Latest standards and regulations news.
Compliance pushing identity management in new directions, 09/27/07: Compliance issues are moving the focus of identity management on administration of users and shifting it more toward access control and authorization to meet regulatory mandates.
HP offers archive system for legal discovery, 09/27/2007: HP, which had some well publicized legal troubles of its own not long ago, has unveiled a data back-up system to help other companies when they are hit with a lawsuit or regulatory audit.
Verizon reverses decision on NARAL text messages, 09/27/07: Verizon Wireless has reversed its decision to block text messages sent out by Naral Pro-Choice America, the carrier announced Thursday.
Former FCC chair describes Frontline’s plans for wireless spectrum, 09/25/07: Frontline Wireless Vice Chairman Reed Hundt said his company plans to use spectrum on the 700MHz band to build public safety and open access networks.
Video: NAC standards: Where are we now?: Steve Hanna, a Juniper distinguished engineer and co-chair of NAC standards groups at the IETF and the Trusted Computing Group, discusses the progress of the NAC standards effort and Cisco’s lack of involvement.
U.K. government probes next-generation broadband, 09/26/07: Ofcom has launched a consultation that probes next generation broadband networks, with particular focus on whether the U.K. requires a nationwide fiber network.
Fraud police buckling under mountains of data, 09/26/07: Fraud investigators are struggling to cope with vast quantities of data sent to them by financial institutions, meaning some crimes may go uninvestigated or even unnoticed, experts said on Wednesday.
HP unleashes wireless network traffic monitoring, 09/25/07: HP this week claimed to be the first to implement a technology designed to improve traffic monitoring in wireless networks.
ArcSight launches PCI compliance suite, 09/25/07: ArcSight on Monday announced a suite of software designed to make sure companies are in compliance with the Payment Card Industry’s (PCI) latest data-security standards.
