CEBIT : IBM researchers take on video surveillance privacy   16 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
IBM researchers are looking to tackle one of the thornier problems with video surveillance systems: How do you secure the privacy of innocent bystanders?
Source: Computerworld

Careful What You Search For....   16 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
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Source: Computerworld

Microsoft security guru wants Vista bugs rated less serious   16 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
Michael Howard, a senior security program manager in Microsoft's security engineering group, wants his company's own bug hunters to rate Vista vulnerabilities differently because of the operating system's new, built-in defenses.
Source: Computerworld

CEBIT: DSL gateways will watermark video to catch pirates   15 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
A new watermarking technology to be built into set-top boxes and other home gateway devices could help nail video pirates while allowing some wiggle room for consumers making fair-use copies for private consumption, says manufacturer Thomson SA.
Source: Computerworld

Russian IT minister pledges piracy clampdown   15 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
Acknowledging that Russia's piracy problem is causing problems for the country itself, the Russian minister for finance and communications says they're working harder to fight intellectual property violations.
Source: Computerworld

How to run Vista legally without activation ... for at least a year   15 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
Microsoft's Vista OS can be used for at least a year without being activated using an end run around one of the company's main antipiracy tools, according to a Windows expert who found the activation-delaying method.
Source: Computerworld

CEBIT: Malware to fight crime? AV companies say no   15 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
German police officials may wish to develop Trojan-style surveillance software that can be implanted on users' machines, but antimalware companies discussing the matter at CEBIT say such programs would be treated just like any other infectant.
Source: Computerworld

Chertoff: Security and privacy not at odds   15 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
Calling privacy groups "Luddites," DHS head Michael Chertoff defends the Real I.D. Act. He claims that the data-chipped drivers licenses, which will be linked to a numbers of databases around the country, will actually protect privacy
Source: Computerworld

Compliance biggest driver of security spending, survey says   15 Mar 2007 13:00 GMT
Almost three-quarters of Fortune 1000 firms are increasing spending on security so they can meet regulatory and audit compliance requirements, according to a survey by TheInfoPro Inc.
Source: Computerworld

RSA to offer Trojan take-down service   15 Mar 2007 09:28 GMT
Expanding on the FraudAction phishing takedown service they already offer, the RSA division of EMC has announced plans to deliver an offering that'll focus on sites connected to Trojan software.
Source: Computerworld