NEWS & ANALYSIS

Academic Culture, Understaffing Blamed for Higher Ed IT Insecurity

May 16, 2008 -Eighty-six information security incidents have been reported on college and university networks in the first five-and-a-half months of 2008.

NATO Establishes Cyberdefense Center

May 16, 2008 -The center will be established in Estonia, which suffered a crippling cyberattack last spring.

Chile: Hacker Posts Personal Info of 6 Million Online

May 12, 2008 -Suspect apparently sought to highlight the country's weak personal data security.

Vista More Secure Than XP, Tests Report

May 12, 2008 -However, the tests found Vista wasn't as secure as Microsoft has previously reported.

European Union to Extend the Life of Its Internet Security Agency

May 07, 2008 -Some lawmakers, however, fear that the agency cannot protect the European Union from large-scale cyberattacks.

Women Four Times as Likely to Give Up Password

Apr 16, 2008 -A new survey finds people's password security practices are getting better, although still far from perfect.

U.S. to Develop an Early Warning System for Hacks

Apr 09, 2008 -Chertoff compares the effort to the Manhattan Project; security experts are skeptical.

U.K.: Government Has Lost 850 Laptops over 5 Years

Mar 27, 2008 -One department, Work and Pensions, is responsible for nearly a third of the losses.

Government Laptop with Patient Info Stolen

Mar 24, 2008 -A National Institutes of Health laptop computer holding the personal information of 2,500 patients was stolen from an employee's car trunk.

Silicon Valley Entrepreneur to Fill Top Cybersecurity Post

Mar 20, 2008 -The unconventional pick has neither the insider status nor the cybersecurity knowledge one would expect for the position, reports The Wall Street Journal and washingtonpost.com.
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