Remember the film "Maximum Overdrive," where machines took over and went on a murderous rampage? With cars and appliances ever more computerized, such a security threat seems a little less farfetched as we head into 2012.

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Court Dismisses Most Breach Claims Against Heartland By Banks

Nine banks want Heartland to pay for damages related to 2008 breach

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Google's Schmidt Calls Carrier IQ Software a Keylogger

It actually records keystrokes, he says at a conference in the Netherlands

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Google, Microsoft Teams Work to Keep Pace with Privacy Laws

The companies offered a glimpse at the work required to try to stay on top of data privacy issues

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Facebook Disables Bug Used to Expose Zuckerberg Photos

Bug was fixed just a week after Facebook disclosed settlement with FTC over privacy issues

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Is privacy an ally of security, next of kin, or something else? These articles dig into the hows and whys of data privacy and data protection, and its relationship to enterprise security efforts.

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Understand Your Data: The Future of Backup and Archiving
Archiving and Backup are the foundation of the next generation of information governance. However, commodity data protection tools and basic archives are only good for storing data. In the changing IT landscape, understanding what you are keeping, when to delete, and delivering insight to the business from your data is the future of these systems. Join us to hear the impact of private and public cloud solutions, "big data" and your choices while market evolves.
What You Need to Know About APTs
These aren't your everyday viruses or random phishing attempts. Advanced persistent threats (APTs) are targeted, multifaceted, ongoing efforts to steal your most valuable data - or worse. How do they manage to be so successful? What can you do to avoid them?

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Think Your AntiVirus Software is Working? Think Again
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Application Security eGuide
In this eGuide, CSO and its sister publications Network World, Computerworld, and InfoWorld present a collection of articles that examine the current threats to application security and what companies can do to protect themselves.