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Paying for your crimes with Bitcoin

Davey Winder examines the online equivalent of cash-in-hand payments

Coping with Facebook changes

Davey Winder explores the pitfalls of the new-look Facebook, and how best to avoid them

The growing threat of automated Googledorks

Davey Winder reveals the growing danger of Googledorks

Securing social media for businesses

Award-winning IT security journalist, Davey Winder, reveals how companies can safely use sites such as Twitter and Facebook

Pavement hacking: What it is and how to avoid it

Davey Winder warns about an attack that takes advantage of human curiosity

Google's risky pre-loaded pages

Davey Winder warns that Google's Instant features could lead to security trouble

Homebrew hacking: learn how to hack on YouTube

Davey Winder looks at the new wave of home-based hackers who are following step-by-step tutorials to steal your data

DuckDuckGo: keep your searching private

Davey Winder reveals why DuckDuckGo is his favourite search tool

Has your browser been hijacked?

"Prevention is always better than cure," says Davey Winder in his investigation of browser hijacking

Can you send a truly anonymous email?

Is it possible to send a truly anonymous email? Davey Winder investigates

Is it safe to send bank details over email?

Davey Winder ponders the risks involved in sending out financial information over email

How to block rogue apps on your Facebook account

Davey Winder uses Barracuda's Profile Protector to keep his Facebook account safe

Easy thumb drive security

Securing portable data devices isn't difficult, says Davey Winder, as long as you're not afraid to invest a minimal amount of time and effort

Sainsbury's Bank bans password storage

Davey Winder despairs of the bizarre terms and conditions for Sainsbury's online banking

MobileMe triggers credit card blocks

Davey Winder discovers that users of Apple's MobileMe service are mysteriously having their credit cards declined

Don't trust Google Alerts to keep out dodgy links

Davey Winder wonders why Google doesn't check if links it passes on are authentic

Real security researchers disclose responsibly

IT security vendors have a duty to disclose vulnerabilities quickly and responsibly, even if they've been the victims of an attack

Apple Store sticks head in sand over Mac security

Davey Winder uncovers a worrying attitude to security software at Apple's retail stores

Responsible disclosure: how should bugs be made public?

Would mandatory reporting of all security breaches make the world a safer place? Davey Winder gets to grips with responsible security disclosure

Why it's time for secure DNS

Davey Winder explains why it's so important to deploy Domain Name System Security Extensions

Davey is a contributing editor to PC Pro, having covered the internet as a topic since the magazine started in 1994. Since that time he's won numerous awards for his journalism, but remains a small-business consultant specialising in privacy, security and usability issues.