Breach case could curtail Web flaw finders
Security researchers and legal experts have voiced concern this week over the prosecution of an information-technology professional for computer intrusion after he allegedly breached a university"s online application system while researching a flaw without...
Expanded Collaboration To Drive Deeper Customer Visibility Into Supply Chains
Leveraging HP Services’ expansive global reach and RFID implementation expertise, and BEA’s industry-leading BEA WebLogic® RFID products, the two companies have agreed to provide complete, standards-based RFID solutions designed ...
New BellSouth service delivers encrypted e-mail
BellSouth unveiled last week a service that allows its business DSL customers to encrypt outgoing e-mail for enhanced security and privacy. BellSouth Secure Mail works with customers" Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express e-mail software to encrypt and de...
E-Mail"s Popularity Swamps Storage Systems And Raises Corporate Security Issues
The increasing use of e-mail by consumers and businesspeople alike is making it a more attractive target for hackers and criminals, according to a study from IronPort Systems" Threat Operations Center that looks at the ancillary costs of dealing with spam....
Oracle Database Vault to lock down DBAs
Oracle is readying a new add-on to its enterprise database software that will give users more control over how their data is accessed. Called Database Vault, the software will be introduced Wednesday at Oracle"s Collaborate 06 User Group Conference, in Nas...
Stitching Up Health Records: Privacy Compliance Lags
The good news about privacy and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is that more than 80 percent of companies involved in health care have technology and processes in place to provide the level of patient-privacy protection required by ...
DHS: E-passport live test a success
The Homeland Security Department has successfully tested e-passports in a live environment, the department’s second in command announced today. The U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) program tested e-passports and ...