US Navy probes breach / ISPs to lock out file-sharers / Teens put PCs at risk
McAfee ready to take on MicrosoftAntivirus firm McAfee believes that it will be able to stay ahead and not be threatened by Microsoft entering the antivirus market. - CIO Magazine
FBI plans new net-tapping push
The FBI is trying to pass legislation that will require Internet service providers (ISP) to create hubs for police surveillance and require makers of networking gear to create backdoors. - CNET News.com
Google search finds widespread malicious code
Security firm Websense warns that searches for malicious executables on Google has turned up a large number of results from forums and personal webpages. - Computer Weekly
US Navy probes data security breach
The US Navy is investigating how data containing personal information about 100.000 personnel was stolen and posted to a website recently. - Computer Weekly
Visa, MasterCard to unveil new security rules
Visa and MasterCard will within the next two months unveil new security rules for all organisations that handles credit card data. - Computerworld
ADP gave shareholder data to 'unauthorized party'
Payroll services provider ADP says that the company gave information about shareholders to an unauthorized party that impersonated numerous corporate offices. - Reuters/Computerworld
DOD gets a handle on top-secret content
The U.S. Department of Defense had to develop a new way to share top-secret information between various systems, this case study shows. - eWEEK
IG: U.S. Visist RFID needs better security controls
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security have since New Year issued almost 150.000 I-94 forms to foreign visitors with embedded RFID-tags. The system needs better procetion, inspector general concludes. - Government Computer News
Data brokers draw increased scrutiny
Legislators wants to take a closer look at the fast-growing industry that deals in trading with consumer data. - InformationWeek
Guidelines to enable UK spam data sharing
The University of Cambridge has defined a set of guidelines for exchange of spam information between U.K. Internet service providers to combat spam based on traffic patterns. - InfoWorld
Phishers tap VoIP in new scam
Phishers are using cheap VoIP telephone numbers to practice a new form of phishing, where the user is fooled into giving out sensitive information over the phone. - InfoWorld
InformationWeek Global Security Survey 2006
InformationWeek has conducted its ninth annual security survey. Among the findings is that 48 percent of it-managers say that security is their top challenge. - InternetWeek.com
Retailers fail to pass security test
One year after the deadline for compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) standard, a large number of big merchants still fails to comply. - Network World Fusion
ISPs urged to lock out file-sharers
The british recording industry now urges Internet service providers (ISPs) to lock out alleged file-sharers. - Reuters
Euro teens put PCs at risk of viruses and hacking
A survey by antivirus firm McAfee indicates that european teenagers ignores the security risks when using file-sharing services like Kazaa. - SC Magazine UK/US
Researchers look to predict software flaws
Researchers at Colorado State University attempt to build models that will be able to predict possible flaws in new software based on historical data. - The Register
Why do laptops schlep such data?
There is no good business reason for carrying sensitive information around on laptops that is in risk of being stolen, but it still happens frequently. - AP/Wired News
Fraud buck will stop with network operators
Fraudsters profiting from premium phone services by spreading rogue dialers are about to get a harder time making their schemes work. Regulators wish to force network operators to check contractors' backgrounds more throughly. - ZDNet UK
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