At Deadline Briefs   08 Jan 2007 05:08 GMT
Short, late-breaking IT news items.
Source: Computerworld

The Virtual Office   08 Jan 2007 05:08 GMT
If employees can’t come into the office during a pandemic, maybe they can meet in a virtual world like Second Life.
Source: Computerworld

Like Elections, E-voting Must Be Open   08 Jan 2007 05:08 GMT
Opinion: Ben Rothke says e-voting vendors are on the wrong track, but trustworthy systems are possible.
Source: Computerworld

Google Sets Record Straight on Desktop   08 Jan 2007 05:08 GMT
Letter: Google sees need to offer more information on Google Desktop.
Source: Computerworld

Adapt or Die   08 Jan 2007 05:08 GMT
As security threats evolve, systems will have to become adaptive and resilient.
Source: Computerworld

Cambridge University researchers hack chip and PIN payment terminals   07 Jan 2007 14:00 GMT
Last year, the same group demonstrated how to intercept communications between smartcard-enabled credit cards and the authentication terminal to modify transactions.
Source: Computerworld

Patch Tuesday to be a half-day   06 Jan 2007 10:16 GMT
Microsoft announced on Friday that the this month's Patch Tuesday collection will comprise four, not eight, security fixes. One of the four unreleased patches had been assigned a "critical" rating.
Source: Computerworld

DOJ pushes FBI to broaden data sharing with outside agencies   06 Jan 2007 05:12 GMT
The Department of Justice is pushing its operating units to speed up and expand their information-sharing efforts, and it has directed its CIO to work with them to devise plans for doing so.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft pulls four planned patches   05 Jan 2007 23:20 GMT
Company now plans to release four security bulletins with fixes for its products, instead of the eight that it had announced.
Source: ZDNet

OpenOffice patches 'highly critical' flaw   05 Jan 2007 15:23 GMT
All but newest version of software suite has flaw that could allow introduction of malicious code.
Source: ZDNet