Latest security news.
Retailers fail to pass security test, 07/10/06
A full year after the deadline, a majority of large merchants face potential fines because they still aren’t in compliance with a data security standard created by major credit card companies including American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa.
Japan scrutinizing tech sales after missile tests, 07/07/06
Japanese companies are likely to face greater scrutiny on certain international sales of IT equipment following North Korea’s firing of seven missiles into the Sea of Japan early Wednesday.
U.K. approves extradition order for hacker, 07/07/06
The U.K. this week approved an extradition request to send a computer hacker to the United States, where he’ll be tried for allegedly crippling military networks shortly after the terrorist attacks in September 2001.
Small network problems add up to big costs, 07/07/06
Is your network in danger of dying from a thousand cuts?
Google’s binary search helps dig up malware, 07/07/06
A little-known capability in Google’s search engine has helped security vendor Websense uncover thousands of malicious Web sites as well as several legitimate sites that have been hacked, the company said Friday.
