Visa tries new tack with payment app security   10 May 2007 13:00 GMT
Visa USA is pushing payment software vendors and the companies that use them to make sure the software is secure and meets PCI standards.
Source: Computerworld

Vista betas, RCs can't install patches   10 May 2007 13:00 GMT
Microsoft is reminding anyone still running prerelease copies of Windows Vista that they will not receive security updates via Windows Update.
Source: Computerworld

Congress to vote on paper trail for e-voting systems   10 May 2007 04:29 GMT
The U.S. House of Representatives could vote as early as next week on a bill that would require all touch-screen voting systems to produce a paper receipt for each ballot cast.
Source: Computerworld

Mapping Apple's post-DRM iTunes strategy   09 May 2007 13:00 GMT
As Apple begins another round of conversations with the major record labels, thoughts of EMI's decision to offer its tracks on iTunes in a DRM-free version are apt to provide an interesting background to discussions. So where's Apple going with all this?
Source: Computerworld

Police seize laptop for sale with children's data   09 May 2007 13:00 GMT
A laptop containing information on U.K. children under Social Services protection has turned up for sale on eBay after being "reconditioned" by a not-for-profit firm, and investigators want to know how that happened.
Source: Computerworld

New tool figures to foil Office 2003 hacks with '07 security   09 May 2007 13:00 GMT
Security experts are praising a decision by Microsoft to release an enterprise tool that offers security features found in Office 2007 to users still running older Office 2003 software.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft releases 'critical' updates for new programs   08 May 2007 20:47 GMT
Patch Tuesday focuses on fixes for vulnerabilities in 2007 editions of Internet Explorer, Exchange and Office.
Source: ZDNet

Cryptome afloat, but was Deepwater to blame for torpedo?   08 May 2007 13:00 GMT
A new service provider has stepped up on behalf of the Cryptome.org archive. Meanwhile, details have emerged on what might have prompted Verio to abruptly conclude its contract with the site.
Source: Computerworld

Microsoft's patches nasty DNS server, Exchange flaws   08 May 2007 13:00 GMT
Microsoft has released its May security updates, fixing major flaws in Exchange and the Windows DNS Server.
Source: Computerworld

Opinion: Four steps to tracking data copies   08 May 2007 13:00 GMT
With replication, mirroring, snapshotting, we can easily lose track of data copies -- how many exist, where all of them are stored, who actually can access them. The inability to track information creates security challenges. Here are a few tips to ease the pain.
Source: Computerworld