Cybercrime robs $67.2 billion a year
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| Over the past two years, U.S. consumers lost more than $8 billion to
| viruses, spyware and online fraud schemes, Consumer Reports says.
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http://www.crime-research.org/news/12.10.2006/2290/
This is a problem that should never have existed in the first place;
likewise, the so-called 'security industry' (a multi-billion-dollar
business) slows down innovation and development (its need rather). The
government ought to demand that people make use of secure software and
platforms.
Perspective: Microsoft security--no more second chances?
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| As if Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff didn't have enough on
| his plate.
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| Not only has he had to deal with Katrina and Osama. Now he's also got to
| whip Steve Ballmer and the crew at Microsoft into shape. If past is
| prologue, that last task may be the most daunting of all.
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http://news.com.com/2010-1002_3-6104512.html?part=rss&tag=6104512&subj=news
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