Health Care Firm Recovers Stolen Laptop   28 Aug 2006 05:08 GMT
A health care provider in Michigan disclosed the theft of a laptop PC containing personal data about patients plus the user's ID access code and password. But the system was later recovered, and the company said the patient data wasn't accessed.
Source: Computerworld

IT Execs on Firing Line Over Security Breaches   28 Aug 2006 05:08 GMT
In light of recent shake-ups at AOL and Ohio University, it's clear that IT managers may increasingly take the fall as organizations that suffer data breaches blame them for not properly securing systems.
Source: Computerworld

News Briefs   28 Aug 2006 05:08 GMT
Short IT news items.
Source: Computerworld

Verizon gaffe lets customer details slip   26 Aug 2006 00:11 GMT
A spreadsheet with limited details on more than 5,000 wireless subscribers was accidentally e-mailed to other customers.
Source: ZDNet

Police blotter: Trojan horse leads to porn convictions   25 Aug 2006 13:00 GMT
In this week's installment, judge upholds conviction instigated by a hacker who reported incriminating files.
Source: ZDNet

Did Paris Hilton hack Lindsay Lohan's voice mail?   25 Aug 2006 13:00 GMT
A small Caller ID spoofing company says it suspended Paris Hilton's account because she improperly accessed someone else's voice mail.
Source: Computerworld

Federal student loan program exposes data on 21,000 users   25 Aug 2006 13:00 GMT
The Department of Education has disabled the online payment feature of its Federal Student Aid site after a software glitch exposed the personal data of 21,000 students earlier this week.
Source: Computerworld

IT execs on firing line over security breaches   25 Aug 2006 13:00 GMT
In light of recent shake-ups at AOL and Ohio University, it's clear that IT managers may increasingly take the fall as organizations that suffer data breaches blame them for not properly securing systems.
Source: Computerworld

Gloves come off in Symantec, Microsoft dispute   25 Aug 2006 11:00 GMT
Legal dispute over storage patent is about to get going in earnest, part of a wider skirmish over security software turf.
Source: ZDNet

Real life: My battle with spyware   25 Aug 2006 04:51 GMT
He knew better, but he just had to have that game patch before his business trip, and the only place he could get it was from a "seedy" Web site.
Source: Computerworld