Is Your CEO a Cybercrime Target?   06 Nov 2007 05:42 GMT
Criminals are singling out C-level execs for cyberattacks, and they're using corporate networks to do their dirty work. Here's how to keep your boss safe.

Source: Computerworld

Sun Microsystems posts profit as revenue advances   05 Nov 2007 21:37 GMT
Company gets a boost from strong sales of high-end systems, growth in subscription-based identity management software. Sun Microsystems reported a quarterly profit on Monday compared with a year-earlier loss amid strong sales of its high-end computers. Net income in the company's fiscal first quarter was $89 million,...
Source: ZDNet

Problem-driver database gets ticketed for security flaws   05 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
A report issued by the inspector general at the U.S. Department of Transportation says the agency isn't doing enough to protect personal data stored in a registry of problem drivers.

Source: Computerworld

Update: Apple patches seven QuickTime bugs, zaps Java   05 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
Apple today pushed out patches for seven flaws in QuickTime; six of of the flaws could be used to by attackers to inject malware into unpatched systems.

Source: Computerworld

Grand jury indicts ex-Fresno State students in grades-for-cash hack   05 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
A federal grand jury has indicted two one-time Fresno State students for their roles in hacking into a school computer network so they could change their grades.

Source: Computerworld

Users at risk of data loss, thanks to 'irresponsible' Apple   05 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
A U.K. firm has come across "many dozens" of failures affecting Seagate 2.5-in. SATA drives, commonly found in laptops such as the MacBook or MacBook Pro. Apple desktops that use laptop-oriented components, like the Mac Mini, are also at risk.

Source: Computerworld

Face Social Networks' Risks   05 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
Social networks pose security, privacy and compliance risks for business, Mark Hall learns.

Source: Computerworld

New Tool Pays for Itself Within Days   05 Nov 2007 14:00 GMT
He's skeptical, but our manager pilots a data loss prevention deployment. Just in time, it turns out.

Source: Computerworld

Uncle Sam's newest security challenge to businesses   05 Nov 2007 12:00 GMT
Congress will soon consider new laws to better protect businesses against security breaches. Websense CEO Gene Hodges argues against a one-size-fits-all approach. Recent high-profile data breaches have brought the issue of protecting confidential information to the forefront of the security industry and the American public. ...
Source: ZDNet

N.J. man gets two years jail for AOL spam scam   02 Nov 2007 23:51 GMT
Spammer is sentenced after pleading guilty to helping send junk e-mails to more than 1.2 million America Online subscribers. A New Jersey man was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Friday for helping send spam e-mails to more than 1.2 million America Online subscribers. ...
Source: ZDNet