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• Five big security threats for 2011

  Online malicious activity was a major headache in 2010, and so far, 2011 is no different: We've seen scams and malware on Twitter, Facebook, and the Android Market, as well as a rise in politically motivated online attacks. But that's no surprise to security experts such as Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for security firm Sophos. Cluley says that Sophos analyzes about 95,000 pieces of malware every day that is either brand-new or a variant of an older attack.

  Ian Paul | 11 Mar | Read more

• Google Gmail snafu lesson: Backup, backup, backup

  Gmail is hard at work restoring service to about 40,000 Gmail users after a software bug deleted their e-mail messages, folders, labels and filters. So, while things are looking good for those users affected by the bug, this episode proves, once again, that while Web-based services may be robust, you still have to take responsibility for your own data.

  Ian Paul | 02 Mar | Read more

• Facebook security more important as e-mail spam levels drop

  Spammers are moving on from mass e-mail blasts to targeted attacks using social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn, Cisco security executive Tom Gillis said Monday.

  Jon Brodkin | 02 Mar | Read more

• Your new Facebook friend might be a spy

  Is that new friend really your friend, or just someone pretending to be your friend so he can spy on you? No, I'm not just being more paranoid than usual. This really does happen - especially if you're a member of an anonymous collective determined to do battle with the forces of corporate evil (not to mention Tom Cruise, Soulja Boy, and your mom).

  Dan Tynan | 20 Feb | Read more

• Three reasons why your business should avoid Facebook

  For small businesses, the conventional wisdom today is that social media have become the best way to reach out to potential and current customers, and that companies need to be out there participating actively on Facebook and other social sites. After all, that's where consumers are, right?

  Katherine Noyes | 18 Feb | Read more

• Report: Privacy worries many Facebook, Google users

  A considerable number of Facebook and Google users worry about privacy and malware when using the social networking site and search engine, according to a survey from Gallup Poll and USA Today.

  Juan Carlos Perez | 10 Feb | Read more

• Customize who can see your Facebook status updates

  Facebook status updates don't have to be an all-or-nothing proposition. You can decide who gets to see a particular update -- or, if you prefer, who doesn't.

  Rick Broida | 09 Feb | Read more

• Mark Zuckerberg allegedly stalked on Facebook

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has allegedly been stalked by a man on his own social networking site.

  Sharon Gaudin | 09 Feb | Read more

• Hacker steals 400 billion virtual poker chips from Facebook game

  An English hacker has admitted he stole 400 billion virtual poker chips worth somewhere between $US285,000 and $12 million in actual dollars from a popular online game, then sold some of them for cash on Facebook.

  Tim Greene | 05 Feb | Read more

• Egyptian activist: Internet shutdown backfired

  The Egyptian government's move last week to shut down the Internet in the country backfired because it further inflamed antigovernment protestors, a digital activist in the country said Thursday.

  Grant Gross | 04 Feb | Read more

• Seven hints to stay safe online

  There have been a number of attacks recently against high-profile social networking accounts -- French President Sarkozy, teen pop star Selena Gomez, and even social network wunderkind and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg have all fallen prey. Web surfing and social networking are here to stay, so the trick is figuring out how to protect your computer and your personal information while you're online.

  Tony Bradley | 01 Feb | Read more

• Five new online security threats to avoid

  I don't spend a lot of time on Facebook, so when I got an e-mail from the social networking site telling me "you haven't been back to Facebook recently" and here are some messages you missed, it didn't seem odd. I clicked on the link, wondering what one of my friends was doing.

  Bill Snyder | 01 Feb | Read more

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  Smoke signals: Facebook and the death of privacy

  Author, futurist and virtual reality pioneer Mark Pesce took to the stage on the last day of Linux.conf.au 2011 in Brisbane to voice his concerns on the state of privacy in an age dominated by the likes of Facebook and Cloud computing. In an inspiring keynote, Pesce reflected on his history and experience with open source programming and the future it holds in its current context.

  Mark Pesce | 28 Jan | Read more

• Facebook erodes privacy and tightens security

  Facebook straddles a precarious line when it comes to information security and data privacy. As a social networking site, its very existence is based on the premise of freely sharing information -- status updates, photos, likes, location check-ins -- with others. However, that sharing has to be tempered as well to ensure personal privacy is not violated. This week, Facebook simultaneously introduced a new ad model that could infringe on user privacy, while also improving security for the site itself.

  Tony Bradley | 28 Jan | Read more

• Facebook offers protection against wireless Firesheep attack

  Facebook is rolling out a more secure way to connect to its website, which will protect users from a widely publicized wireless networking attack called Firesheep.

  Robert McMillan | 27 Jan | Read more