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American companies operating in China have what might be considered a tradition of getting in trouble over privacy and censorship, and Skype, the internet communications company, is the latest to encounter hot water. Its president has done his best to explain the situation.As Josh Silverman wrote, "In China, TOM is the majority local partner in our joint venture that brings Skype functionality to Chinese citizens." Skype - and anyone who bothered to listen to an old announcement - has known for some time that TOM obeyed Chinese laws requiring them to block messages containing certain terms. The problems began when it turned out that TOM stored the messages; there's a real concern about what government authorities might have seen them. And what's more, a security breach may have exposed the messages to all other sorts of people. Silverman wrote, "We were very concerned to learn about both issues and after we urgently addressed this situation with TOM, they fixed the security breach

MARIN'S transportation agency is getting ready to launch its new Web site - this time, without porn.

How's this for a sales pitch: Scare people into buying your products. In this case, it's worthless software.

An internet security expert warned that posting a family tree online can be a dangerous move that sometimes results in identity theft.

From birth announcements to consumer surveys to genealogical information, internet predators are finding new ways to exploit even Web users who consider themselves safe and savvy, a consumer advocate warns.

From birth announcements to consumer surveys to genealogical information, internet predators are finding new ways to exploit even Web users who consider themselves safe and savvy, a consumer advocate warns.

You can lead users to security but that doesn't mean they'll use it or even know whether they have it.

A research firm is spearheading an effort to provide organizations with a way to see how the IT controls they implement for security and compliance compare with those of industry peers.

Information technology company IBM introduced on Thursday SecureStore, a new way to provide retailers with cost-effective solutions to help reduce losses caused each year by physical theft, electronic data ...

In a recent survey that focused on consumer' likes and dislikes of current security software, Trend Micro found most people simply put up with the inconvenience of security software out of necessity.