NIST seeks closer vendor interaction on vulnerabilities   07 Sep 2006 13:00 GMT
The the federal agency which manages the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) said the NIST will now work more closely with vendors by allowing them to post information clarifying how vulnerabilities may or may not affect their products.
Source: Computerworld

Business focus seen as key to showing value of IT security spending   07 Sep 2006 13:00 GMT
The best way to communicate the value of IT security investments is to focus on business and customer benefits, said IT managers at this week's Security Standard conference in Boston.
Source: Computerworld

A report card on anti-terror technology   07 Sep 2006 11:00 GMT
As the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11 nears, CNET reviews five bright ideas and five proposals that raise security or privacy issues.
Source: ZDNet

Virginia court upholds antispam law   06 Sep 2006 21:34 GMT
Court denies convicted spammer's appeal, rejects argument that the state law is unconstitutional.
Source: ZDNet

Fiddling while Rome burned   06 Sep 2006 18:35 GMT
Commentary--Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says corporate America needs a wake up call--in the worst way--about data security.
Source: ZDNet

GAO: Health care privacy breaches widespread   06 Sep 2006 13:00 GMT
More than 40% of Medicare contractors and state Medicaid agencies have experienced privacy breaches involving personal health information, according to report released yesterday by the Government Accountability Office.
Source: Computerworld

Mozilla taps former Microsoft executive for security   06 Sep 2006 13:00 GMT
Mozilla has hired former Microsoft executive Window Snyder to take charge of its security strategy.
Source: Computerworld

Desktop security found in new fingerprint-lock hard drive   06 Sep 2006 13:00 GMT
The drives from LaCie, use biometrics to restrict access to data and will not work if they've been removed from the case and are plugged into another machine.
Source: Computerworld

Cisco, Microsoft demo network security cooperation   06 Sep 2006 13:00 GMT
Cisco and Microsoft will announce plans to roll out an early beta program for certain customers who want to test the new products.
Source: Computerworld

Word flaw hit with zero-day attack   05 Sep 2006 14:59 GMT
"Extremely critical flaw" in Microsoft Word 2000, which has no released patch, could lead to remote execution of code.
Source: ZDNet