Matt Hines

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is reporting that it has recovered the stolen laptop computer believed to be carrying the personal records of 26.5 million former and current servicemen that touched off a firestorm of debate over the governments data handling policies. A Veterans Affair spokesman confirmed to eWEEK on June 29 that […]

Apples latest version of its Mac OS X operating system, released June 27, promises to patch a series of serious security vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to take control of computers running the software. The computer maker has forwarded Mac OS X Version 10.4.7 to its users, which addresses five individual security issues present in […]

A collection of high-profile organizations including the United States Secret Service and the FBI, along with private companies such as IBM and LexisNexis, have formed a new research center aimed at stopping identity theft. Dubbed CIMP (Center for Identity Management and Information Protection), the effort will be headquartered at Utica College in Utica, New York, […]

Security applications maker Symantec introduced a new package aimed at helping companies prepare for emerging attacks such as so-called zero day exploits on June 28. Tabbed as the Symantec Threat and Vulnerability Management Program, the offering combines elements of the software manufacturers latest anti-virus and network intrusion applications with expertise garnered from its professional services […]

European law enforcement officials arrested three men believed to be behind the creation and distribution of multiple strands of malware code. The three men are also suspected of having operated a so-called botnet network built from the PCs that their viruses infected over the Internet. The British Metropolitan Polices Computer Crime Unit, along with the […]

New research published by the Security Compliance Council contends that very few companies are succeeding in their initial efforts to meet the demands of government IT regulations. According to the report, which is based on interviews conducted with 671 executives working in IT, finance and legal positions at companies located around the globe, only 11 […]

Anti-virus market leader Symantec introduced a new product line on June 26 that promises to address growing fears among consumers over the safety of their personal data when conducting business online. Labelled as Norton Confidential, the package specifically promises to ensure that users information is most aggressively safeguarded during online activities where their data may […]

Over half of all companies doing business in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors have experienced data breaches that potentially exposed their intellectual property or customer information, a new research report shows. According to the report, published by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, not only have many technology providers been hit with the same sorts of data […]

Even as high-profile data leaks grab headlines and compliance auditors begin making their rounds, many chief information security officers are preparing to trim their budgets. According to a new survey of North American CISOs released by New York-based investment bankers Merrill Lynch & Co., enterprises are hoping to throttle down their spending on new IT […]

Microsofts transformation from pariah to trendsetter in the information security sector is slowly beginning to sink in, but users are mixed about hopping on the bandwagon. At the TechEd conference here, the software maker worked overtime to convince the world that security really is its No. 1 priority. So far, with a few rare exceptions, […]