Safety In The News : General

Australian government implements mandatory Internet filters to protect children online

Linda Criddle — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:39:00 GMT

Australia is in the process of implementing new restrictions to help protect children from exposure to Web sites containing pornography and violence, a path also taken by several European countries including the UK. Civil libertarians are protesting that...(read more)

North Carolina AG Pushes MySpace to Be a Safer Service

Linda Criddle — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:09:00 GMT

In a landmark negotiation with MySpace, the Attorney General from North Carolina has secured agreement to significantly increase consumer’s safety on MySpace. The agreement covers increasing the verification of user’s ages to protect minors, allowing...(read more)

Ask.com Puts a Bet on Privacy - Will privacy sell?

Linda Criddle — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:55:00 GMT

Ask.com , the fourth-largest search engine service launched a service today called AskEraser. A first for the search industry, this eraser lets you decide if you want information about your search discarded once the search is complete. All other search...(read more)

Cloudmark and AdaptiveMobile Join Forces to Fight Mobile Content Abuse

Linda Criddle — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:39:00 GMT

Two major mobile companies have banded together to combat mobile spam, and enable carriers to provide content filtering tools to individuals and parents to allow them to determine the type of content they feel is appropriate for themselves and their families. ...(read more)

Just The Facts About Online Youth Victimization: Researchers Present the Facts and Debunk Myths

Linda Criddle — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:48:00 GMT

May 3, 2007 Summary The Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee convened a forum titled “Just the Facts about Online Youth Victimization” to help debunk common myths about internet risks to youth in this country. On the panel were four outstanding...(read more)

In the news: Search engine Safety

Linda Criddle — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:38:00 GMT

June 4 2007 Summary McAfee has updated their Search Engine Safety Research (see my previous blog from Dec 2006) and though the safety of consumers using search engines has improved by about 1 percent, searching still represents considerable risk to consumers....(read more)

You’re not alone

Linda Criddle — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:11:00 GMT

5 March 2007 Summary The threat of online attacks targeting home users is growing. Research released by Symantec in September 2006 showed that computers in the home were now the target of 86 percent of all attacks by criminals. Cybercriminals are getting...(read more)

ID Thieves Turn Sights on Smaller E-Businesses

Linda Criddle — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 01:01:00 GMT

For Online Shoppers, Security Seals No Guarantee That Hackers Aren't Watching 28 Sept 2006 Summary Financial fraud experts indicate that data thieves are increasingly focusing their attention on small online businesses. Smaller companies have fewer customers...(read more)

Cybercrime becoming more organized

Linda Criddle — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:08:00 GMT

15 Sept 2006 Summary Cyberscams are increasingly being committed by organized-crime syndicates out to profit from sophisticated ruses rather than hackers keen to make an online name for themselves," says Christopher Painter, deputy chief of the computer...(read more)