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Déjà Vu as Third Parties Ship IE Patches

Two well-respected Internet security companies have shipped unofficial patches for a critical flaw in Microsofts Internet Explorer browser a full two weeks before the...

Anti-malware Vendors Stare Down Microsoft Threat

Microsoft disappointed investors and other market watchers the week of March 20 when it announced that its next-generation Vista operating system would be delayed...

NSA Spying Bill Heads for Committee Vote

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on legislation March 30 that would direct the Bush administration to submit the details of the National Security...

Data Access Trumps Power Concerns

Rising power and cooling costs make energy-efficient storage media such as tapes and optical media look favorable, but power is not the only factor...

Lundquists Guide To Not Getting Fired for Losing Your Laptop

How often do we have to read about someone losing a laptop with a bunch of client data? Ive included some links to recent...

In Florida, Data Breach, Offshore Outsourcing, CYA Collide

Governments never cease to amaze, and Florida is writing the handbook on how to spin a technology hot potato with more bad spin. Heres...

In Internet Security, How Critical Is Critical?

Its a good time now, in the midst of a "zero-day" attack, to consider the meaning of severity ratings for vulnerabilities. The current Internet Explorer...

BBB Council Launches Security Program for SMBs

In cracking down on data security breaches, the government has targeted very large corporations so far, but small businesses are subject to the same...

GAO Slams IRS Network Security

Taxpayer information held by the Internal Revenue Service is at risk of being tampered with or obliterated because of weaknesses in the agencys information...

Why Is Anyone Still Using Internet Explorer?

OK, how many times must Internet Explorer be ripped open like a hot 16-year-old in a summer slasher movie before people finally get it:...