Latest standards and regulations news.
New spec targets mobile phone security, 09/18/06
Efforts to establish security standards for mobile devices were boosted Tuesday with the release of the Mobile Trusted Module specification.
Cisco, Microsoft effort called a small step for NAC, 09/18/06
Last week’s long-awaited first pass at a display of interoperability between network access control components from Cisco and Microsoft only underscores the complexity of the task that remains and the need to involve more vendors, experts say.
FTC halts spamming operations, 09/14/06
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shut down four illegal e-mail spamming operations, including one that offered the opportunity to “date lonely wives,” the agency said Thursday.
Storage in the Enterprise Newsletter: Think of the big picture when adding in new systems functionality, 09/14/06
If you are an end user, why cares about software architecture? After all, if a piece of software works, why be concerned with how it was put …
Carriers unite for future mobile networks, 09/14/06
Some of the world’s biggest cellular operators have gotten together to promote their vision of what next-generation mobile technology should look like.
Security Strategies Newsletter: NIST guide to IDP systems, 09/14/06
As I mentioned in a previous column, there’s a new set of draft documents from the Computer Security Resource Center of the U.S. National Institute of Standards …
‘Dell 2.0’ will focus on PC design, overseas factories, 09/13/06
In a bid to reassure nervous investors in the wake of a federal investigation and a battery recall, Dell executives have announced a corporate overhaul dubbed “Dell 2.0.”
GAO report highlights importance of security controls when outsourcing, 09/13/06
The Government Accounting Office (GAO), a non-partisan audit, evaluation and investigative arm of Congress, recently surveyed federal …
Momentum building for identity management, 09/11/06
Identity-management technologies are beginning to weave together the application and network layers of corporate networks, significantly improving access control, easing management burdens and helping users meet stringent compliance and security mandates …
The new reality for IT security, 09/11/06
Security executives from around the country converged in Boston this week to hear how their peers are tackling enterprise security and managing risk.
Wireless in the Enterprise Newsletter: Take ‘pre-N’ certification with a grain of salt, 09/11/06
There has been much discourse about the Wi-Fi Alliance’s decision to certify “draft 802.11n” high-speed wireless LAN products far ahead of …
Identity Management Newsletter: Financial services company shares keys to successful ID mgmt. deployment, 09/11/06
This week I’m at Digital ID World in Santa Clara. Perhaps I saw you at Monday’s Virtual Directory User Meeting, or perhaps you were at the …
Credit card companies revise security standard, 09/08/06
Five major credit card companies Thursday announced the formation of an independent body to oversee the development and maintenance of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standard. American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, …
Analysis: HP fight comes amid changes in boards, 09/08/06
HP’s board of directors has leapt out of the mainstream with the recently disclosed scandal that’s set members against each other, but changes over the past several years have made conflict on boards more likely.
FCC wireless auction still open, but bidding is slowing down, 09/08/06
The FCC’s Advanced Wireless Service (AWS) auction is still underway more than four weeks since bidding began.
