IDENTITY & ACCESS Articles
Leverage government innovation to reduce the risks of Web 2.0 identity management
Government innovation? Yes: ICAM, NIST and NSTIC offer ideas for improving online identity assurance
David Litchfield on securing the data castle
It's not sophisticated attacks, complex vulnerabilities or user errors that are the greatest threats to database security, says this expert.
UK's News of the World Closes After Phone Hacking Scandal
The U.K.'s News of the World is closing admit allegations of staff members hacking into the mobile voice mail of celebrities and crime victims.
Financial services firms get enhanced authentication guidance
This month's update is designed to reinforce risk-based authentication for customers and covers layered security and other controls designed to mitigate transaction risk. Expert reaction to the guidance's efficacy is mixed.
Senators Push for Privacy, Data Security Legislation
Democratic senators call for privacy and data security legislation.
LulzSec Calls it Quits After 50 Days of 'mayhem'
The computer hacking group LulzSec said Saturday it had ended its campaign of cyberassaults on government and corporate websites and that it was time for it to "sail into the distance."
Password management systems: How to compare and use them
Whether standalone or integrated into IAM suites, password management tools aim to provide both security and convenience
Dropbox Left Document Storage Accounts Open for Four Hours
Online storage service Dropbox accidentally turned off password authentication for its 25 million users for four hours on Monday -- although "much less than 1 percent" of those accounts were accessed during the period, the company said. It is still investigating whether any of those accounts were improperly accessed.
Senator: New Cybersecurity Regulations Needed for Banks
A U.S. senator calls for new cybersecurity regulations for banks.
German Men Sentenced for Hacking Lady Gaga, Dr. Dre
Two German men were sentenced Thursday in a Duisberg court for hacking computers containing material belonging to Lady Gaga, Dr. Dre and other musicians, stealing their banking data and accessing e-mail accounts.
