Latest standards and regulations news.
Dunn, Hunsaker face HP charges in court, 10/05/06
Former HP Chairman Patricia Dunn made a brief court appearance Thursday in Santa Clara County, Calif., to face four state felony charges in the HP boardroom scandal. Superior Court Judge Alfonso Fernandez scheduled her arraignment for Nov. 17, at …
Survey: Regulations take back seat in managing storage, 10/06/06
Data growth and disaster recovery/business continuity (DR/BC) are driving archive planning much more than regulatory compliance.
Wyse ships thin clients with embedded Wi-Fi, 10/05/06
Wyse Technology is selling a line of thin-client computers with built-in Wi-Fi capabilities, making them easier to deploy in public places like airports and hotel lobbies.
Audit: DOE agency’s systems vulnerable to cyberattacks, 10/04/06
The information systems used by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), an agency of the Department of Energy (DOE), are vulnerable to cyberattacks because cybersecurity programs now in place do not meet federal guidelines, according to a …
Dunn, four others charged in HP scandal, 10/04/06
Ousted HP Chairman Patricia Dunn, a former company lawyer, and three outside investigators were charged Wednesday in California on felony charges related to the conduct of an investigation to track down news leaks from the HP board that allegedly …
Vulnerable PC found in DHS inspector general’s office, 10/04/06
The Department of Homeland Security’s office of the inspector general, which is responsible for auditing the department’s information security practices, is itself doing a poor job protecting sensitive data on laptops computers.
Apple: Jobs knew of backdating, 10/04/06
Apple CEO Steve Jobs apologized to shareholders Wednesday after an internal investigation found that he had been aware of the company’s practice of “backdating” employee stock options.
Tension envelops US oversight of ICANN, 10/04/06
Internet governance experts remain divided over last week’s decision to extend the government’s oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), with some calling it appropriate and others portraying it as unwise.
Appeals court: Government wiretapping can continue, 10/04/06
A National Security Agency (NSA) wiretapping program can continue while President George Bush’s administration appeals a ruling by a Michigan judge who said the program was illegal.
Service Provider News Report: Semiconductor manufacturers team to speed IPv6 processing, 10/04/06
Among the challenges faced by IPv6, a long anticipated upgrade to the Internet’s main communications protocol, is the fact that IPv6 is slower than …
Nokia develops a new, short-range wireless technology, 10/03/06
Nokia has developed a new, short-range wireless technology that it says could improve on some of the shortcomings of Bluetooth.
Security Strategies Newsletter: NIST guide to forensics in incident response, 10/03/06
As I mentioned in previous columns, there’s a new set of draft documents from the Computer Security Resource Center of the National Institute of …
High-Speed LANs Newsletter: Users argue for 100 Gigabit Ethernet, 10/03/06
The users participating in the IEEE’s Higher Speed Study Group are arguing for 100Gbps to be the next standard Ethernet speed.
EU prepares possible legal action against Intel, 10/03/06
European Commission antitrust officials investigating computer chip maker Intel Corp. presented what they believe is a watertight argument for prosecuting the firm to an internal panel of so-called devil’s advocates on Tuesday, according to a person …
Medicare data network is vulnerable, GAO finds, 10/03/06
The communications network used to transmit medical data for the government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs has security vulnerabilities that could expose patients’ medical data and other personal information, according to a report released Tuesday.
EU welcomes moves to reduce U.S. control of ICANN, 10/02/06
The European Commission welcomed moves in the U.S. to free ICANN, the internet domain name manager, from its historic ties to the U.S. government on Monday.
