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...
Data leaks hit share prices hard
Australian-based analyst Hydrasight has teamed up with Colorado-based researcher Enterprise Management Associates Inc. (EMA) to release a study on the current state of global enterprise information security.
U.S. Marine base probes missing laptop
A laptop computer loaded with personal information on 2,400 residents of the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base has been lost, authorities said Friday. The computer was reported missing Tuesday by Lincoln B.P. Management Inc., which helps manage base housin...
FAA data in Oberlin computer lost
The names and Social Security numbers of at least 400 air traffic controllers are missing from a computer at the Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center in Oberlin, a union official says. Bill Liberty, president of the facility"s National Air Traffic ...
Compliance no longer top driver for archiving
A new survey showed this week that while archiving technology continues to be more prevalent in the data center, regulatory compliance is no longer the number one driver to adopt new archiving equipment and software. A survey sponsored by BridgeHead Softw...
Privacy Group Files Suit Against FBI
A privacy-advocacy group is suing the U.S. government for records concerning electronic-surveillance tools such as one that appears to be a successor to the FBI"s abandoned Carnivore program. The Electronic Frontier Foundation said it is suing the Departm...
EU and U.S. agree to share air passenger data
European Union and U.S. negotiators have reached agreement on how to share information about passengers flying to the U.S. from Europe, a Finnish government spokesman said Friday. The new deal allows many more U.S. government agencies to access the data, w...