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Security in the Spotlight at CeBIT
Security will be a major focus this week at the giant Cebit show in Hanover, Germany. This year, the annual …News
IBM, Novell Back ID Manager Tool
IBM Corp. and Novell Inc. announced their support Monday for an open-source project aiming to give users more control over …
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Microsoft unveils state-of-the-art patch generator
By Constantine von HoffmanWednesday the company gave out details about Office 2007. No estimates yet on what the CPP …News
Privacy – America's Identity Theft Capital
In 1997, Arizona’s Maricopa County (which includes Phoenix) became the first government entity in the nation to post public records …News
Microsoft Wants to Protect You With Windows Live OneCare
By Constantine von HoffmanSometimes the jokes just write themselves: Microsoft is getting into the computer security business. The new …
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Microsoft Reports Two Bugs, Third Identified
Microsoft Corp. is warning of two bugs in its software that could potentially give unauthorized control or access over a …News
'BlackWorm' No Big Deal in Hong Kong
A number of officials and experts in Hong Kong and Tokyo say that the computer worm set to begin corrupting …News
Microsoft Windows and the Kama Sutra Worm
By Constantine von HoffmanOK, so tomorrow is the day the Kama Sutra virus is supposed to start overwriting several popular …News
Security Flaw Discovered in IE7 Beta 2
A story on eWeek.com yesterday reported that an independent security researcher by the name of Tom Ferris had …News
Security at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Champions on the snow and ice aren’t the only ones who have been training intensely for the Olympic Winter Games …Feature
Strategic Partnerships and the Mid-Market CIO
For mid-market CIOs, setting up and managing a strategic partnership has its own challenges.News
Is Online Banking Getting Stronger?
Last October, an obscure government body called the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a security guideline that banks …News
State CIOs Need More IT Security Support from DHS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must improve its support for U.S. state and local governments so they can …News
20th Anniversary of the 1st Computer Virus: Let Us Now Praise Famous Viruses
by Constantine von HoffmanThis month marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the first computer virus! HOORAY and …News
Two New WMF Bugs Found
Just days after Microsoft patched a critical vulnerability in the way the Windows operating system renders certain types of graphics …News
The Week's Top 10 IT News Stories: Security Flaws of Many Kinds
1. Microsoft Rushes Out Patch for WMF Flaw, Network World, 1/5. Not the best week for Redmond on …News
16 Facts About the Windows Metafile (WMF) Vulnerability
Computerworld has put together a neat package of answers to 16 questions about the recently disclosed Windows Metafile …News
Microsoft: Virus Patch Coming
On Wednesday, Microsoft announced its hopes to have a patch that will fix the most recent flaw discovered in the …News
Security Holes Found in BlackBerrys
The maker of BlackBerrys warned yesterday that the popular wireless devices are vulnerable to two types of attacks that could …News
Will E-Votes Be Counted?
2006 Election – Questions about the security and accuracy of electronic voting systems are likely to persist through the national …News
China Slams Spam
According to AP on Yahoo News, in 2006, Chinese citizens will have to register their cell phone accounts …News
Marriott Confesses Backup Tape Loss
Marriott International joined the ever-growing list of major corporations that have reported significant losses or thefts of personal data. Marriott …News
County Rife with Identity Theft Reconsiders Online Records
In 1997, Arizona’s Maricopa County (which includes Phoenix) became the first government entity in the nation to post public records …News
FTC: Spam Declining; Anti-Spam Vendors: Don't Be So Sure…
Viagra. Online Mortgages. PayPal account updates and eBay security notices. Such subject lines grace e-mail inboxes across the word every …News
What's Up at the NSA?
The President and members of Congress have begun to speak publicly about the NSA domestic spying program the New York …News
It's The Science, Stupid. It's Not The Intellectual Property.
According to the New York Times, four leading technology companies and seven American universities have agreed on principles …News
Senate Rejects Patriot Act Extension
According to the Associated Press on YahooNews, The Senate refused early today to …News
Microsoft Releases Security Upgrade for IE
Microsoft has released a security upgrade that fixes newly discovered vulnerabilities in its Internet Explorer browser, including one critical flaw …News
AT&T Launches Internet Security Channel
According to Reuters, AT&T today launches a news channel that focuses on Internet security issues for its business …News
Sam's Club Security Breach
Sam’s Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, is investigating a security breach that has exposed credit card data belonging to …News
USA Patriot Act Extended
House and Senate negotiators reached an agreement Thursday to extend the USA Patriot Act before it expires Dec. …News
NY Breach Notification Law Goes into Effect
New York has joined the growing list of U.S. states requiring that companies notify their customers whenever private information has …News
Top 10 IT News Stories of the Week: Norton Feels Insecure at the Top
1. "Norton Gets A Bit Less Secure," BusinessWeek, 12/1. Being market leader can be a tough position to …News
Microsoft Offers Security for Free (For Now)
Microsoft today will make its Windows OneCare Live "computer-health" service available free in a test, as reported in today’sNews
Fear Haunts Online Shopping
Despite the increasing size of the online shopping market, one in four U.S. consumers won’t shop online during the upcoming …News
Major Risk Found in Flash
Macromedia has warned of a critical bug in its Flash Player — one of the most widely used pieces of …News
Security Algorithms Raise Concerns
Industry experts agree that the future of two widely used security algorithms is fated, but with no clear alternatives in …News
Study Says Outsourcing Creates Jobs Here
Offshore outsourcing helps the U.S. economy by lowering production costs for IT vendors and product costs for their customers and …News
Consumers Won't Stand For Data Breaches
Financial sector CIOs take note — institutions such as banks and credit unions face serious repercussions should they suffer a …News
Clicking, Clacking and Snooping: software can analyze the sounds of someone typing
The idea of snooping on keyboards has been around since the Cold War, when Soviet spies bugged typewriters in the …News
Seeing No Evil: Is It Time To Regulate the ISP Industry?
In a mock courthouse earlier this year, the smack of a gavel opened a case for the ages. Behind one …News
Visa and MasterCard Offer Security Test Kits
Visa and MasterCard have launched free, self-assessment tools for merchants and providers to test and validate the security of their …News
Ericsson Sets Up R&D and Service Center In India
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson announced Monday that it is setting upa research and development center and a regional services deliverycenter in …News
Amazon Moves More Development to India
Amazon.com Inc. will open a second development center in India, to be located in the southern Indian city of Chennai, …News
Inspection of DOT IT Finds 3,000 Weaknesses
During a recent audit of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s IT systems, the agency’s inspector general was able to take …News
Prediction: 8 Million Outsourced Jobs
Utility services and modular, or "component," offerings are trends that are emerging as the outsourcing industry reaches a new level …News
Cisco Will Spend $1 Billion in India
Cisco Systems Inc. announced Wednesday that it will invest US$1.1 billion in India over the next three years. Cisco President …News
Fed Advisers Say Online Banking Lacks Security
A multi-agency U.S. federal advisory body with broad regulatory powers over banks Tuesday issued new guidelines aimed at improving security …News
Fed to Banks: Strengthen Web Log-Ons
According to AP, on Yahoo News, federal regulators will require banks to strengthen security for Internet customers. Bank …-
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