Howard Schmidt, president and CEO of the Information Security Forum (ISF) was appointed White House Cybersecurity Coordinator just before the Holidays.
China takes a firm stance against spam with draconian new rules on domain registration
The days when China was a primary source of spam are drawing to close, now that the Chinese Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) has implemented draconian new rules on domain name registration procedures.
Sun Microsystems opts for open source security for the cloud
In a move that will surprise its reseller channel, Sun Microsystems has unveiled a portfolio of open source applications for its clients that are looking for secure cloud computing options.
‘Brittany Murphy death’ searches return rogue anti-virus
Websense Security Labs’s ThreatSeeker Network has discovered that Google top searches on ‘Brittany Murphy death’ returns rogue anti-virus websites.
Alleged TJX hacker has Asperger’s Syndrome
In a move that will be monitored closely by the Gary McKinnon legal team, lawyers acting for Albert Gonzalez – the alleged mastermind behind the hacking of TJX Group’s credit card systems around two years ago – are claiming their client has Asperger’s …
Ed Gibson, chief cybersecurity adviser at Microsoft UK, is moving on
Microsoft’s popular UK chief cybersecurity adviser is returning to his native America after a total of 10 years in the UK, four and half of those years with Microsoft. The move is for personal reasons.
As temp staff take over for Christmas, Courion issues security advice
With the Christmas and New Year holidays looming, Courion Corporation, the access governance and compliance specialist, has released `five golden rules’ – a set of best-practice-based guidelines for companies looking to reduce the security risk posed b…
WatchGuard offers managed services package for channel partners
Unified threat management vendor WatchGuard Technologies has enhanced its managed security offering with its Managed Security Services Program (MSSP).
Identity thief gets nine years
An identity thief who used victims’ credentials to register credit cards fraudulently was sentenced to more than nine years in prison wihout parole late last week.
CA identifies fakeware, search engines and social networks as major information security threats of 2009
In its year-end report on the state of IT security, Computer Associates (CA) has noted that fake security software (fakeware), poisoned search engine results and social networking sites such as Bebo, Facebook and Myspace, were the major information sec…