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Annual report gives so-so grades to IT security on college campuses
CDW Government released the results of its third annual report card on campus IT security; the grades are mostly Cs — gentleman’s Cs at that
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SMBs ill-prepared to thwart cybercrime
Small and medium-size businesses account for a large portion of the economies of advanced countries, but a recent Webroot report says SMBs have minimal IT staffs and do not apprciate the risks
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New, detailed study of identity theft
An academic center for identity management issues a study which benefits from the U.S. Secret Service allowing, for the first time, review of its closed case files on identity theft and fraud
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U.S. Air Force moves forward cyber warfare
Fly and fight in cyberspace: U.S. Air Force aims to achieve “global decision superiority” by integrating warfighting command and control systems
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Following contractor's loss of laptops, TSA now requires encryption
Contractors for TSA must now encrypt all data on their computers; order issued after loss of laptops holding information on nearly 4,000 hazmat drivers
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New, bipartisan identity theft and cyber crime bill proposed
As cyber crime and identity theft increase, two veteran legislators, who have collaborated in the past on data privace issues, propose tough new measures to counter cyber malfeasance
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China emerges in Asian security solutions market
China now accounts for 22 percent of the total security solutions revenues in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan); by 2011 it will account for 30 percent
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Criticism notwithstanding, FCC stands pat on 700 MHz auction rules
FCC stands on open-access and build-out requirements for 24 Jaunary 700 MHz auction; auction will require the winner to build a national network to public safety specifications
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A first: Quantum cryptography secures ballots in Swiss election
Quantum cryptograhpy finds real-world application in guaranteeing integrity of 21 October ballot in the canton of Geneva
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SCADA protection should remain in private hands
Critics say that DHS’s plan to join with NSA to take the lead in protecting SCADA not only raises privacy concerns, but would be ineffective
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Security experts warn of race to the bottom on PCI certs
Did you know that an organization has no legal responsibility to fix a vulnerability? Current laws stipulate the requirement that people be informed when data is breached, but there is nothing forcing a company to fix something before it leads to data being compromised
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DHS publishes list of knowledge, skills required to thwart cyberattacks
DHS works with Defense Department, academia, and private industry to examine workforce IT certifications and what would be needed to advance security skills
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Quantum communication nearer as entanglement swapping realized
Security and computing experts cannot wait for quantum communcation to be mastered; good thing, then, that Swiss researchers show, for the first time, photon pairs entanglement swapping
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Questions over Bain-Huawei's acquisition of 3Com
The $2.2 billion bid answers some questions, i.e., Huawei will not re-enter the market for enterprise switching network gear on its own; many other question are yet to be answered
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Certification program for converged security
Institute launches certification program, and offers some unsettling numbers of threat prevalance in the U.S.
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