Wednesday | 9 July, 2008
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Tips for Managing IT Risks 20 May, 2008 11:42:32
Scott Crawford, a security expert and research director with Enterprise Management Associates, offers his advice for minimizing security risks within ITScott Crawford, a security expert and research director with Enterprise Management Associates, offers his advice for minimizing security risks within IT - +
British CIOs adjust to laws covering disabled workers 28 March, 2008 15:29:32
Disabled people have so far lost out on many of the benefits that technology has brought. But changes are on the way.Disabled people have so far lost out on many of the benefits that technology has brought. But changes are on the way - +
EU, US Passenger Data Sharing Deal Under Scrutiny 03 July, 2007 15:13:32
The European Parliament has no direct say in the shaping of an agreement that will give US customs, the US Department of Homeland Security and other agencies including the US Central Intelligence Agency free access to airlines' passenger databases to help them prevent potential terrorist attacksCritics of the agreement allowing European passengers' personal data to be shared with US authorities have just under a month to reshape the accord before it comes into force, said Stavros Lambrinidis, vice president of the European Parliament's civil liberties committee. - +
Policy Experts Split on Spyware Laws 29 June, 2007 11:03:01
Even as a trio of spyware bills is moving forward on Capitol Hill, officials from the Centre for Democracy and Technology (CDT) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said their two organizations have differing views on the need for passage of the proposed lawsTwo of the agencies most actively involved in bringing cyber-criminals to justice in the United States have expressed opposing opinions over pending anti-spyware legislation. - +
Retailers Asked to Adopt Standard to Combat Card Theft 26 June, 2007 12:32:50
The massive data breach suffered last year by retail giant TJX, in which credit card data of millions of its customers were stolen by a hacker, has prompted many governments to take action to increase the protection of personally identifiable informationAs governments around the world step up efforts to protect citizens from the potentially devastating effects of payment card data theft, merchants are being asked to comply with a new security standard. - +
The Struggle to Protect Enterprise Data 26 June, 2007 12:11:53
Enterprises feel uncertain whether today's technologies are providing an accurate sense of where things stand or are merely creating a false sense of securityLong ago, when businesses kept sensitive information locked away in file cabinets and safes, it was relatively cheap and easy to store valuable data and control who had access to it. Today, enterprises invest millions in security, storage, and compliance technologies - all in the name of increasing visibility into where vital electronic information lives and how it is being defended. - +
Banks Say Share of Credit Card Security Costs Is Unfair 25 June, 2007 14:15:18
The PCI standards were created by five credit card companies — Visa International, MasterCard International, American Express, Discover Financial Services and JCB — to protect credit card data before, during and after transactionsA panel of financial services and retail executives this month disagreed on which side bears the brunt of the burden to ensure compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard. - +
Legislators Knock DHS CIO for IT Security Weaknesses 25 June, 2007 14:24:29
Adding more fuel to the fire was a report released by the Government Accountability Office, which said it had found pervasive and systemic security problems at the DHS during a year long reviewMembers of a US House subcommittee blasted Department of Homeland Security CIO Scott Charbo for what they called a lack of leadership on information security issues and questioned his willingness to make needed fixes — and even his ability to head the agency's IT organization. - +
House Panel Blasts DHS CIO for Security Failures 22 June, 2007 11:06:27
Information provided by the DHS suggests that the CIO is failing to engage in defensive best practices that would limit penetrations into the DHS networkA US House subcommittee investigating cybersecurity vulnerabilities at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has blasted the agency's CIO for his alleged lack of leadership on key security issues. Subcommittee members also questioned DHS CIO Scott Charbo's willingness to make needed security fixes and his ability to head the agency's IT operations. - +
Red Hat Linux Gets Top Govt Security Rating 18 June, 2007 10:13:56
This level of security certification is not usually required for enterprise contracts, but it is mandatory for some programs within government agencies such as the US Department of Defense and the US National Security AgencyRed Hat Linux has received a new level of security certification that should make the software more appealing to some US government agencies. - +
HIPAA Audit at Hospital Riles Health-Care IT 18 June, 2007 12:38:32
The mere fact that an audit of HIPAA security compliance was conducted for the first time has many in the health-care industry preparing for more enforcement actionsAn audit of US-based Piedmont Hospital that was initiated by the US Department of Health and Human Services in March is raising concerns in the health-care industry about the prospect of more enforcement actions related to the data security requirements of the US federal HIPAA legislation.
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CIO Live Podcast #79: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires Part II 05 October, 2007 06:00:00
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #78: Brent D Taylor, author of The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires 28 September, 2007 17:34:25
For his new book, The Outsider's Edge: The Making of Self-Made Billionaires, social researcher Brent D Taylor spent four years of intensive research investigating the psychological make-up and backgrounds of some of the world's richest men and women, including IT luminaries Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs. Taylor discovered that, despite working in different industries and coming from different upbringings, they all have one thing in common -- they are all outsiders. - +
CIO Live Podcast #77: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part III 21 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part three in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #76: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part II 14 September, 2007 07:00:00
Part two in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance. - +
CIO Live Podcast #75: Panasonic Speeds Up Trans-Pacific File Transfers, Part I 07 September, 2007 07:00:05
Part one in our three-part special report from CIO's sister publication Network World in the US, as Paul Desmond reports from the Network World IT Roadmap Conference in Santa Clara, California. With development teams in the US and Japan, Panasonic needed a more efficient way to move very large files between the two locations. Iben Rodriguez, IT consultant for Panasonic Research and Development, explains how a storage-area network and virtual server technology helped speed up WAN performance.
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Citibank debit card fraud highlights ATM vulnerabilities 08 July, 2008 08:17:53
'Back-end servers are kind of a joke,' and the trouble doesn't end thereMalicious ATM intrusions, such as the late-winter breach that resulted in the compromise of Citibank debit card data, are not at all surprising given the vulnerable state of many of the servers and other components involved in processing such transactions, according to some industry representatives. - +
How to not have your Web site hacked like Sony's 07 July, 2008 08:23:22
A SQL injection attack was used to plant malicious code on pages of two popular Sony Playstation games - SingStar Pop and God of War, reports security company Sophos. Hundreds of Web pages from other businesses have also been compromised.The US Sony Playstation Web site is the latest high-profile victim of a hacker attack on business sites that's spreading malware at breakneck pace, says a security vendor. - +
AG launches review into national e-security 07 July, 2008 11:07:49
Howard's security agenda dragged over coals.A review of Australia's top e-security projects lead by the Attorney-General's Department has been launched to scrutinise the Howard's government's $73 million E-Security National Agenda. - +
Selling zero-day exploits has a down side 07 July, 2008 10:16:36
There is an ongoing argument about the ethics of selling 0-day exploits on the open market: It helps if you don't sell exploits targeting the company you work for.Information Security can sometimes be a funny field to work in. Some days it seems as if anybody with their hands on unpublished exploit code can sell it for all they're worth, and others it seems that they are set to become the target of law enforcement and the companies the code affects. It does help if you don't work for one of the companies that is set to be affected by the exploits you are trying to sell and aren't trying to bootstrap a competing company in the process. - +
'I have a lost laptop horror story for you' 30 June, 2008 10:08:14
The devil of identity theft is in the details that follow...The devil of identity theft is in the details that follow: Russ Jones tells a tale of woe that isn't particularly dramatic -- or rare -- and yet it's exactly the kind of story that worries me enough to ignore my better judgment and buy identity-theft protection from my insurance provider.
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