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Massive High-Security Data Center to Fire Up Early Next Year

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A look inside an ambitious project to build one of the most advanced and secure data centers in Europe.

Shell Blames IT Contractor for Benefits Fraud

Robert McMillan — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Shell says a company contractor stole employee data to file fake unemployment compensation claims in Texas.

10 Steps to Loading Dock Security

Lauren Gibbons Paul — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Companies in all industries struggle to secure the loading dock, that sensitive spot where goods come in and go out. Follow these best practices and sleep better tonight.

Trade Shows Demonstrate Security's Maturing Process

Derek Slater — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

CSO's editor finds two September shows were not exactly what you might have expected

Cisco Releases Bundle of Router Security Patches

Robert McMillan — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Cisco has issued 12 sets of security patches for its IOS router operating system.

Three Big Trends in Information Security: Past, Present and Future

Joan Goodchild — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A 20+ year industry veteran, Joanne Moretti of CA Inc., gives us her take on the biggest drivers in IT security and looks not only to the past, but predicts what CSOs and CIOs are heading for in the future.

Former State Dept. Worker Pleads Guilty to Illegal Records Access

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Plea related to March disclosure that the passport records of Clinton, McCain, Obama, others were accessed.

Social Security Numbers Exposed on Iowa Land-Records Site

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A publicly accessible Web site maintained by the Iowa County Recorders Association (ICRA) has been posting land records containing the Social Security numbers.

Study: Weak Passwords Still Main Security Defense

Joan Goodchild — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

New research finds most organizations still use passwords to protect important data. But the study also says they provide little protection against a breach.

Online Encyclopedia Lists Internal Security Threats

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A free online encyclopedia of internal network security issues was released Tuesday by network security provider Promisec, which includes popular Web-based applications among possible data-loss threats.

Flap Over Transit Flaws Exposes Disclosure Divide

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A court order put a stop to a planned presentation at the Defcon hackers convention by three MIT students who found security flaws in the electronic ticketing system used by the mass transit authority in Boston. But the ruling reopened the schism in the IT security community over the issue of how vulnerabilities should be publicly disclosed.

World View | In the Land of Cheese, Tulips and Biometrics

Paul Raines — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Biometrics are moving into daily life in the Netherlands, but Europe's stringent data protection requirements may or may not be applied.

Monitoring the Enemy Within: Reflections on a New Internal Data Theft Study

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Who steals data, and what do they do with it? Cooper Bachman of ID Analytics scrutinizes research from a dozen data thefts resulting in 1,300 attempted instances of data misuse.

EFF to Appeal Court Order Halting Subway Hacker Talk

Robert McMillan — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Electronic Frontier Foundation plans to appeal a court order halting a Defcon talk about security problems with Boston-area transit smartcards.

Does Your Generation Pose an Office Security Risk?

Joan Goodchild — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT

From Baby Boom to Echo Boom: Why your birthday could mean your boss needs to watch out for you.