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PC World – As much heat as Facebook has taken recently for its privacy policies and the freedom with which it shares data across the Web and around the world, Facebook is still not the biggest threat to online privacy–you are. A study by Consumer Reports illustrates that users are really their own worst enemy when it comes to online privacy.

AP – Is there really a “cyberwar” going on? Some officials and computer security companies say yes, arguing that armies of hackers are stealing online secrets and using the Internet to attack infrastructure such as power grids.

AP – WORDS MATTER: Computer security analysts said at a conference this week that the term “cyberwar” is used so broadly that it makes it hard for nations to agree on how to best cooperate on Internet security.

AP – Symantec Corp., maker of the Norton antivirus software — reported net income of $184 million for its fiscal fourth quarter, compared with a loss a year earlier, when it wrote down the value of its assets.

AP – As governments around the world amass armies of hackers to protect their countries’ computer networks and possibly attack others, the idea of getting officials together to discuss shared threats such as cybercrime is challenging.

AFP – Government officials and business leaders from around the world will begin a three-day meeting in Texas Monday to discuss what all agree is an area of common and growing concern: cybersecurity.

Christopher Null – One of the more memorable stories (at least to us tech types) to come out of the 2008 presidential campaign was the compromise of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s email account.

PC World – Three Web sites belonging to the U.S. Department of the Treasury have been hacked to attack visitors with malicious software, security vendor AVG says.

NewsFactor – In case you aren’t already convinced, what you post on your favorite social network could come back to haunt you — in the form of cybercrime victimization. In fact, 9 percent of social network users experienced some form of abuse within the past year, such as malware infections, scams, identity theft or harassment, according to Consumer Reports.

PC World – Two U.S. lawmakers have released a draft bill that would require companies that collect personal information from customers to disclose how they collect and share that information, but several privacy and consumer groups said the proposal would legalize current privacy violations online.

PC World – European ministers are considering establishing a new agency that would tie together law enforcement agencies and other entities dedicated to fighting cybercrime.

PC World – Symantec will acquire encryption specialist PGP and endpoint security vendor GuardianEdge Technologies for US$300 million and $70 million respectively, the company said on Thursday.

PC World – Symantec announced two new acquisitions–PGP Corporation for approximately $300 million, and GuardianEdge Technologies for around $70 million. Purchasing these two established encryption providers will enable Symantec to take a more comprehensive approach to protecting data.

PC Magazine – A college student accused of hacking into former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s e-mail account has been convicted on two counts of destroying records and unlawful access to a computer.

NewsFactor – Symantec said Thursday it will pay $370 million in cash to acquire encryption technology providers PGP and GuardianEdge Technologies, with the deals expected to close during the company’s June quarter. Symantec sees its acquisition of standards-based encryption capabilities from the two firms as a natural extension of its strategy for securing and managing information on any device — across both the enterprise and consumer segments as well as in the cloud, said Symantec CEO Enrique Salem.

AFP – Government officials and business leaders from around the world are meeting in Texas this week to discuss what all agree is an area of common and growing concern: cybersecurity.

AFP – Google said Tuesday that fake software security programs rigged to infect computers are a growing online threat with hackers tricking people into installing nefarious code on machines.

PC Magazine – Ten years ago this coming week an important and unpleasant event occurred: The ILOVEYOU virus. It was, at the time, the biggest malware event ever. We asked researchers at Trend Micro (who turned down ILOVEYOU’s author for a job) for their thoughts.

PC World – Fake antivirus software is becoming more prevalent on the Internet, with its creators using clever methods to fool users into installing the programs, according to a new report from Google.

PC World – A new variant of the Storm worm has emerged, but it does not appear to be as well-designed as its older relative, according to computer security researchers.

NewsFactor – They sneak up on you while you’re working, pretend to help you, and then betray you. By the time you realize what’s going on, you’re infected.

PC World – The U.K. is planning to hold computer security exercises later this year to spark interest in the field and address a shortage of professionals in the country, a program modeled after one started in the U.S.

PC World – Although Linux holds only a small market share, Linux computers appear to send a disproportionate amount of spam compared to other operating systems, according to new research from Symantec’s MessageLabs messaging security division.

AFP – Software security firm BitDefender warned Tuesday that hackers are trying to trick iPad owners into infecting personal computers with a power-seizing virus.

PC World – Last week a flawed DAT file from McAfee led to false positives crashing Windows XP systems and leading to a massive cleanup effort.

PC Magazine – McAfee on Monday said it would reimburse “reasonable expenses” that were incurred after an incorrect malware alert last week caused computers running Windows XP Service Pack 3 to shut down and start on a continuous reboot cycle.

AP – Computer hackers stole a program that controlled access to most of Google Inc.’s services when they attacked the Internet company late last year, according to a report published late Monday.