The Wireless Security Value Chain   25 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
(Source: Computerworld) A wireless security strategy is not just about protecting the over-the-air connections of your network. According to Farpoint Group Principal Craig Mathias, an end-to-end wireless security stategy requires data encryption, VPNs, network-wide authentication, and other network security technologies, as well as wireless security protocols such as WPA and WPA2.
Source: Computerworld

Web threats to surpass e-mail pests   24 Apr 2007 23:40 GMT
By next year, Trend Micro predicts more malicious attacks will hit Internet users via the Web than via e-mail.
Source: ZDNet

Mac hacked through QuickTime flaw   24 Apr 2007 18:39 GMT
Hack-a-Mac contest winner exploited a zero-day bug in QuickTime that could also expose Windows users.
Source: ZDNet

Massachusetts banks file class action against TJX   24 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
A class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday by Massachusetts banks forced to block and reissue thousands of debit cards in the wake of the enormous TJX data breach indicates that while many consumers may be giving the retailer a pass, financial institutions and investors aren't so forgiving.
Source: Computerworld

Review: New SecureZip offers encryption, compression within Outlook   24 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
In a better world, no one would even open a non-encrypted e-mail message or attachment. PKWare's latest version of SecureZip, launched Tuesday, does its part -- not only it is making an effort to explain its workings to whoever it can, it's free.
Source: Computerworld

Personal data on 160,00 Neiman Marcus employees at risk   24 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
The Neiman Marcus Group Inc. has sent letters to nearly 160,000 current and former employees, warning them of a potential breach following the theft of computer equipment that contained their personal information.
Source: Computerworld

Mac backers bash MacBook hack, defend OS X's mettle   24 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
Mac fans are dismissing a vulnerability exploit publicized at last week's CanSecWest security conference, questioning everything and everyone from the flaw itself to the conference organizers' motives.
Source: Computerworld

EU debates criminal sanctions for IP violations   24 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
Copyright holders, technologists, librarians, and legal experts are battling over the scope of a proposed EU law criminalizing copyright infringements, even if there was no attempt to profit. Some versions of the law would even make ISPs and other network providers libale for users' actions. Other clauses may stifle innovation, say critics.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft business client security due next month   24 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
Four years ago, Microsoft acquired antivirus vendor GeCAD and announced plans for an antivirus and antispyware product for business desktops. This week, Steve Ballmer announced that Forefront Client Security is ready... almost.
Source: Computerworld

Industry group wants government data protection standard, too   24 Apr 2007 13:00 GMT
The Cyber Security Industry Alliance is backing the recommendations of a presidential task force on fighting ID theft. But government agencies need to be careful with data as the private sector, the group said.
Source: Computerworld