MySpace to Apple: Fix that worm   05 Dec 2006 20:54 GMT
After worm spreads on social-networking site, MySpace asks Apple to update its QuickTime media player.
Source: ZDNet

MySpace to offer technology to block sex offenders   05 Dec 2006 18:41 GMT
Social network will build feature to search federal, state databases and delete MySpace profiles of registered sex offenders.
Source: ZDNet

Panel changes course, approves e-voting checks   05 Dec 2006 18:34 GMT
Reworded proposal would call for new systems to be "software independent," but emphasizes current machines would be unaffected.
Source: ZDNet

U.S. to create 'risk assessments' of air passengers   05 Dec 2006 17:00 GMT
Department of Homeland Security implements data-mining system for passengers traveling to the U.S.
Source: ZDNet

Industry group urges caution on U.S. plan for RFID-enabled ID cards   05 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
The U.S. government's plan to use RFID chips in a proposed passport-card program for U.S. citizens is drawing fire from groups concerned that it could undermine security and privacy.
Source: Computerworld

Sun, StorageTek sued for copyright infringement, fraud   05 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
Sun Microsystems faces another intellectual property lawsuit as Netbula files suit for copyright infringement and fraud related to the use of certain core technology. The problem apparently stems from arrangements made before Sun's 2005 purchase of StorageTek.
Source: Computerworld

IBM to buy audit, compliance firm   05 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
IBM plans to acquire Consul Risk Management to deepen the auditing and compliance functionality of IBM's Tivoli systems management software.
Source: Computerworld

Vista security still no match for social engineering   05 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
Windows Vista is still prone to attack by three notorious pieces of malware -- mainly because the threats in question rely on social engineering to launch their invasions.
Source: Computerworld

Ohio U. names interim CIO to replace William Sams   05 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
Ohio University, plagued by a series of security lapses in recent months, is getting an interim CIO: Shawn Ostermann, an associate professor at the school, will start his new job on Jan. 1.
Source: Computerworld

Japanese rights holders protest again to YouTube   05 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
A month and a half after protests by a Japanese copyright-protection group caused YouTube to delete nearly 30,000 files, that group and others in the country have filed a second protest with the popular site.
Source: Computerworld