New RFID tech would track airport passengers
The inventors of a new monitoring system that uses RFID tags claim it could improve airport security by tracking passengers as they mingle in the departure lounge. The plan is to issue an RFID (radio frequency identification) tag to every passenger at ch...
Report: Data loss widespread at government agencies
According to the report, which was released Friday, 19 federal agencies have reported at least one loss of personally identifiable information since January 2003. In addition, those agencies don"t always know what information has been lost or how many peop...
Hackers steal personal information from Brock University computers
The personal information - including some credit card and bank account numbers - of about 70,000 people who gave money to Brock University has been stolen from the school"s computers by a hacker. Terry Boak, Brock"s vice-president academic, said the digit...
UTA alerts students to identity-theft threat (Univ of Texas at Arlington)
ARLINGTON - The personal information of about 2,500 University of Texas at Arlington students was on two computers stolen from a faculty member"s home last month, school officials said.
Teleworkers Know (And Ignore) Security Risks, Study Says
The majority of telecommuters are aware of the security dangers that go along with using mobile devices and remotely logging onto their employers" networks, yet their behavior for the most part contradicts this awareness, according to a study issued Monday...
How Insecure Do You Think You Are?
A new Cisco (Quote) sponsored global study of 1,000 remote workers indicates that IT workers may well be engaged in more insecure activities than they are willing to admit. Users are apparently aware of insecure activities, such as opening e-mail attachm...
The sad state of computer security
I teach computer security for a living. Last week, a class of mine asked which vendor had the best security. I responded that they all are pretty bad. If you aren"t using OpenBSD or software by D.J. Bernstein, then every other product in the world is prett...