How to raise executive awareness?   31 Aug 2007 13:24 GMT
In one form or another I have heard this question posed hundreds of times. It is always an expression of frustration on the part of some IT security practitioner. This time the question was posed to an IDC analyst at an event I attended this week in Zurich. The...
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Hands on: Securing Apple's Open Directory   31 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
We offer some simple but important ways to ensure security of your Mac OS X server infrastructure.

Source: Computerworld

Federal job search site hit by Monster attack   31 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
Identity thieves who hit Monster.com's database earlier this month also stole the personal information of 146,000 people who use USAJobs, the federal government's official job search site.

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Sony pleads innocent in latest rootkit fiasco   31 Aug 2007 12:49 GMT
McAfee joined ranks of those criticizing Sony over rootkit-like behavior of device driver used to run its Micro Vault USB. Sony claims the rootkit-like behavior of a device driver used to run its biometric Micro Vault USM-F drive was unintentional. Sony Sweden representative Fredrik Fagerstedt told local press this...
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Best Buy, Circuit City Reps Push Unnecessary Recovery Discs   30 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
Some sales reps at brick-and-mortar retailers convince PC purchasers to buy unnecessary store-made backups.

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Banning Facebook, similar sites at work not a good idea, British group says   30 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
Companies wondering how to deal with the growing use at work of social networking sites should go easy on limiting workers' time online, says Britain's Trades Union Congress.

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Hacks hit embassy, government e-mail accounts worldwide   30 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
A cache found online of usernames and passwords for more than 100 government e-mail accounts includes takings from Iranian, Russian, Indian, U.K., and Kazakh victims.

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AT&T laptop theft exposes employee data   30 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
AT&T and a Maryland state agency have reported unrelated laptop thefts that may have exposed sensitive data about individuals.

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Researchers spot rootkits on more Sony USB drives   30 Aug 2007 13:00 GMT
Security researchers said they have found another line of USB drives from Sony with software that uses rootkit tactics to hide files -- a move that could allow hackers to mask their own attack code.

Source: Computerworld

Monster: Millions of users' data may have been stolen   29 Aug 2007 22:55 GMT
CEO says number of those affected "could easily be in the millions," much greater than the 1.3 million individuals reported earlier.
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