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Microsoft insists the online gaming service associated with the Xbox 360 did not experience a security breach despite some U.K. consumers who say they fell victim to a phishing scam tied to the video game system.

At the end of October, the Obama Administration announced changes to the Home Affordability Refinance Program that conceivably will make as many as 2 million more homeowners eligible for refinancing over the next two years. This will lower the default risk for the government sponsored entities and their ultimate backers, the American taxpayers, and should provide some level of economic stimulus.

There is always room to maneuver when a balance sheet number represents "management's best estimate."

Don't count on mobile antivirus programs to provide the same protection that they do for PCs.

Google's flashy new mobile security feature, which lets users unlock their phones with facial recognition, is generally considered less secure than a plain old PIN.

Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America, belatedly rationalized the Bank's announcement of a $5 per month fee for use of debit cards (which was later rescinded) by saying that the fee was "completely clear and transparent." Silly defense for such a grotesque blunder.

There was a hard lesson learned by many in the Occupy movement last week. When you push the so-called "establishment," they push back… with a vengeance. It was an "Iron Heel," response, with billy clubs in the ribs, pepper spray in the face and a general disregard of the right to peacefully protest.

Amazon.com Inc.'s new high-end e-reader, the Kindle Fire, has a lot of features that could let it substitute for a portable computer or tablet — but is lacking in at least one regard: Payment security.

As one of the country's leading providers of mystery shopping services to credit unions, I'd like to refute several misrepresentations contained in a report comparing phone satisfaction surveys to mystery shopping.

There is one universal truth when it comes to social media, and conveniently, it can be expressed in fewer than 140 characters: Everyone thinks everyone else has it figured out.