Security News

Feds scramble to meet data breach deadline 19 Jul 2007 11:00 GMT
Deadline for federal agencies' policies for dealing with data breaches approaches and it's not yet clear whether everyone will be done in time.
Source: ZDNet

Disney subcontractor caught selling customer data 19 Jul 2007 09:31 GMT
Here's a goofy story that's not the least bit funny: A subcontractor for a company handling credit-card info for the Disney Movie Club has been arrested for trying to sell customers' personal data to undercover law enforcement agents.

Source: Computerworld

FBI remotely installs spyware to trace bomb threat 18 Jul 2007 19:40 GMT
The FBI used a novel type of remotely installed spyware last month to investigate who was e-mailing bomb threats to a high school near Olympia, Wash.
Source: ZDNet

Former spammer: 'I know I'm going to hell' 18 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
Conceding he is "what people hate about the Internet," a 22-year-old retired spammer predicts the problem of unsolicited e-mail will only get worse, aided by faster broadband speeds and consumers who respond to spammers and buy their products.

Source: Computerworld

IBM touts Q2 revenues of $23.8B 18 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
IBM announced strong second-quarter results today, with good news for both its Americas and services businesses, which previously had underperformed.

Source: Computerworld

Best Practices in Lifecycle Management: Comparing KACE, Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft SMS 18 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
Compares the KBOX family of appliances from KACE with leading competitors Altiris, LANDesk, and Microsoft. It explains key best practices in lifecycle management, uses these as a framework for functional comparison, and includes a cost comparison to determine overall solution value.

Source: Computerworld

Pfizer waited six weeks to disclose breach that exposed data on thousands 18 Jul 2007 08:42 GMT
A spouse and a peer-to-peer file-sharing program appear to be at the center of a data breach that exposed information on 17,000 Pfizer employees -- and maybe other individuals as well. Investigators would like to know why it took the company six weeks to reveal the problem.

Source: Computerworld

Hackers steal government, corporate data 17 Jul 2007 19:06 GMT
Phony job-listings on ads and in e-mail are sent in limited numbers to avoid detection; targeted employees are tricked into responding.
Source: ZDNet

Oracle patches 45 bugs 17 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
Oracle Corp. today patched 45 vulnerabilities in its flagship database as well as its application server, collaboration suite, e-business line and PeopleSoft software.

Source: Computerworld

Microsoft music copy protection cracked again 17 Jul 2007 13:00 GMT
A fresh version of a program designed to circumvent Microsoft's Windows Media DRM was released on Friday, but the company's saying they're not concerned.