Microsoft releases guidelines for customer privacy   18 Oct 2006 09:32 GMT
A 49-page document previously kept internally by Microsoft was released on Tuesday at an international privacy professionals' conference in Toronto. The company hopes its Privacy Guidelines for Developing Software Products and Services will spur further industry discussion on the subject.
Source: Computerworld

Ten security trends worth watching   18 Oct 2006 09:32 GMT
Bruce Schneier's webcas keynote speech at last month's Hack in the Box listed ten information security trends that should have IT's attention. Privacy watchdogs, patch-management mavens, and those who lack the power to persuade end users to better behavior are all in for misery.
Source: Computerworld

Study: Workers often jot down passwords   18 Oct 2006 00:20 GMT
Companies should look to technology to make up for employees' lack of security savvy, authors recommend.
Source: ZDNet

FBI director wants ISPs to track users   17 Oct 2006 23:18 GMT
Robert Mueller becomes latest Bush administration official to call for ISPs to store customers' data.
Source: ZDNet

Oracle plugs 101 security flaws   17 Oct 2006 23:09 GMT
Quarterly patch release fixes 101 vulnerabilities across Oracle's products. Many flaws are serious.
Source: ZDNet

Exploit code published for Nvidia Linux graphics driver   17 Oct 2006 22:16 GMT
Rapid7, which discovered the flaws, says publication addresses risk that goes back to 2004.
Source: ZDNet

Windows virus worms onto some Apple iPods   17 Oct 2006 21:05 GMT
A small number of the video media players have been shipped with the RavMonE virus, the company warns.
Source: ZDNet

Hackers' project disguises security-busting code   17 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
Hackers are developing software that will create an apparently endless number of variations on known exploit code, the better to evade security software.
Source: Computerworld

Oracle releases 101 patches in quarterly update   17 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
Oracle released dozens of patches addressing vulnerabilities across its range of database and application server products as well as its collaboration and e-business suites.
Source: Computerworld

HP hires Ethics and Compliance Officer   17 Oct 2006 13:00 GMT
Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd has tapped a former co-worker from his time at NCR to fill the newly created Ethics and Compliance Officer spot at HP. Jon Hoak joins the company in the wake of the boardroom spying scandal.
Source: Computerworld