Security Briefs: Risky IM; Pushing All-In-One Security Management Consoles
Is IM use in your enterprise a security risk? Many organizations can’t answer that question because they don’t know how their employees use IM. For perspective, consider this: IM use in the enterprise is rampant, and the number of IM af...
EMC Outlines Comprehensive, Information-Centric Strategy For Securing Business Information
In response to growing customer concern over the security of their data, EMC Corporation, the world leader in information management and storage, today unveiled a comprehensive, information-centric approach to helping organizations secure their critical in...
Crook used dumped credit data
A crook used stolen credit card information to buy a laptop computer after an Edmonton company dumped 2,606 credit and debit card sales receipts in an unlocked dumpster, says the Information and Privacy Commissioner"s office. Monarch Beauty Supply came t...
Junked PCs another source of personal info
PC users hoping to sell or donate their used computers should be forewarned: There is likely personal information remaining on them. A recent Symantec examination of five used PCs purchased at pawn shops showed their previous owners failed to completely er...
As Blogs Grow, So Does Spam
Spam blogs are a big headache for Taylor Bayouth. He wants the Web site he founded, tBlog.com, a combination social network and blog publishing platform, to parse the words of its more than 200,000 members to update their profiles every time they post. Bay...
TSA: Computer glitch led to Atlanta airport scare
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A bomb scare that led authorities to evacuate security checkpoints at Atlanta"s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Wednesday was the result of a "software malfunction," Transportation Security Administration Director Kip ...
N.Y. county mandates wireless security
WHITE PLAINS, New York (AP) -- New York"s Westchester County has enacted a law designed to limit identity theft by forcing local businesses to install basic security measures for any wireless network that stores customers" credit card numbers or other fina...