NetFlash: FEMA updates IT systems to better respond to disasters

FEMA updates IT systems to better respond to disasters

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has seen a fair amount of press attention in the past year, with 45 presidential-declared disasters stemming from hurricanes, floods and wildfires. The agency is undergoing much change in an effort to better address these and manmade disasters such as terrorist attacks, says Barry West, the CIO at FEMA who spoke Tuesday at a breakfast hosted by ExecutiveBiz, a group that promotes networking among business executives in the Washington, D.C. area. Click here for more.

Ford cuts the cord – but others not following

A year ago we wrote about Ford swapping 8,000 employees from wired to wireless phones. The project has worked out well, though carriers are hard-pressed to cite other companies doing likewise, and Ford’s Jeff Lemmer has no immediate plans to expand the program. Find out why not.

New RedBrowser Trojan first to target J2ME

Security researchers have discovered the first malicious software designed to work on mobile devices running the Java 2 Mobile Edition software, used by a large number of phones and consumer electronics products. Click here for all the details.

AOL sues big phishing organizations

AOL, using a Virginia anti-phishing law adopted in July 2005, filed three civil lawsuits against several phishing groups in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, in Alexandria. The lawsuits also cite federal law focusing on trademark and anti-spam rules. Click here for more.

Cloudmark service aims to rid ISPs’ mail stores of spam

Cloudmark on Monday announced a service called StorageScan, designed to help ISPs clean old spam messages out of their customers’ e-mail boxes. Click here for more.

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