RIM chief: Wireless security must be top priority   20 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
Is wireless security complicated? Yes, says the president of Research In Motion, but if you want to do business with the federal government, you're simply going to have to deal.
Source: Computerworld

Reporting data breaches won't kill your company (honest!)   20 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
Reassuring security folk at this week's Infosec conference unnerved by the growth of breach-notification laws, the director of legal and regulatory compliance at American Express Technologies had some good news: The public is more forgiving than you'd think.
Source: Computerworld

Hacker attacks getting more personal   20 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
Hackers are getting more sophisticated in targeting their online victims, often checking IP addresses, browsers and operating systems to more effectively deliver malware, according to IBM's Internet Security System's X-Force threat analysis group.
Source: Computerworld

Firefox hit by fewer flaws than IE in 2006   20 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
The open-source Firefox browser suffered from 26% fewer vulnerabilities in the second half of 2006 than Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer, Symantec said yesterday.
Source: Computerworld

EU proposal would change piracy liability   20 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
A proposal before the European Commission to increase criminal sanctions on companies, ISPs and Web sites carrying illegally copied material such as music or film while decreasing penalities for individuals is drawing howls of protest across the IT industry. Other provisions in the law could squelch software developers.
Source: Computerworld

Control Real Security Threats with Cisco Security MARS   20 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
Learn how to quickly identify, contain, and respond to critical security threats across your network with Cisco Security MARS.
Source: Computerworld

Create a Custom Security Policy for Your Business   20 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
See how the Cisco Security Policy Builder Tool can help you create a security policy tailored to your organization's specific requirements.
Source: Computerworld

Report: U.S. most prolific source of online attacks   19 Mar 2007 17:17 GMT
Computer networks in U.S. generate highest percentage of phishing, other Internet attacks, according to security firm.
Source: ZDNet

A new day for business security   19 Mar 2007 11:00 GMT
Today's systems increasingly blend the digital and the physical--and the convergence is spawning industry alliances that might have seemed unusual in the past.
Source: ZDNet

Get Serious   19 Mar 2007 04:12 GMT
Columnist Mark Hall is angry that CIOs are too timid to tackle the problem of secure messaging. But he outlines a plan that they should follow.
Source: Computerworld