Security News

Data breaches could take a toll on e-commerce 22 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
Consumers are becoming more worried about the potential dangers of e-commerce in the wake of data breaches that have occurred in recent years, according to a survey by the Ponemon Institute.

Source: Computerworld

EU data protection group questions other search engines 22 Jun 2007 10:13 GMT
After scrutinizing Google's user-privacy protections, EU investigators are turning their attentions to rivals such as Yahoo and Windows Live.

Source: Computerworld

Stolen credit cards traded through online stores 22 Jun 2007 09:11 GMT
RSA reports that fraudsters are buying and selling stolen credit-card info in an online store that's apparently better-maintained than many legit e-commerce venues.

Source: Computerworld

Washington state works out $1M settlement with 'safe surf' vendor 22 Jun 2007 09:11 GMT
Washington State has reached an agreement with the vendor of the Privasafe and SurfSafe service and software. The firm, Consumer Digital Services, is accused of deceptive marketing techniques and of misusing customers' personal information.

Source: Computerworld

DRM drags down economy, Linden CTO says 22 Jun 2007 09:11 GMT
Digital rights management technology infringes on competition, and will doom countries that use and require it to lag behind in the global marketplace, the CTO of Linden Research told an audience at this week's CommunicAsia show in Singapore.

Source: Computerworld

Microsoft better at patching XP than Vista? 22 Jun 2007 09:11 GMT
Data released Thursday by a security executive at Microsoft appears to show that six months after Vista's release, the company has more vulns sitting open that it did at this point in XP's history. Jeff Jones' report was an effort to show how Microsoft's software development methodology, called the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL), is yielding dividends.

Source: Computerworld

Pentagon e-mail system hacked 21 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
A hacker infiltrated the e-mail system at the Pentagon, forcing Defense Department officials to take about 1,500 unclassified e-mail accounts at the Pentagon offline yesterday.

Source: Computerworld

IPhone: The device IT managers will love to hate 21 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
The headaches have already begun for IT managers who must grapple with ways to support the iPhone despite worries over e-mail, voice quality and iTunes registration.

Source: Computerworld

Report slams UK e-voting trials 21 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
A May trial run for the U.K.'s e-voting and e-counting systems resulted in crashed machines, confused tech-support staff, and raised concerns about security and reliability, according to a report released by a watchdog group.

Source: Computerworld

Learn How to Protect Your Company From the Growing Threats of Russian Hackers 21 Jun 2007 13:00 GMT
(Source: VeriSign) The Russian cyber crime underground developed early in the Internet age. Today, these criminals pose a threat for malicious activity around the world. Download the free report, "Global Threat Research Report: Russia," to get an in-depth look at this growing problem, and learn how VeriSign iDefense Security Intelligence Services can help.