News to know: Multimedia storage; WGA recovering; Yahoo Mail; Solar Wi-Fi 27 Aug 2007 08:58 GMTNotable headlines:George Ou: Best storage strategies for the multimedia PC.Robin Harris: Why aren't small drives cheaper?Top 10 reviews of the week (left).'Second Life': The promise and paradoxMary Jo Foley: Microsoft WGA servers are fixed, but no word on what went wrong. Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage system down for the count?...
Source: ZDNet Firm Sued Over Breach of Data on 8.5M People 27 Aug 2007 04:53 GMTA class-action lawsuit accuses Fidelity National and Certegy Check Services of negligence, invasion of privacy and breach of implied contract in connection with a breach that exposed personal data of 8.5 million consumers.

Source: Computerworld Short Takes 27 Aug 2007 04:53 GMTBrief IT-related news items.

Source: Computerworld The Kindness of Strangers 27 Aug 2007 04:53 GMTFrank Hayes says "defense in depth" includes enlisting business partners to help prevent data security breaches.

Source: Computerworld Security Crashes Into Productivity 27 Aug 2007 04:53 GMTOur manager didn't tell users that they could have laptops, but she's the one who has to tell them that they can't.

Source: Computerworld Virtualization Increases IT Security Pressures 27 Aug 2007 04:53 GMTIT managers and researchers say that virtualization software, which promises to help organizations manage and utilize their corporate systems, also presents serious security challenges.

Source: Computerworld