list http://content.usatoday.com/community/tags/reporter.aspx?id=88 Stories by Byron Acohido - USA TODAY Reporter Feed en-us Copyright 2010, USATODAY.com, USA TODAY Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:18:33 GMT 142 18 http://content.usatoday.com/community/tags/reporter.aspx?id=88 http://images.usatoday.com/_common/_images/usatodaycom_135x20.gif http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/2010-02-03-security-boon_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-02-03-security-boon_N.htm?csp=34 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:44:03 GMT Tech-security companies are poised to become Wall Street darlings this year, thanks in part to Google’s tiff with China. http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/2010-02-03-security-boon_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-02-03-security-boon_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/earnings/2010-01-21-google_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/earnings/2010-01-21-google_N.htm?csp=34 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:40:04 GMT Google. revved up its fourth-quarter Internet advertising sales to approach $2 billion in quarterly profit for the first time, providing the strongest sign yet that Internet search leader has shaken off the recession’s doldrums. http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/earnings/2010-01-21-google_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/earnings/2010-01-21-google_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2010-01-17-internet-scams-phishing_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2010-01-17-internet-scams-phishing_N.htm?csp=34 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:05:27 GMT DIY kits have been a staple in the cyberunderground for some time. But now they’ve dropped in price and become more user-friendly. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2010-01-17-internet-scams-phishing_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2010-01-17-internet-scams-phishing_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-01-14-google-china_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2010-01-14-google-china_N.htm?csp=34 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:53:07 GMT Google’s bombshell announcement that it might pull up stakes in China because of cyberattacks and censorship points up a concern long overdue for higher scrutiny, security experts say. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-01-14-google-china_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2010-01-14-google-china_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2009-12-30-cybercrime-small-business-online-banking_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-12-30-cybercrime-small-business-online-banking_N.htm?csp=34 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:13:31 GMT A rising swarm of cyber-robberies targeting small firms, local governments, school districts, churches and non-profits has prompted an extraordinary warning. The American Bankers Association and the FBI are advising small and midsize businesses that conduct financial transactions over the Internet to dedicate a separate PC used exclusively for online banking. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2009-12-30-cybercrime-small-business-online-banking_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-12-30-cybercrime-small-business-online-banking_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-12-16-ftc-intel_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-12-16-ftc-intel_N.htm?csp=34 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:33:17 GMT The FTC on Wednesday slammed Intel with a lawsuit seeking to impose wide-ranging restrictions on how it competes against rivals AMD and Nvidia. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-12-16-ftc-intel_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-12-16-ftc-intel_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-12-14-searchsecurity14_ST_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-12-14-searchsecurity14_ST_N.htm?csp=34 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:30:06 GMT The race to include up-to-the-minute postings from popular social networks atop search results should trigger a boon ─ for cybercriminals. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-12-14-searchsecurity14_ST_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-12-14-searchsecurity14_ST_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-11-12-intel-amd_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-11-12-intel-amd_N.htm?csp=34 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:35:51 GMT Intel and AMD made peace on Thursday, clearing the way for the world’s leading PC chipmakers to focus on a fast-changing tech market. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-11-12-intel-amd_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-11-12-intel-amd_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2009-11-10-atm-hackers_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-11-10-atm-hackers_N.htm?csp=34 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:58:21 GMT Eight foreigners were charged in the U.S. on Tuesday in an elaborate cyberheist that began by hacking debit card data from RBS WorldPay. http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2009-11-10-atm-hackers_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-11-10-atm-hackers_N.htm?csp=34 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-11-09-conficker09_ST_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-11-09-conficker09_ST_N.htm?csp=34 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:11:17 GMT The Conficker worm is still virulent after a year, a sign that PC users’ failure to observe security practices is letting worms in. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-11-09-conficker09_ST_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-11-09-conficker09_ST_N.htm?csp=34