NEWS & ANALYSIS

EU: IP Addresses Should Be Considered Personal Data

Jan 22, 2008 -The opinion given by a group of E.U. data privacy regulators would have major implications for the way Internet search providers record data.

U.S. Approves Cybersecurity Standards for Nation's Electrical Grid

Jan 18, 2008 -The standards come after a government cyberattack last year destroyed a power plant's electric generator.

U.S. Utilities Vulnerable to Hack Attacks

Jan 17, 2008 -The former head of DHS' cybersecurity division says U.S. utilities are vulnerable to coordinated hacker attacks.

MacSweeper's Bogus, Say Security Researchers

Jan 16, 2008 -A new online cleaning tool marketed to Mac user's is a fraud, say researchers at F-Secure.

Congressional Report Criticizes a TSA Web Site's Security

Jan 13, 2008 -A TSA Web site to redress travelers mistakenly placed on the Terrorism Watch-list was riddled with security vulnerabilities due to a no-bid contract, a conflict of interest, and lax oversight.

2007: Four-fold Increase in Personal Information Breaches

Jan 03, 2008 -Two new studies describe a disturbing trend of ever-increasing information security breaches.

Seductive Bots Steal Personal Information

Dec 12, 2007 -A new bot called CyberLover tricks unsuspecting online lookers-for-love into giving up their personal information.

Cyberattack on Nuclear Laboratory May Have China Link

Dec 09, 2007 -Oak Ridge National Laboratory, according to a government memo, suffered phishing attacks possibly from China.

Spamming for Ron Paul

Dec 06, 2007 -A Ukrainian botnet targeted over 162 million E-mail addresses with spam promoting Ron Paul.

Cybercrime Flourishes as the U.S. Government Fails to Respond

Nov 14, 2007 -A new investigative report says the U.S. government is short-changing its cybersecurity efforts while cybercrime costs U.S. businesses $67.2 billion annually.
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