Telecommuting Poses Security, Privacy Risks
A new study finds that allowing employees to work from home and telecommute poses security and privacy risks that are not being addressed adequately by business or government.
State Breach Disclosure Laws - Update
Five states (and D.C.) have put data breach disclosure laws in the books in recent months. Article includes links to full text of each law.
FUD Watch | DNS Flaw Worth the Worry
Senior Editor Bill Brenner notes that it's pretty common for the research community to amp up the hype around certain security flaws. In the case of a flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), the alarm may be justified this time. But the researchers tried to handle it responsibly, at least.
With DNS Flaw Public, Attack Imminent
Hackers say that they will soon develop attack code that exploits a recently published, critical DNS bug.
Shredding for Security
When Joe is done with his printed documents, he shreds them using a high-security shredder that meets the federal security requirement demanded of the Department of Defense, NATO and other government and military for disposing of top-secret documents.
Secure Whiteboard
Joe's a visual guy and often uses his interactive whiteboard to brainstorm or just to jot down some notes.
Facebook Bug Leaks Members' Birthday Data
Facebook accidentally exposed the birth dates of its 80 million members over the weekend.
UnitedHealthcare Insider Charged in Cal Data Theft
A former UnitedHealthcare employee has been charged in connection with 163 identity theft cases at the University of California, Irvine.
Microsoft Patches Security Bugs in Products
Microsoft has released patches for Exchange, SQL Server, and Windows, including a fix for a widespread flaw in DNS.
Symantec Warns of New Word Attack
Criminals have found a new way to attack PC users, taking advantage of what appears to be a new bug in Microsoft's Word software.
Data Center Directions Virtual Conference
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Maximizing Site Visitor Trust Using Extended Validation SSL
Now with Extended Validation (EV) SSL available from VeriSign, you can show your customers that they can trust your site. Learn about EV SSL benefits in the free VeriSign white paper.
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