Recent articles by Staff Writers
Editor's Choice Award
Winner: SANS Internet Storm Center
Mar 13 2006 6:10PM
Security
SC Awards toast the best in IT security
As part of the IT security industry's leading global awards program, the SC Magazine Awards U.S. gala was organized to honor the professionals, companies and products that help fend off the myriad security threats confronted in today's corporate world.
Mar 10 2006 8:50PM
Security
ACMA to review data collection laws to combat terrorism
Mar 9 2006 9:55AM
Telco/ISP
Matt Watchinski, Vulnerability researcher, Sourcefire
I’ve been penetration testing since I was about 15 years-old. I got interested in these things in the days of bulletin boards and the 1,200 baud modem when you had to figure out things for yourself or talk to others on the boards.
Mar 8 2006 4:20PM
Security
News briefs
ChoicePoint has agreed to pay $10 million in fines, the largest civil penalty ever imposed by the Federal Trade Commission, and $5 million in consumer compensation, to settle charges that the data broker’s record-handling procedures violated consumers’ privacy rights.
“The message to ChoicePoint and others should be clear: Consumers’ private data must be protected from thieves,” said Deborah Platt Majoras, chairwoman of the FTC.
The company admitted last year that a data breach compromised the personal information of at least 163,000 customers, with 800 becoming identity theft victims, the FTC said.
Mar 7 2006 7:45PM
Security
Debate
Defense-in-depth is proving to be an expensive failure
Mar 7 2006 7:35PM
Security
Company news
»Jeff Scheel has joined PassMark Security, Menlo Park, Calif., as
corporate development officer. He will be in charge of managing and expanding strategic partnerships, increasing international business, and overseeing the company’s voice authentication solutions. Scheel previously served as president and CEO of Vocent.
www.passmarksecurity.com
Mar 7 2006 7:25PM
Security
