIf spam was the corporate horror flick of 2004, then spyware is 2005's sequel--infiltrating computers, deluging them with viruses, and tracking behavior. Though the software has plagued home PCs fo...Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/02/22/fbi.warning/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/02/22/fbi.warning/index.htmlDon't open those e-mail attachments that appear to be from the FBI. They might contain a computer virus.Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/01/21/crowt.worm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/01/21/crowt.worm/index.htmlResearchers have identified a new computer virus that masquerades as news headlines from CNN's Web site.Fri, 21 Jan 2005 07:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/01/18/cyber.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/01/18/cyber.security/index.htmlAs David Perry left a cyber-security conference in Luxembourg in 2004, an airport terminal handling international flights was in chaos.Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/12/15/holiday.worm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/12/15/holiday.worm/index.htmlGrinch-like virus writers are spreading their version of holiday cheer by embedding a variant of the so-called "Zafi" e-mail worm inside electronic greetings.Wed, 15 Dec 2004 15:24:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/09/technology/mydoom/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/09/technology/mydoom/index.htmAnti-virus software maker McAfee Inc. is warning about a new version of the Mydoom worm that infects computers of people who click on a link in e-mail they receive.Tue, 09 Nov 2004 11:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/10/18/8188065/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/10/18/8188065/index.htmMelissa, PoizonBox, Code Red, Slammer, MyDoom--it's nasty and brutish out there in cyberspace. Viruses and worms are every- where. How can you make sure you have the proper defense? Here are steps ...Mon, 18 Oct 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/08/26/cybercrime.probe/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/08/26/cybercrime.probe/index.htmlFederal agents armed with search warrants conducted raids in three states Wednesday as part of a nationwide crackdown on the theft of copyrighted materials through the Internet, the Justice Department announced.Thu, 26 Aug 2004 13:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/25/technology/spam_crackdown/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/25/technology/spam_crackdown/index.htmDozens of arrests of people charged with crimes related to junk e-mail, identity theft and other online scams will be announced Thursday, according to a published report.Wed, 25 Aug 2004 10:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/16/ramasastry.phishing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/16/ramasastry.phishing/index.htmlPhishing is a particularly pernicious type of Internet identity theft scam. So far, little has been done to stop it. But that will change if a promising new anti-phishing bill introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy becomes law.Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/03/pf/security_sixsteps/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/03/pf/security_sixsteps/index.htmBesides slowing down your computer and subjecting you to annoying pop-ups, worm and virus attacks can do serious harm.Tue, 03 Aug 2004 19:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/16/pf/security_spyware/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/16/pf/security_spyware/index.htmImagine what could happen if every keystroke or mouse movement made on your computer was being tracked.Fri, 16 Jul 2004 14:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/15/technology/spam_list/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/15/technology/spam_list/index.htmThe Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it won't endorse a national 'do-not-e-mail' registry, saying current plans are so flawed they might actually boost the amount of junk e-mail.Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/04/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/04/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htmDon't you wish virus writers would discover girls and beer? Life would be better, for them and us. Unfortunately, they take out their adolescent urges in cyberspace, and the rest of us have to suffer.Tue, 04 May 2004 16:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/05/03/sasser.worm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/05/03/sasser.worm/index.htmlComputer security experts are dealing with at least four variants of a worm that is spreading quickly through Windows operating systems.Mon, 03 May 2004 15:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/05/01/370025/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/05/01/370025/index.htmLike many small companies, J.B. Racing of Taveres, Fla., depends heavily on its local-area computer network to manage its operations. Earlier this year Dennis King, head of sales and marketing and ...Sat, 01 May 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/30/pf/aol_porsche/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/30/pf/aol_porsche/index.htmAOL is giving its subscribers a chance to profit from spam.Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:42:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/29/technology/spam/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/29/technology/spam/index.htmWall Street can't seem to get enough of the taste of spam...the e-mail kind.Mon, 29 Mar 2004 16:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/10/technology/techwrap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/10/technology/techwrap/index.htmTechnology stocks slid further away from the key 2,000 level Wednesday as investors shunned equities after monthly data showing a record trade deficit cast doubt on the soundness of the economic recovery.Wed, 10 Mar 2004 21:13:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/02/04/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/02/04/commentary/wastler/wastler/index.htmSo, are you getting less spam now or more than you got in December?Wed, 04 Feb 2004 18:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/28/technology/mydoom_costs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/28/technology/mydoom_costs/index.htmMicrosoft became the latest company to offer a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the creator of the MyDoom virus -- an e-mail worm that is expected to cost companies up to $250 million in lost productivity and technical support expenses.Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/27/mydoom.spread/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/27/mydoom.spread/index.htmlA sneaky e-mail worm continued to clog Internet traffic Tuesday, spreading faster than previous Web bugs by appearing as an innocuous error message.Tue, 27 Jan 2004 15:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/26/mydoom.worm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/26/mydoom.worm/index.htmlHackers unleashed an agile worm Monday -- using a sneaky, fairly new tactic to get unsuspecting computer users to diffuse their malicious code.Mon, 26 Jan 2004 00:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/14/globaloffice.spam/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/14/globaloffice.spam/index.htmlLower mortgage rates, improve your sex life, cell phones at no cost, free DVD player, zero balance, larger breasts or cheap cigarettes ...Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/12/spam.continues/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/01/12/spam.continues/index.htmlE-mail users on both sides of the Atlantic hoping for a legislative reprieve from spam are feeling let down.Mon, 12 Jan 2004 18:56:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/09/29/349925/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/09/29/349925/index.htmJim Haney hopes to protect his company from the next big Internet virus attack, but he's not sure he can. "We've been lucky so far," says Whirlpool's chief security officer, "but our time is probab...Mon, 29 Sep 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/09/15/349168/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/09/15/349168/index.htmPessimism can seem a virtue after this year's technology calamities--from the Great Northeastern Blackout to the plague of nasty computer worms. If you convince yourself that terrible things are go...Mon, 15 Sep 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/06/23/344587/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/06/23/344587/index.htmGeorge Kurtz may be his own worst enemy. In just four years Kurtz, CEO of Foundstone, and Stuart McClure, its president, created one of the best-known U.S. computer-security companies by exposing t...Mon, 23 Jun 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/02/01/336884/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/02/01/336884/index.htmWhere are the schlocky movie producers when we need them? If this were 1956 or 1968, we would have already had at least one hastily made, campy horror flick with a title like Spam! or It Came From ...Sat, 01 Feb 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/11/01/331649/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2002/11/01/331649/index.htmIn a darkened room on the 18th floor of a downtown San Francisco high-rise, Wilson Cheng scans his e-mail. "Cheapest Viagra Guaranteed." "Affordable Mortgages NOW!!!" "Toilet Cams JUQYZJIV." He get...Fri, 01 Nov 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/06/01/323356/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/06/01/323356/index.htmSpam, the unsolicited e-mail pitches that clog your mailbox, is an annoyance that's only getting worse. I have four separate e-mail addresses (at AOL, Earthlink and Yahoo), and on average I get at ...Sat, 01 Jun 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/06/25/305476/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/06/25/305476/index.htmWe are entering the plague years for computer viruses. There are more viruses appearing than ever before, and unlike earlier versions, which were mainly annoying, these new ones are increasingly mo...Mon, 25 Jun 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/14/302962/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/14/302962/index.htmIn more innocent times, people often left their front doors unlocked. The odds of a burglar trying the front door on any given day were small, especially in rural communities. Mon, 14 May 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/09/289263/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/09/289263/index.htmJames McAlpin (not his real name) doesn't know precisely when the hackers first got into his computers. Last summer he wired his house with a cable connection to the Internet, giving himself and hi...Mon, 09 Oct 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/03/277074/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/04/03/277074/index.htmIn the global market for software that fends off viruses and hackers, Risto Siilasmaa is an upstart--small fry. In his home of Finland, the CEO of security software maker F-Secure is something else...Mon, 03 Apr 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/08/01/229757/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/08/01/229757/index.htm"On each landing, opposite the lift shaft, the poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall. It was one of those pictures which are so contrived that the eyes follow you about when you move. B...Fri, 01 Aug 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/02/03/221526/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/02/03/221526/index.htmThis is it. We're in. There are things here I can now destroy. This is a good thing. The geek in me is happy. --Three hackers in San Antonio, 11:10 p.m. Mon, 03 Feb 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/07/01/214178/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/07/01/214178/index.htmWhatever you think of a Spam sandwich, there's a new kind of Spam clogging the Internet that online users are finding hard to stomach. We're talking about electronic junk mail from advertisers, ter...Mon, 01 Jul 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/12/16/75894/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/12/16/75894/index.htmAn anxious computer industry billed December 2 as National Computer Security Day to raise a public warning about computer crime. Frank S. Smith III, senior manager of information security services ...Mon, 16 Dec 1991 05:01:00 EST