Security

IBM is making yet another splashy acquisition, this time in the data security arena. The computing giant will pay US$1.3 billion to acquire Internet Security Systems, it announced Wednesday. The deal, which values ISS at $28 per share in cash -- an 8 percent premium over the previous day's closing p...

Consumers and small businesses just can't afford to let their network and computer guards down these days. With the growing number of mobile and wireless technologies available to them, and with cybercrooks becoming better organized, focused, and more willing to share resources, the digital world c...

As critical data continues to leave the office in laptops, PDAs and cell phones, the need for more efficient ways to secure it is growing exponentially. In Part 1 of this two-part series, we examined how serious the issue of mobile device theft has become, and how deeply businesses and government i...

Last week, Maryland police arrested two teenagers for the theft of a laptop and hard drive loaded with sensitive data for millions of veterans and military personnel. The equipment contained the names, Social Security numbers and birth dates of millions of up to 26.5 million veterans discharged sin...

AOL has apologized for inadvertently posting on the Internet search data of 658,000 AOL members that used the proprietary software to conduct searches over a three month period. The data, which has since been taken down, had been collected for academic researchers and did not directly connect search...

For technology dependent companies, risk comes in many forms. While the traditional information security risks are often the first that spring to mind, businesses with extensive collections of software face additional risks, especially when those applications become numerous. Guy Hoffman, chief exec...

It can be a scary world out there. Phishers, hackers, crackers and the like are determined to wreak havoc on network security -- and a firm's Chief Information Officer is smack dab in the middle of it all. The CIO establishes and directs the strategic long-term goals, policies and procedures for an ...

Yahoo said Tuesday it would join forces with PC security firm Symantec to provide a co-branded Web security service, an offering that mirrors those from other Internet firms. The service will give Yahoo customers the option of buying a Web-delivered version of Symantec's Norton Internet Security sof...

A new survey conducted by Insight Advantage and sponsored by IT security company Workshare, based in San Francisco, shows that organizations are not doing enough to prevent IT data breaches and the loss of "sensitive" data. The survey is based on interviews with 359 executives responsible for securi...

E-mail marketers at Time saw a significant increase in the effectiveness of their campaigns when testing a delivery system that certifies the origin of electronic messages. The system, Goodmail, is designed to create a trusted class of bulk e-mail that won't be hampered by spam filters imposed by In...

A revamping of security standards is being prepared by the major payment card issuers and is expected to be announced within the next 60 days. "[MasterCard along] with other payment brands including American Express, Discover, JCB and Visa are currently considering potential, recommended updates to ...

Employees at all levels within the enterprise are privy to a wide range of sensitive and proprietary information, which holds a high risk of damage if handled inappropriately. Those same employees are highly reliant upon e-mail for the effective distribution of information. And yet, for most of the...