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  Google accelerates push to replace passwords by joining FIDO Alliance

  By Casey Newton on April 23, 2013 08:38 pm + 29 comments

  Amid a growing consensus that passwords are not adequately secure, the group of tech companies Continue reading…

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  Lenovo, PayPal, and others launch the FIDO Alliance to replace passwords with more secure alternatives

  By Nathan Ingraham on February 13, 2013 01:17 pm + 9 comments

  There's little doubt that the venerable password, the internet's primary authentication tool, is Continue reading…

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  US Government uses virtual 'CyberCity' as a training ground against online attacks

  By Nathan Ingraham on November 27, 2012 03:13 pm + 3 comments

  US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta recently said that criminal attacks through the internet "could Continue reading…

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  With hacker attacks on the rise, Facebook Connect emerges as security solution

  By Ellis Hamburger on July 18, 2012 11:50 am + 45 comments

  Last week, Formspring servers were compromised and over 420,000 hashed user passwords were stolen. Continue reading…

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  Symantec says spam hits three-year low, Rustock botnet still not missed

  By Eddie Fu on December 6, 2011 11:57 pm + 13 comments

  Symantec's just released an end of the year report boasting that 70.5 percent of all email is spam, Continue reading…

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  Facebook removes API bug allowing third party access to personal data — change your password to be safe

  By Ross Miller on May 10, 2011 04:14 pm + 11 comments

  The strange bedfellows known as Facebook and privacy concerns are once again entangled. I'll spare Continue reading…