Remember last week when we talked about the bad stuff that can happen when you send your credit card (or worse, debit card) number over the Internet? (If you don't, click here to refresh your memory.) Well, it turns out there's a super-easy (and free!) way to help stop identi …

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I don't have to tell you much about how important social networks have been in getting photos, videos and just plain information out of Iran throughout the last week. But technology may also be working against Twitterers and YouTubers. 

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A brief analysis of the leaked BNP membership list for 2007 which includes full names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and notes about its members. The BNP is seen by most as a racist political group.

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The Air Force is fed up with a seemingly endless barrage of attacks on its computer networks from stealthy adversaries whose motives and even locations are unclear.

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The latest Security Intelligence Report report is self-congratulatory about Vista's improved security measures over XP, but unfortunately some of the biggest threats are coming from organized crime groups and use phishing techniques that Microsoft claims it can't patch.

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These common mistakes can ruin your computer or invite identity theft

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For businesses, positively identifying someone online - by name, or physical location - is extremely difficult. Many Internet firms seek to verify the identity of customers by requesting scanned copies of their driver's licenses, passports, or utility bills.

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If there is any truth to the old saying that there is no honor among thieves then it is doubly true for thieves who transact with one another yet never actually meet face-to-face.

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These days, nearly every aspect of the underground online economy that supports commercial crime operations has been automated. Online forums and criminal social networking sites have long offered aspiring newbies tips on getting started.

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Social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn are fast emerging as some of the most fertile grounds for malicious software, identity thieves and online mischief-makers.

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Frequent use of stolen credit cards to pay for World of Warcraft subscription has prompted UK bank Halifax to block payments to the game's publisher, Blizzard Entertainment.

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Is Internet Privacy a growing concern and something every web surfer should be aware of and protect against...or, is it only for the 'totally paranoid'? An interesting debate by two experts in the technology field.

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Logging in doesn't actually log you in; it just takes what info you've put in the form (ie, your email address and password) and then saves it to a text file.

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There can also be a certain seal of approval that comes with approaching someone in your friend's social network -- almost like a blind date arranged by your buddy -- assuming your friend is discerning about linking to others online and game to let you try.

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According to the BBC's consumer rights television program Watchdog, set to air later today, fraudsters could open bank accounts and receive credit cards armed simply with the information found on a user's Facebook page. Sorry - not sure what happened with the link. Try Here

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Users of the Facebook social-networking site are too gullible in giving up personal information, which could make them the targets of identity theft, according to Sophos research.

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Google today acquired messaging security firm Postini for $625 million in a move the web giant hopes will encourage more organizations to deploy Google Apps.

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You thought children and teens are unlikely victims of identity theft? You were wrong: thieves exploit 400 thousand children IDs every year – and get away with it for years until the children grow up.

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I discovered a huge security hole in Citibank's online Account center that lets coComment publish any messages you send to Citibank.

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Continuing in my long list of ideas on technological dependancies. I though I would turn my attention to the World Wide Web. Yes the thing you are viewing this on now.

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AOL 9.0, AOL's free client software gets the "badware" label from stopbadware.org, a consumer protection intiative backed by Google, Sun Microsystems and others. Why am I not suprised.

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A quick and helpful cheatsheet for those parents not familiar with MySpace.

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Is it Really this Hard to Understand Online Security?

In the latest issue of PCMag they discuss what they call "The Sorry State of Security" and I can't agree more with them. In the article they go on to explain how almost 80% of home users don't even have basic protection like a firewall or anti-spyware software.

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