Security Log   18 Dec 2006 05:52 GMT
A short book review and news items on information security.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft speeds up phishing shield for IE 7   16 Dec 2006 01:59 GMT
In some cases the antiphishing feature that protects against fraudulent Web sites in Internet Explorer 7 bogged down Windows PCs.
Source: ZDNet

Report: Net users picking safer passwords   16 Dec 2006 00:45 GMT
Average MySpace password has eight characters, expert says. But no password is secure if you fall for a phishing scam.
Source: ZDNet

New 'botworm' exploits Symantec flaw   15 Dec 2006 23:12 GMT
"Big Yellow" hits systems running Symantec's corporate antivirus tools, warns eEye Digital Security. Symantec says attacks are limited.
Source: ZDNet

Disposing tech gear--the IT way   15 Dec 2006 19:09 GMT
Commentary--Taking out the tech trash used to be a thoughtless job but NextPhase's Chris Adam warns doing it the wrong way could reveal your company's innermost secrets.
Source: ZDNet

Yahoo Messenger gets security update   15 Dec 2006 15:36 GMT
Aimed at flaws in software that downloads with Messenger, update is called "highly critical" by Yahoo.
Source: ZDNet

Mass. settles with financial services firm over stolen laptop   15 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
Ameriprise Financial Services has agreed to pay Massachusetts $25,000 in connection with the theft one year ago of a laptop that contained sensitive data on 158,000 customers and 68,000 current and former Ameriprise employees.
Source: Computerworld

Counties work to hide personal data   15 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
Identity theft concerns are pushing some counties to take down or black out personally identifiable information from their Web sites but the work remains a challenge.
Source: Computerworld

Homeland Security chief defends Real ID plan   14 Dec 2006 20:01 GMT
Dismissing privacy concerns, Michael Chertoff says electronically read IDs will make the country more secure.
Source: ZDNet

Attack code published for third Word flaw   14 Dec 2006 19:50 GMT
Code could be used to crash PCs and ultimately commandeer them, security firms warn. But Microsoft hasn't confirmed the third Word flaw in two weeks.
Source: ZDNet