Over 50% of companies have fired workers for e-mail, Net abuse   28 Feb 2008 14:00 GMT
Apparently just telling employees that their online activities are being monitored doesn't stop them from being stupid about what they do. A new survey finds that most companies have fired at least one worker for bad Net behavior.

Source: Computerworld

Data Leak Risks: A Problem Mid-Size Organizations Can't Ignore   28 Feb 2008 14:00 GMT
(Source: Code Green) More than 220 million private records have been breached in the last three years. With the average cost of a data-leak incident reaching $6.3 million in 2007, organizations of all sizes must act to protect sensitive data. This whitepaper explores the sources of data leaks, what a data breach could cost your organization, and what mid-size companies should look for in a solution.

Source: Computerworld

UK gov't laptop with confidential disc sold on eBay   28 Feb 2008 14:00 GMT
A laptop purchased on eBay recently arrived with a special bonus: Under the keyboard, a CD or DVD disc labeled "Home Office" and "Confidential."

Source: Computerworld

Rights groups seek court OK to intervene in Wikileaks case   28 Feb 2008 14:00 GMT
The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU are among a growing number of public interest groups trying to get a federal court judge to reconsider a decision shuttering a whistle-blower Web site.

Source: Computerworld

Is Apple going to ease up on iPhone jailbreakers? Based on what COO said yesterday, kind of sounds like it   28 Feb 2008 12:28 GMT
In remarks at an investment conference yesterday, Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook said that because the demand for hacked iPhones exists, there would always be a level of hacking. That type of hacking could be taken to be the type of jailbreaking that when performed...
Source: ZDNet

News to know: EC vs. Microsoft; Google Sites; Evernote's incredible search; iPhone roadmap   28 Feb 2008 11:21 GMT
Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: EU slaps Microsoft with $1.35 billion fine Mary Jo Foley: European Commission vs. Microsoft: Who is being unreasonable? Dennis Howlett: Steelie Neelie slaps Microsoft with record fine John Carroll: Microsoft vs. the EC, round 236 ...
Source: ZDNet

Secunia: It's not a flaw if it's a feature   28 Feb 2008 09:21 GMT
When I reported on the Vocera certificate security bypass flaw, SecurityFocus picked up on it and created Bugtraq ID 27935 to warn their customers about the vulnerability.  I dropped a note to Secunia about the flaw but they seem to believe that a flaw is only a flaw if it...
Source: ZDNet

German court protects personal data privacy   28 Feb 2008 02:39 GMT
There is a right to personal computer privacy in Germany, after all, the country's high court said Wednesday. Data stored or exchanged on PCs are protected by the German constitution, the Federal Constitutional Court, AP reports. ''Collecting such data directly encroaches on a citizen's rights, given that...
Source: ZDNet

Only 8,700 insecure ftp servers?   27 Feb 2008 23:51 GMT
According to ComputerWorld coverage Finjan is publicizing a source in Hong Kong they have discovered that offers to sell access to hacked ftp servers. The idea is that a malware purveyor or phisher would want ftp access with admin credentials so they can quickly and easily upload there wares to...
Source: ZDNet

Report: Hackers swipe FTP server credentials using SaaS   27 Feb 2008 15:18 GMT
Finjan said it has uncovered a database with more than 8,700 FTP account credentials--user name, password and server address--that allow hackers to compromise security and deliver malware as a service. In a report released Wednesday, Finjan said the list of stolen accounts includes many Fortune 500 type...
Source: ZDNet