IT advisory council to contribute to Ohio University's security efforts   05 Jun 2007 09:48 GMT
Ohio University, which suffered several high-profile data breaches in 2006, has assembled a council of students, staff, administration and IT professionals to further its efforts to improve its data security.

Source: Computerworld

Hackers use evasive manuevering to escape detection   04 Jun 2007 19:17 GMT
Security firm Finjan has released a report warning of malicious Web sites that restrict user access to avoid detection.
Source: ZDNet

Global Dispatches   04 Jun 2007 04:10 GMT
Computer glitch forces All Nippon Airways to cancel flights; EU official predicts that the regional government will come to an agreement on sharing airline passenger data with the U.S.

Source: Computerworld

Sometimes, You Just Can't Avoid Politics   04 Jun 2007 04:10 GMT
C.J. Kelly recognizes that, once in a while, you have to play the political game. And thats especially true when you work in a state agency and a new governor has been sworn in.

Source: Computerworld

Security Log   04 Jun 2007 04:10 GMT
Short news items on information security.

Source: Computerworld

Credit Unions Bank on State Data-Security Laws   04 Jun 2007 04:10 GMT
Credit union groups have been pushing for state laws that would set payment card security rules and require retailers hit by breaches to reimburse financial institutions for the cost of reissuing cards.

Source: Computerworld

Storage 2.0 -- Web-based storage is coming   04 Jun 2007 04:10 GMT
If promising new technologies deliver, they could reduce corporate reliance on the proprietary, higher-priced, storage hardware and software sold by industry giants such as EMC, IBM and Hitachi Data Systems Inc.

Source: Computerworld

New Hampshire Legislators Say No to Real ID Program   04 Jun 2007 04:10 GMT
Both houses of the New Hampshire legislature have overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban the state from complying with the federal Real ID national identification law.

Source: Computerworld

F-Secure CEO: There's more malware than ever   01 Jun 2007 18:11 GMT
Q&A F-Secure CEO Kimmo Alkio talks about the state of the security industry and what must be done to make our computers safe.
Source: ZDNet

IBM: Public vulnerabilities are tip of the iceberg   01 Jun 2007 13:12 GMT
But security experts point out that nondisclosure of flaws doesn't necessarily increase security risk.
Source: ZDNet