Security
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Cisco, Microsoft, EMC Join Government Data Project
Tue, July 10, 2007 - Several technology companies will build a system designed to make it easier for U.S. government agencies to share and protect sensitive data.
Report Card on Government's Compliance With Secure ID Mandate
Wed, June 13, 2007 - The president called on all federal agencies to issue secure, smart ID cards to federal workers and contractors. So far, few of the cards have been issued, according to an analysis of published data.
Federal Agencies Lag on Secure ID Card Mandate
Wed, June 13, 2007 - The number of HSPD-12-compliant smart cards issued by the federal government remains minuscule.
Google CIO Talks Security
Wed, June 06, 2007 - Douglas Merrill, Google's vice president of engineering and chief information officer, explains what Google gets from its security investments, and why his company believes that locking down the enterprise PC is not the way to go.
Office 2007 Security Goals Spurned by Microsoft
Tue, May 01, 2007 - Unlike Microsoft Corp. executives who have predicted that Windows Vista will be hit by far fewer vulnerabilities than its predecessor, the developers who crafted Office 2007 -- while confident that the suite will be tougher to attack -- won't set a security target.
Online Harassment: Five Tips to Defeat Blog Trolls and Cyberstalkers
Fri, April 27, 2007 - Anyone who has participated in the blogosphere in the past two months knows the troubling story of Kathy Sierra, a prominent blogger who was the victim of online threats so violent she canceled an upcoming speaking engagement and took a hiatus from blogging.
How to Avoid Being a Phishing Scam Victim
Tue, April 24, 2007 - You never can defend yourself too much while online.
How to Calculate the Cost of a Data Breach
Thu, April 12, 2007 - Want to know just how much a data breach is likely to end up costing your company?
PayPal Asking E-Mail Services to Block Messages
Tue, March 27, 2007 - PayPal is trying to persuade e-mail providers to block messages without a digital signature, a recently implemented security feature, a company attorney said.
Microsoft Details Network Hack in Windows
Mon, March 26, 2007 - Microsoft is warning of an attack that could be used to divert someone’s Web traffic through a malicious proxy server.Applications such as Internet Explorer use the Web Proxy Automatic Discovery (WPAD) protocol to find a file that enables a browser to configure its proxy settings. However, it’s possible to plant a configuration file that would route traffic through a malicious ...



