Global Dispatches 25 Jun 2007 04:19 GMTGlobal Dispatches: The U.S. is evaluating a plan to require passengers entering the country from Europe to complete an online questionnaire; and Indian vendor Wipro has added a line of PCs that comply with European environmental rules.

Source: Computerworld Security Log 25 Jun 2007 04:19 GMTShort news items on information security.

Source: Computerworld At Deadline Briefs 25 Jun 2007 04:19 GMTLate-breaking IT news items.

Source: Computerworld Banks Claim Share of Credit Card Security Costs Is Unfair 25 Jun 2007 04:19 GMTA panel of executives from financial services firms said their industry is paying an unfair price in having to comply with the Payment Card Industry security standard, when most breaches are caused by retailers.

Source: Computerworld Symantec offers free software as amends for antivirus snafu 24 Jun 2007 13:00 GMTSymantec, seeking to make amends for the glitch that knocked out thousands of computers across China last month, is offering affected users free backup software and an extension on their subscription to their anti-virus software. Some customers are not mollified.

Source: Computerworld Apple patches Safari beta browser a second time 22 Jun 2007 13:00 GMTApple Inc. has released security updates for four vulnerabilities in Mac OS X and its Safari beta browser, marking the second time in just over a week that the company has had to fix the app.

Source: Computerworld Porn sites serve up Mpack attacks 22 Jun 2007 13:00 GMTSeveral hundred pornography sites are surprising unwitting users with a smorgasbord of exploits via Mpack, the already notorious hacker toolkit that launched massive attacks from a network of more than 10,000 compromised domains.

Source: Computerworld LaCie first to deliver 1TB secure biometric disk 22 Jun 2007 13:00 GMTDesigned to keep intruders away from private data, the d2 SAFE hard drive comes equipped with a biometric sensor, 128-bit AES hardware encryption technology and chain-lock port for maximum protection against unauthorized use.

Source: Computerworld