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Yahoo Adds Safety Alerts To Search

Yahoo opened the beta test of SearchScan in several countries to help safeguard people against potentially dangerous links in their search results.

AdultFriendFinder Rapped For Unwanted Popups

The Federal Trade Commission settled a case with the sexually explicit website over its ads, which popped up with graphic content.

Study Looks at Mistyped Domains & Typosquatters

A new study by a major internet security company is taking aim at typosquatting, the practice of buying a misspelled domain name in the hopes that someone will mistype the name and land on that site. If someone then clicks on an text ad on the site the domain owner and the parking company will make money. While the internet security company is trying to point out the problem of typosquatting, a problem that I do not necessarily agree with, they seem to be implying that the domain parking companies are part of the problem.

We Love Social Networks...No, Wait

There seems to be a case of split personality going on in a lot of companies. On the one hand, the blocking of social media sites continues apace. On the other hand, the adoption of social media in the enterprise is also on a growth spurt.

Ameritrade Crack Exposed 6.3 Million Customers

A massive exploit of brokerage TD Ameritrade led to one of the largest data breaches this year, revealing personal information to attackers.

Yahoo Messenger Webcam Zero-Day Exposed

Online chatter about a vulnerability in Yahoo Messenger has proven accurate, as a flaw in the service's Webcam capabilities can be exploited.

McAfee On Search Engine Safety

The safety risk to search engine users declined by about one percentage point according to a study from McAfee, "The State of Search Engine Safety." Sites that offer adware, spyware, viruses and exploits are considered risky.

McAfee: The Internet Is Risky Business

It's no secret that the Internet is rife with phishing and malware sites that look to prey upon unsuspecting web surfers. In a recent study, McAfee decided to take a geographical look at both the safest and riskiest places to surf the web.

1 Wiki, Best of Both Worlds

Back in November, Andy McAfee shared a great wiki case study from Avenue A | Razorfish.  They adapted MediaWiki to meet their needs.  Leveraging open source, a great approach for a company that builds custom Intranets. But Jeff Walker of Atlassian Confluence, a commercial wiki vendor, disagrees:

Enterprise 2.0 Beyond the Office

As Rod Boothby points out, there are a lot of definitions flying around for similar things when it comes to Web 2.0 and the Enterprise.