Latest security news.
A third of IT managers report data breaches: survey, 04/11/07
In a recent survey of 83 corporate IT managers, 28 acknowledged having had to cope with a data breach, and half of those respondents reported significant related costs.
Trade group: Beware of IRS site confusion, 04/11/07
U.S. taxpayers rushing to meet next Tuesday’s tax-filing deadline should be aware of Web sites with URLs similar to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s IRS.gov site that may charge for services available for free elsewhere, a tech trade group warned.
Microsoft contests reports of new Office flaws, 04/11/07
Microsoft is disputing reports of new three flaws in its Office software while also taking issue in how the alleged flaws were disclosed, the company said Wednesday.
Microsoft investigates reports of new Office flaws, 04/11/07
Security experts have discovered more vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and other software, although hackers do not appear to be exploiting them yet. The flaws have been reported just as Microsoft releases its latest round of security patches.
Florida uses search technology to locate sex offenders, 04/11/07
In the fall of 2006, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement tracked down a sex offender who was supposed to be dead. The man, who had been convicted of a lewd or lascivious offense against a child, was one of possibly 100,000 sexual predators nationwide who fail to comply with address registration laws and are therefore considered “missing.” This one was so missing police thought he had died.
Database monitoring appliance curbs leaks, 04/11/07
Guardium next month intends to deliver a database-monitoring appliance designed to identify suspicious activity and prevent leaks of sensitive data.
U.S. state loses private data of 2.9M Medicaid recipients, 04/10/07
The Georgia Department of Community Health said Tuesday that a CD containing the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of 2.9 million Medicaid recipients went missing while it was being transported by a private carrier.
37 Oracle security fixes coming next week, 04/11/07
Oracle will fix a number of products, including the Oracle Database, Application Server, and E-Business Suite, next week as it releases its quarterly batch of security patches.
