Congressman to press on with paper-ballot emergency voting bill   18 Apr 2008 13:00 GMT
U.S. Rep. Rush Holt said he won't give up the fight to have his paper-ballot voting bill pushed through Congress before the November elections, despite a defeat in the House this week.

Source: Computerworld

Chinese hackers poised for anti-CNN attack over the weekend   18 Apr 2008 09:37 GMT
An announced denial-of-service attack against CNN is allegedly planned by Chinese hackers incensed over world scrutiny of the crackdown in Tibet.

Source: Computerworld

51% of Americans write down their online passwords   18 Apr 2008 03:46 GMT
88% of people interviewed in the US and the UK by Accenture said personal irresponsibility is the key cause of identity theft and fraud. 70% of respondents in the UK said they don’t write down their passwords, versus 49% in the US. by AM
Source: ZDNet

PCI Compliance gets clarified and neutered (further)   17 Apr 2008 19:10 GMT
At one point, I thought that PCI certification was a great thing.  Now I realize that it's not really about security at all... it's about money and responsibility and transferring ownership of risk. The PCI certification just got a clarification: "6.6 Ensure that all web-facing applications...
Source: ZDNet

Psystar mystery adds up to phishing scam   17 Apr 2008 19:01 GMT
Walk through the Psystar fiasco with me. Many things are confusing. At a minimum, it's clear that the OpenMac is bogus. It's extremely dubious that Psystar is a legitimate company. It is increasingly likely that the whole thing is a phishing or credit-card scam. Item: The wandering...
Source: ZDNet

Crossing over to the dark side: Consultant pleads guilty to identity theft   17 Apr 2008 16:48 GMT
Darth Vader: You underestimate the power of the Dark Side. If you will not fight, then you will meet your destiny.  An article on the IOL Technology website discusses a consultant who pleaded guilty on Wednesday to raiding hundreds of thousands of computers.  The article states: John Schiefer,...
Source: ZDNet

Q4 2007 Email Threats Trend Report from Proofpoint and Commtouch   17 Apr 2008 13:00 GMT
(Source: Proofpoint) In 2007 botnets came of age, developing into sophisticated peer-to-peer networks that dynamically avoid blacklisting and fight back against anyone who tries to eliminate them. Botnets were responsible for keeping global spam levels high, averaging 80% throughout the year and peaking in early Q4 at 96%.

Source: Computerworld

Regulations Shift Focus on Outbound Email Security   17 Apr 2008 13:00 GMT
(Source: Proofpoint) Outbound email poses a data loss and leakage risk. Mitigating risk is becoming important and complex with new information privacy and data protection regulations for internally and externally exchanged information. Regulations like Personally Identifiable Information Guidelines place additional constraints on how data is stored, processed, and transmitted. Regulation compliance involves encrypting confidential corporate and private personal data.

Source: Computerworld

Apple patches $10,000 bug   17 Apr 2008 08:50 GMT
Apple has issued a patch for the flaw in its Safari Web browser that earned a security researcher $10,000 during last month's CanSecWest PWN 2 OWN hacking contest.

Source: Computerworld

CEO-phishing scam fires up anew   17 Apr 2008 07:49 GMT
Online scammers apparently brushed back by widespread coverage of their attempts to spear-phish thousands of C-level execs started up the scam again on Wednesday.

Source: Computerworld