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Site Map - IT Security

NATO Establishes Cyberdefense Center

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

Chile: Hacker Posts Personal Info of 6 Million Online

- Suspect apparently sought to highlight the country's weak personal data security.

Vista More Secure Than XP, Tests Report

- 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

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

To Err is Human

- Human error leads to more hardware breakdowns and system outages than technology problems, according to three quarters of respondents to a new Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu survey.

Worth a Look: IronKey USB Drive

- The IronKey USB drive combines combines a sturdy exterior with its biggest differentiator:  numerous onboard privacy and security features.  

Women Four Times as Likely to Give Up Password

- 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

- Chertoff compares the effort to the Manhattan Project; security experts are skeptical.

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

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

Security Patches

- Missing security patches? This free vulnerability-scanning tool will help security professionals detect the threats if they have Microsoft Windows.

Numbers

- 46 The percentage of IT professionals who expect a serious data loss once a year, according to Symantec’s 2nd annual IT Risk Management Report.

Tech Talk from Microsoft: IT Security Assessments

- This is the third in a series of four pieces that will highlight resources available from Microsoft. ASIS International is partnering with Microsoft to help raise IT awareness among security professionals.