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Build your own free security suite

Do-it-all suites are the name of the security game these days. Sure, you can gather free programs that cover the bases much as a suite would, but who wants to bother with finding out which apps work together and which ones might leave you pulling your hair out? We do. And what's more, we did--all so that you could have an easy-to-follow guide to building your own free suite.

| How-to | Security | 08/27/08 at 10:37 am |

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Locked iPhones can be unlocked without a password

Private information stored in Apple's iPhone and protected by a lock code can be accessed by anyone with just a few button presses.


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Trojans and viruses are out to get you

Have you received your virus-infected e-mail yet today? I don't know what's up, but in the last week I've received dozens of e-mails with a virus infected attachment or a link to a backdoor Trojan horse. There are three variations and all have one thing in mind--luring me into getting zapped with a nasty payload.

| Opinion | Security | 08/26/08 at 9:37 pm |

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Privacy group: US border-crossing database raises concerns

A plan by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect personal information on every traveler coming into the country and keep that information in a database for 15 years could have huge privacy implications for U.S. residents, one privacy group said.

| News | Government | Security | 08/26/08 at 9:26 pm |

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