Women more likely than men to trade passwords for chocolate

A new survey by Infosecurity Europe finds that women are four times more likely than men to sell their passwords to total strangers in exchange for chocolate. The genders were nearly equally likely to trade their contact information for a chance to win a trip to Paris, though. ...read more

UK computer store finds encrypted disc in eBay buy

The British government has suffered a series of high-profile losses and thefts of disks containing confidential personal data. That's why the technicians at a computer shop in Bolton called the cops when they found a CD hidden behind the keyboard of a laptop they bought on eBay. The disc contained encrypted data and was whisked away by counterterrorism officers. ...read more

Flirty Russian bots pass Turing test, steal personal data

If you're having a sexy chat online, watch out: you might actually be talking to "CyberLover", a bot used by Russian gangs to collect personal data from the onwary. The automatons, based on natural language dialogue systems that are already deployed within video games, are reportedly indistinguishable from real people -- or so say their victims. ...continue reading 'Flirty Russian bots pass Turing test, steal personal data'

Top 10 reasons IT should not support the iPhone

If you're an IT worker and dreading the day that your company's employees start demanding iPhone support, you'd better get the CIO's ear on the subject now -- before he gets one. ...continue reading 'Top 10 reasons IT should not support the iPhone'