TSA Ready to Issue Smart Cards to Port Workers   15 Jan 2007 05:22 GMT
The Transportation Security Administration said that it plans to start issuing new smart-card credentials to more than 750,000 port workers starting in March, despite concerns that more testing is needed.
Source: Computerworld

Hackers looking forward to iPhone   13 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
Hackers say they can't wait to get their hands on Apple's iPhone and see just how secure -- or insecure -- it is.
Source: Computerworld

FBI warns of twist in extortion phishing scam   12 Jan 2007 23:05 GMT
Pay no attention to e-mails, purportedly from the FBI in London, stating you were next on a murderer's hit list.
Source: ZDNet

Macworld crack offers VIP passes, hacker says   12 Jan 2007 20:15 GMT
Security weakness in conference Web site apparently let enterprising hackers get free platinum passes to the event, a $1,695 value.
Source: ZDNet

What's ahead for data protection?   12 Jan 2007 15:27 GMT
Commentary--Data corruption, theft and government mandates have driven the cost of data protection sky high. But IBM inventor Chris Stakutis has a solution to help smaller businesses.
Source: ZDNet

Squashing bugs with an Apple fix a day   12 Jan 2007 14:58 GMT
Landon Fuller explains why he is devoting his time to patching flaws found by the Month of Apple Bugs project.
Source: ZDNet

Group nets $1 million in piracy settlements in December   12 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
December was a good month for software piracy settlements according to the Software & Information Industry Association. SIIA reported collecting over $1 million, one of the five highest-ever totals for the trade group.
Source: Computerworld

Two universities disclose data breaches   12 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
A data breach at the University of Idaho may have exposed personal information on some 331,000 people, while a computer break-in at the University of Arizona disrupted several school services.
Source: Computerworld

CES: Psst -- hack this app!   12 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
Vendors of consumer tech products may get twtichy at the thought of hackers digging into the guts of their gear, but executives speaking at CES say that interest from the DIY, hacker and hobbyist communities can create a powerful buzz for the right product.
Source: Computerworld

Bill to restrict federal data mining wins praise   12 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
A bill introduced this week to place great checks and balances on data mining efforts by the federal government is winning praise from analysts. But they warn that the measure needs to be well-crafted to work.
Source: Computerworld