CA antivirus deletes Windows 2003 file   05 Sep 2006 14:21 GMT
Company's eTrust software detects Windows file as a virus and deletes it, causing servers to crash and fail to reboot.
Source: ZDNet

Microsoft uses data-mining to fight phishing   05 Sep 2006 13:00 GMT
Microsoft is using new data-mining techniques from Digital Resolve Inc. in the latest versions of its Web browser to help guard against phishing attacks.
Source: Computerworld

White House Seeks Fresh Info on Smart-Card Efforts   04 Sep 2006 04:23 GMT
De facto federal CIO Karen Evans sent a memo to her agency counterparts seeking an update on their plans for complying with a presidential directive to issue smart ID cards to all employees and contractors starting in October.
Source: Computerworld

List of Data Breach Notices Lengthening   04 Sep 2006 04:23 GMT
Companies disclosed a flurry of new security breaches, highlighting the need for IT managers to focus more on securing their data -- not just their corporate networks.
Source: Computerworld

Sarbanes-Oxley Pushes Del Monte to Secure BI, Spreadsheets   04 Sep 2006 04:23 GMT
Q&A: Alec DeSimone, senior manager of internal audit at Del Monte Foods Co., talks about his firms efforts to limit access to the company's BI tools and spreadsheets.
Source: Computerworld

IT Can Play Big Brother ...   04 Sep 2006 04:23 GMT
On the Mark: Why is it that software vendors are rolling out tools for monitoring the activities of IT workers? Mark Hall learns that it's because tech staffers cause the most internal security problems.
Source: Computerworld

Technology Briefs   04 Sep 2006 04:23 GMT
Technology news in brief.
Source: Computerworld

Open Season on Unsecured Wi-Fi   04 Sep 2006 04:23 GMT
Opinion: Unauthorized piggybacking on a wireless network raises serious legal issues for both the owner of the network and the piggybacker, writes Douglas Schweitzer.
Source: Computerworld

Two years on, Netsky-P tops malware charts   01 Sep 2006 14:52 GMT
The e-mail worm, ranked as the worst of 2004, retains bragging rights even though fixes have long been available.
Source: ZDNet

Microsoft releases Windows Vista RC1 to millions of testers   01 Sep 2006 13:00 GMT
Better performance and operational refinements top the list of improvements over Windows Vista Beta 2.
Source: Computerworld