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US feds to cut use of Social Security numbers

US feds to cut use of Social Security numbers

Amid an avalanche of federal data breaches, agencies have been ordered to eliminate the unnecessary collection of personal information, including Social Security numbers.
Dan Kaplan May 25 2007 9:57AM Security
UK Foreign Office shuts down visa service after security lapse

UK Foreign Office shuts down visa service after security lapse

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has closed its online visa application system after a security breach last week left thousands exposed to identity fraud.
Fiona Raisbeck May 23 2007 10:25AM Security
TippingPoint wins Frost & Sullivan award

TippingPoint wins Frost & Sullivan award

Less than two weeks after Gartner disparaged TippingPoint's connection to a flaw-finding contest at a recent IT security conference, Frost & Sullivan commended the organisation for research leadership and market growth.
Frank Washkuch May 14 2007 9:42AM Security
Lenovo still facing 'challenges' after IBM PC buyout

Lenovo still facing 'challenges' after IBM PC buyout

Chinese giant has made progress but still has issues, warns Gartner.
Robert Jaques May 10 2007 4:10PM Hardware
Orange CEO quits after three years

Orange CEO quits after three years

Moving into emerging markets but still retaining France Telecom links.
Matt Chapman Apr 30 2007 10:57AM Training & Development
EU domain in top 10 after one year

EU domain in top 10 after one year

The number of websites using a .eu domain name has pushed the web suffix into the top 10 after just one year of availability.
Matt Chapman Apr 16 2007 1:28PM Software
Pentagon hacker could face 60 years in prison after extradition to US

Pentagon hacker could face 60 years in prison after extradition to US

Gary McKinnon, accused of hacking into Pentagon and NASA networks, has lost his fight against extradition to the United States in front of the British High Court.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 4 2007 10:29AM Security
Motorola slashes jobs after handset slump

Motorola slashes jobs after handset slump

Motorola has announced 2,500 job losses and slashed its financial forecasts following a slump in handset sales.
Jane Hoskyn Mar 23 2007 11:52AM Training & Development
Furore after YouTube pulls line dance video

Furore after YouTube pulls line dance video

Digital rights group jumps into fray over 'Electric Slide' clips.
Shaun Nichols Mar 6 2007 8:21AM Oddware
Chinese gamer dies after 15-day session

Chinese gamer dies after 15-day session

Nothing else to do during Lunar New Year holiday...
Staff Writers Mar 2 2007 8:26AM Oddware
US university changes passwords after attempted hacking

US university changes passwords after attempted hacking

Texax University officials have asked nearly 100,000 network users to change passwords after hackers attempted to access university accounts.
Frank Washkuch Mar 2 2007 12:36AM Security
SCO goes after Groklaw legal blog

SCO goes after Groklaw legal blog

Pamela Jones's blog accused of being a front for IBM propaganda.
Tom Sanders Feb 16 2007 10:24AM Software
Mobile carriers still after killer data app

Mobile carriers still after killer data app

Mobile industry desperate to drive data revenues.
Iain Thomson Feb 15 2007 9:50AM Telco/ISP
Microsoft holds on to Hotmail after all

Microsoft holds on to Hotmail after all

Windows Live Hotmail preferred over Windows Live Mail.
Tom Sanders Feb 9 2007 1:36PM Software
Apple forced to pay after failing to gag bloggers

Apple forced to pay after failing to gag bloggers

Company must pay legal fees for attempted subpoena.
Shaun Nichols Feb 2 2007 9:49AM Software
Man crashes after following sat-nav

Man crashes after following sat-nav

German motorist 'just obeying orders'.
Iain Thomson Jan 16 2007 9:20AM Oddware
McAfee claims ISS users worried after IBM take over

McAfee claims ISS users worried after IBM take over
Robert Jaques Nov 28 2006 10:01AM Security
Hours after release, Internet Explorer 7 flaw exposed

Hours after release, Internet Explorer 7 flaw exposed

Just hours after the latest version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser was released, its first vulnerability was disclosed to the public.
Frank Washkuch Oct 19 2006 6:13PM Security
Student in the doghouse after MySpace death threat

Student in the doghouse after MySpace death threat

No dogs were harmed during this stunt.
Clement James Sep 26 2006 9:56AM Oddware
IT admins scramble after faulty CA AV update

IT admins scramble after faulty CA AV update

The SANS Institute warned IT system administrators to be wary of an update to CA's anti-virus software that causes the software to classify an element of Windows 2003 as malware.
Ericka Chickowski Sep 6 2006 9:25PM Security

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