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Google Search Identifies Citibank PIN Number Thief
FBI agents were able to cross-link surveillance video with ICQ info to arrest a man in a dark baseball cap emblazoned with the words "Top Gun" and a star and wings symbol.
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- California Expands Identity Theft Prosecution
- U.S. Army Seeks Help Watching The Internet
- Older Versions Of Firefox, IE Put 45% Of All Internet Users At Risk
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George Hulme
Microsoft Readies Most Secure IE To Date
Next month, should Microsoft make good on its promises, Internet Explorer 8 will pack some considerable security enhancements. Could Microsoft deliver not only the most widely used Web browser, but also the most secure?
George Hulme
Hey You. Yeah, You: Patch Your Web Browser
Roughly 59% of Internet users use the latest, more secure Web browsers, according to an examination of what version Web browser, down to the patch level, people are using. That means about 576 million Web surfers leave themselves vulnerable to attack. You might just (not) be surprised by who doesn't patch.
George Hulme
Apple Plugs Growing List Of Security Holes
If you're an OS X user, and have yet to download today's 59-MB set of security patches, right now would be a good time to run Software Update. The vendor has patched 25 vulnerabilities, and some are fairly nasty at that.
George Hulme
Catalyst Conference 2008: The State Of Federated Identity Management
At last week's Catalyst conference in San Diego, I had a chance to sit down with identity management executives from IBM and CA to discuss the state of federated identity management. It appears while the federation of identities hasn't taken off as expected, there is still life in the technology.
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Latest Security News
Google Employees Warned Of Data Breach At Benefits Company
As a precautionary measure, the company is offering to enroll affected employees in Kroll's IDTheftSmart identity and credit protection program for a year.
IBM Develops Audio Masking Technology To Protect Call Center Recordings
Using speech analytics, the technology identifies and masks credit card numbers and other sensitive information in audio recordings.
Microsoft Hopes Office Subscription Plan Will Counter Free Software
Microsoft is counting on Equipt's convenience factor to help it fend off threats from Google, IBM, and others that are offering free desktop productivity suites.
Sony Confirms Pulling PS3 Firmware Update
The company released firmware 2.40 Tuesday, and reports of problems started flowing in soon after on the official PlayStation 3 message board.
High-Tech Card Cheat Pleads Guilty
One of the devices used by the group was a wireless transmitter to anticipate the cards players would be dealt, according to a Justice Department indictment.
Civil Rights Groups Sue Over Government's Cell-Phone Tracking
The groups also want to know the number of times the government has sought cell-phone location information without court permission and how many times it has obtained the information.
- India Sees No Security Threat From BlackBerry
- Google Search Identifies Citibank PIN Number Thief
- Sony PlayStation Site Hacked With 'Scareware'
- California Expands Identity Theft Prosecution
- Microsoft Unveils New Internet Explorer Security Features
- U.S. Army Seeks Help Watching The Internet
- Security Analysis: The Case For Disclosing Breach Data
- Older Versions Of Firefox, IE Put 45% Of All Internet Users At Risk
- Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 Bolsters Performance, Security
- Dell Unveils Notebook Security Services
- 2008 Security Survey: We're Spending More, But Data's No Safer Than Last Year
- Analytics Summary: VMware Security
- A Tipping Point For The Trusted Platform Module?
- Tech Road Map: EKMI
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Security News from Dark Reading
Matasano Unwraps Its 'Firewall Mixer'
New control and change management tool for big, multivendor firewall deployments
Laptop Losses Total 12,000 Per Week at US Airports
Nearly 70% are never recovered; many go unreported
Insider Threat Doubles; New Program Offers Assessments
New data shows rapid growth of insider incidents; researchers launch pilot to assess an organization's insider threat risk
PCI Standards Expanded to Include Unattended Devices
New specs respond to emerging threats posed at kiosks, ATM devices
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ACCO Brands Corp seeking Director of New Product Development in Lincolnshire, IL
Transportation Security Administration seeking Chief Information Officer in Arlington, VA
Hebrew SeniorLife seeking Business Systems Analyst in Boston, MA
Trilogy Leasing seeking General Manager in Cranbury, NJ
UVIMCO seeking Senior Information Technology Leader in Charlottesville, VA
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