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Brazil: Tech powerhouse, but gap remains

August 29, 2008 9:05 AM PDT

Though long in the shadow of the U.S. when it comes to computing, Latin America is home to a number of fast-growing regions, including Brazil--already the world's fifth largest PC market.

Students in Brazil get a new Classmate

August 29, 2008 9:06 AM PDT

There is more at stake at the largest one-to-one computing project in Latin America than the reputation of Intel's Classmate PC.

Brazil's love of Linux

August 28, 2008 9:45 AM PDT

The open-source software definitely gets a warm reception here, but its role can easily be overestimated, too.

Brazil: Digital inclusion, but how?

September 2, 2008 12:32 PM PDT

While hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on digital inclusion projects in Latin America, many of the programs start and end with the technology.

Brazil: An emerging market faces challenges

August 27, 2008 3:13 PM PDT

As a PC sales market, Brazil is unquestionably strong, but it's also a place where abject poverty abounds.

Black Hat a sure bet to be big, bold in Vegas

August 8, 2008 1:15 AM PDT

From a mock trial in "Hacker Court" to presentations titled "Bad Sushi" and "Satan is on My Friends List," security conference promises to be provocative.

Week in review: Microhoo, Yahoogle, and Microspace, oh my!

April 11, 2008 3:41 PM PDT

The week was marked by a dizzying barrage of news on the future of Yahoo and its suitors, leaving industry watchers mostly scratching their heads. Also, RSA 2008.
(By CNET News.com's Michelle Meyers)

Microsoft: Vista feature designed to 'annoy users'

April 11, 2008 12:01 PM PDT

By way of the User Account Control feature, company set out to force independent software vendors to make their code more secure, says manager.

Will security become Facebook's Achilles' heel?

June 18, 2008 5:22 PM PDT

Aaron Greenspan warns that Facebook is sacrificing user privacy on the altar of hyper growth.

Microsoft: Vista SP1 will break these programs

February 21, 2008 10:46 AM PST

List of applications affected by service pack installation include Trend Micro's Internet Security 2008 and the Times Reader.

EC plans biometric border checks

February 15, 2008 5:40 AM PST

European Commission proposed biometric checks include face screening and automated security checks.

Going back to school on security

February 13, 2008 4:31 AM PST

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod finds that educational institutions have been anything but smart about preventing security breaches.

The legislation behind a national ID

February 4, 2008 4:25 PM PST

Federal regulations creating a uniform national ID card are looming. Read the full text of the relevant section of the law.

Security perimeter? What security perimeter?

January 31, 2008 4:00 AM PST

In the fight against security breaches, PGP Chief Executive Phil Dunkelberger cautions that encryption by itself is not the answer.

Why Real ID is a flawed law

February 1, 2008 10:25 AM PST

Internet attorney Sophia Cope says the act will do more harm than good and the better idea is for Congress to revisit the fundamentally flawed law.

Secunia: CA backup product 'inherently insecure'

January 16, 2008 10:49 AM PST

In annual report on security flaws, vulnerability-testing company strongly criticizes CA's ARCserve Backup product, as well as Symantec Mail Security.

Open-source security moves to next step

January 11, 2008 9:35 AM PST

Eleven projects are certified as secure in government-backed initiative led by source code analysis specialist Coverity.

If you thought 'Security '07' was hairy, just wait

January 3, 2008 4:00 AM PST

Jon Oltsik says 2008 will bring a new cluster of headlines about information security and the workplace.

Year in review: Botnet gains, Web 2.0 pains

August 12, 2008 12:44 PM PDT

As the Storm worm raged, tapping countless PCs for nefarious ends, the rush to online applications left many Web sites vulnerable.

U.K. government loses pensioner data

December 19, 2007 8:07 AM PST

Department responsible for collecting taxes, administering other services, admits another data loss.