Nobody can say Google didn't warn us: Notifications of changes to its privacy policies have been impossible for its users to miss over recent weeks. Come March 1, Google's privacy policies and the data gained from its more than 60 products and services all become one.

Is it just me or do others share my concern that some people responsible for malware creation also play a role in selling anti-malware?

Despite decades of research into alternatives, two researchers say passwords are getting more use than ever, deserve more research and may be the best solution for many security applications.

On the eve of the 1980 Presidential election, candidate Ronald Reagan posed a 10-word question to the voting public that may have cost Jimmy Carter his re-election: "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" Reagan asked on national television.

Microsoft admitted this week that months after the discovery it is still working to fix a Skype vulnerability that potentially can  reveal a user's location and download habits. As of Jan. 12, the vulnerability remained and Microsoft, which owns Skype, offered no timetable for a fix.

I am of two minds regarding the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA), currently winding its way through the U.S. Congress. I passionately love SOPA and hate it just as much, both at the same time.